Jim Slusher
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Reflections on mixed success in 25 years of nurturing trustJul 18, 2024 11:10 am - Today, forgive me some self-indulgence. But significant anniversaries do deserve acknowledgment, no? In June 1999, I served a variety of newsroom functions at the Daily H...
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Quote of the monthJul 01, 2024 7:45 pm - You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgments about what is going on. - Harry S Truman ...
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The importance of context — and reserve — in dealing with controversyJun 27, 2024 6:50 pm - A few weeks ago, I discussed the lessons of a controversy at Glenbrook South High School in terms of free speech. It turns out the flap over a student’s comments in the s...
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When TV doesn't cut it, days and nights of community fun may be what you needJun 20, 2024 4:18 pm - You know, you don’t have to sit home this weekend bouncing back and forth from Netflix to Prime to Max to Hulu, Apple TV+ and beyond wondering how there could be so many ...
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Wandering down rabbit holes to understand the mathematics of governmentJun 13, 2024 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: There are many difficult assignments in a newsroom, all with their own distinct challenges and discomforts. But the assignment facing our tax watchdog Jake Griffin must surely rank high among the most formidable.
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Understanding the practical limits of free speechMay 30, 2024 4:00 am - It is not comedy alone that requires time and distance to make use of tragedy. Expressing certain serious points of view also often depends on both conditions. And just a...
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An opportunity for a harmless, abundant diversion from ‘the news’May 23, 2024 4:00 am - I suspect that in a month or so, you will have heard and seen — and perhaps tasted, if you are adventurous — enough of the Brood XIII cicada to last you until its next ap...
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Just among us friends, some words about news principlesMay 15, 2024 8:00 pm - You might think it goes without saying, but just in case it doesn’t, let me say it. The way David Pecker and Michael Cohen describe efforts to use the National Enquirer t...
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Billboards, trees and a long and winding roadMay 09, 2024 4:00 am - Funny how one thought can lead to another until, rather like the famous parlor game of “Telephone,” you wind up somewhere far different from where you started. A news sto...
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Now is the time to flex your democratic muscle on legislative issuesMay 02, 2024 4:00 am - It has been about two months since Gov. J.B. Pritzker presented his proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. Only now is the true picture of next year’s anticipated sp...