Jim Slusher
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On adversaries and protection of libertyJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - First allow me to point out that Rod Blagojevich and Todd Stroger are both Democrats. For those of you who are convinced that the mainstream press is a tool of the Democ...
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'Rewizardry' just a natural part of paper's evolutionJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Here's a sentence they didn't prepare me for in journalism school: "Your column modules need to be rewizarded." Even the woman passing along this intriguing diagnosis - ...
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New Sunday section takes new look at TV, travel, things to doJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Change, we know, is inevitable. Change for the better is imperative. "Not only is everything changing, but everything exists in relationship to something else that is ch...
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How the pop star got top billing over the journalistJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - On this hand, a respected journalist; on that, a world-renowned music star. To me, the choice of which one people would most want to read about was a virtual no-brainer...
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Nuances of passion sometimes are key to deciding story playJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Prominent trials are followed passionately by some people -- but not all. It was a reasonable enough question for a wife to ask her husband three days before a high scho...
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Scrapbook time of year for parents is good news for us allMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Individually, graduates may be experiencing the raw ache of 'last times' for so many activities, but collectively, they remind us of an important cycle of life When you ...
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Lesson in 'urgency' is as valuable now as it was 40 years agoMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - As the news format evolves on dailyherald.com, I'm reminded every day that it's urgency that drives it all. When I'm down, you always comfort me When I'm lonely, you se...
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Writers show how debate can be lively, civil at same timeApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - It is more art than science to apply subjective rules about sensitivity in monitoring readers' passions. My column last week about the rudeness of many who comment about...
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Online discourse powerful, but more civility would be niceApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Online 'comments' let readers react immediately, restrained only by their good manners. Unfortunately, some writers don't have much restraining them. I am sometimes at a...
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...