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Likability isn't the issue in our election decisions
By Jim Slusher - 10/13/10
"I kind of like him personally, Daily Herald Editor John Lampinen said in the midst of an editorial board discussion of candidates to endorse for election. "Actually, I tend to like all of them personally. That's what makes this so hard. FULL STORY
By Jim Slusher - 10/13/10
"I kind of like him personally, Daily Herald Editor John Lampinen said in the midst of an editorial board discussion of candidates to endorse for election. "Actually, I tend to like all of them personally. That's what makes this so hard. FULL STORY
Bell fiasco shows what happenswithout watchdog
By Jim Slusher - 09/23/10
I am too far away from the Bell, Calif., pay scandal to offer detailed insights into how that public travesty occurred, but one important observation is clear. FULL STORY
By Jim Slusher - 09/23/10
I am too far away from the Bell, Calif., pay scandal to offer detailed insights into how that public travesty occurred, but one important observation is clear. FULL STORY
Waters' 'The Wall': Don't beat your head against it
By Jim Slusher - 09/21/10
If you are or ever were a fan of Pink Floyd and its synthetic, grandiose power harmonies, you would not be disappointed with Roger Waters' 30th-anniversary theatrical rendering of the band's classic 1980 double-album "The Wall." FULL STORY
By Jim Slusher - 09/21/10
Telling of some stories relies on readers' reason
By Jim Slusher - 09/09/10
I have talked in this space in the past about ubiquitous news stories whose origins cannot be divined or explained but which must be followed because people have become so aware of them that their curiosity is piqued - the disappearance of some... FULL STORY
By Jim Slusher - 09/09/10
I have talked in this space in the past about ubiquitous news stories whose origins cannot be divined or explained but which must be followed because people have become so aware of them that their curiosity is piqued - the disappearance of some... FULL STORY
Guidelines help keep letters lively, diverse and local
By Jim Slusher - 09/02/10
We've had some lively discussions lately among various Daily Herald editors who deal with our Fence Post letters, so, with the unofficial Labor Day kickoff of the November election campaign upon us, it seems timely to share some of our thoughts and... FULL STORY
By Jim Slusher - 09/02/10
We've had some lively discussions lately among various Daily Herald editors who deal with our Fence Post letters, so, with the unofficial Labor Day kickoff of the November election campaign upon us, it seems timely to share some of our thoughts and... FULL STORY
Blagojevich and the free press, fair trial debate
By Jim Slusher - 08/26/10
Every journalism student spends some time in the study of the "free press v. fair trial" conflict, the challenge of guaranteeing every defendant a fair trial according to strict rules of evidence while also permitting people to speak and report... FULL STORY
By Jim Slusher - 08/26/10
Every journalism student spends some time in the study of the "free press v. fair trial" conflict, the challenge of guaranteeing every defendant a fair trial according to strict rules of evidence while also permitting people to speak and report... FULL STORY
The lives of bugs and trees as well as cats and dogs
By Jim Slusher - 08/12/10
People don't like bugs. They like to read about bugs though. It's not that we're all a bunch of budding entomologists. Most of us, I suspect, are much more interested in knowing how to get rid of bugs than in the bugs themselves. FULL STORY
By Jim Slusher - 08/12/10
People don't like bugs. They like to read about bugs though. It's not that we're all a bunch of budding entomologists. Most of us, I suspect, are much more interested in knowing how to get rid of bugs than in the bugs themselves. FULL STORY
Some calls are bleepin' tough to make, some not
By Jim Slusher - 07/29/10
The late George Carlin liked to say that "there are no bad words," only bad uses of words. I'm inclined to agree, though I would add there are certainly bad times to use certain words. FULL STORY
By Jim Slusher - 07/29/10
The late George Carlin liked to say that "there are no bad words," only bad uses of words. I'm inclined to agree, though I would add there are certainly bad times to use certain words. FULL STORY
Other momentous news deserves, gets big play
By Jim Slusher - 07/22/10
So much momentous news. For a year, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich won't shut up about his day in court. Then suddenly he says he doesn't need it. A strike halts major construction projects throughout the suburbs and Chicago, then settles. BP finally... FULL STORY
By Jim Slusher - 07/22/10
So much momentous news. For a year, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich won't shut up about his day in court. Then suddenly he says he doesn't need it. A strike halts major construction projects throughout the suburbs and Chicago, then settles. BP finally... FULL STORY
Striving to tell it like it is, whether 'insane' or not
By Jim Slusher - 07/08/10
A year and a half ago, and for some months before, a certain refrain was repeated when some people took stock of the nation's economy. FULL STORY
By Jim Slusher - 07/08/10
A year and a half ago, and for some months before, a certain refrain was repeated when some people took stock of the nation's economy. FULL STORY
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