Jim Slusher
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What we celebrate when we celebrate K9 Dax’s police careerApr 17, 2024 3:09 pm - K9 Dax is getting quite the public send-off as he moves into retirement as the Lake County Sheriff’s Department’s crime fighting police dog. Dax was celebrated at a cerem...
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Things you learn when you’re not really tryingApr 04, 2024 1:00 pm - OK. Be honest. Raise your hand if you know the difference between cement and concrete. You do if you read Jenny Whidden’s front-page story on Monday in which she describe...
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A stirring of discontent over resorting to a vague descriptionMar 28, 2024 4:56 pm - Alexa, cycling through an unending stream of images from my kitchen counter, beckons me to connect with a variety of network television sports content. And I am troubled....
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The special demands of covering a Bears move as local newsMar 13, 2024 3:16 pm - From the first hints in the summer of 2021 that the Chicago Bears might be seriously considering a move to Arlington Heights, covering the twists and turns of the story h...
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A pre-Oscars conversation on the merits and meanings of arts criticismMar 06, 2024 3:12 pm - With Oscar Night only a delicious few nights away, the time seems ripe to discuss a topic that’s been on my mind, and in my household, lately. No, it’s not the glamour or...
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Making a tough job tougher: Endorsements coming for March 19 primariesFeb 27, 2024 7:04 am - A recent conversation between Daily Herald Editorial Board members about a particular political race was timely and telling. In order to manage the large number of candid...
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Yesterday: When the masses and the mass media intersectFeb 07, 2024 4:44 pm - Funny thing. No one asked Paul, John, George or Ringo whether to vote for Barry Goldwater or Lyndon Johnson in 1964. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy was l...
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Some words of encouragement in an era of media distrustFeb 02, 2024 6:44 am - Public polling services have been tracking a steady decline in trust in news media since even before Donald Trump declared us an “enemy of the people” and widened further...
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How ‘the horse race’ is hobbling our national politicsJun 04, 2024 3:27 pm - When it comes to covering national elections, most newspapers — especially most newspapers like the Daily Herald that concentrate attention on local news — must rely on n...
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Encouraging distinctions and the misnamed ‘good ole days’Jan 18, 2024 9:12 pm - Among other topics, I like to read history, especially American history, and one of the dominant lessons this has taught me is how misguided we often are in our remembran...