Jim Slusher
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Timely slogan for voters: BewareOct 22, 2020 10:24 am - In election campaign season, it can help to keep in mind this slight modification of a well-known Latin phrase referring to unregulated commercialism: caveat suffragator...
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Added complexities brought changes in how we prepare endorsementsOct 06, 2020 6:34 am - Orchestrating the Daily Herald's production and publication of election coverage and endorsements is complex, even under normal conditions. During a health pandemic, we ...
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When the power of words obscures the search for factsOct 02, 2020 8:43 am - Is state Rep. Amy Grant a homophobic racist unfit for office? Or is she someone who was set up in a deceitful phone call and then compounded her problems with careless l...
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How COVID-19 has affected visual side of our journalismAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - The novel coronavirus has affected photography in the Daily Herald in two important ways - how we take pictures and video and how we publish them. Most of us at the pape...
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Letter from the editor: Authorities might be silent, but we still seek detailsAug 03, 2020 5:30 pm - Early in the morning on Saturday, June 27, something dramatic happened at a house on Picton Road in Roselle. More than a month later, we still don't know much about what...
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Anatomy of an editorial: How group engagement gives paper a singular voiceJul 16, 2020 11:40 am - A writer for an editorial board cannot escape a certain chill of anathema. It is the natural impulse of the essayist or pamphleteer to summon personal instincts, insigh...
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The fragile state of the free pressJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - As we approach the official celebration of America's Declaration of Independence, a new study on coronavirus news reporting gives some interesting, and uncomfortable, in...
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COVID-19 only added to the inspiration of this year's Fittest Loser competitionMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - The coronavirus may seem to apply an annoying stain on every news story it touches - and it seems to touch an overwhelming number of them these days. But there are some ...
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Slusher: How many coronavirus deaths would you deem to be unacceptable?May 09, 2020 8:36 am - I am alone in my kitchen, trying to load glasses from the evening meal in the open dishwasher and choking back sobs. My wife sits under amber light at the dining table ...
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Today's Recommended Read: "The Gene: An Intimate History" by Siddhartha MukherjeeDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - Siddhartha Mukherjee's "The Gene: An Intimate History" is a wonderful book to read at any time. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it may have even greater appeal. The book i...