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Columnist Jim Slusher: On the true nature of persuasion

By Jim Slusher
Feb 16, 2023 9:42 AM - Columnist Jim Slusher: An experience last week reinforced for me an observation I've long considered to be true about so-called persuasive writing, and indeed any kind of verbal argument or debate.
Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Humanity, the news and creatures in crisis

By Jim Slusher
Jan 12, 2023 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: I have a personal memory that seems relevant to a recent story in the news.
Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Join our discussion of election issues that need more attention

By Jim Slusher
Dec 26, 2022 8:22 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Next week, we begin a series of reflections that aims to generate conversation and eventually, we hope, action on a variety election issues that have not gotten much attention in our pages or, for that matter, in public policy discussions in Illinois.
Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Online search yields lesson on media

By Jim Slusher
Dec 8, 2022 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: I have been fascinated, in a not altogether comfortable way, by the candidacy of Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate from Georgia, so when earlier this week I caught the tail end of some reference to the race and Saturday Night Live. my curiosity was piqued.
Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Good news may not sell, but we can't do without it

By Jim Slusher
Dec 1, 2022 1:07 PM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: A line in a note from a reader about my column last week focusing on good news stories has stuck with me.
Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: A Thanksgiving reminder that virtue also makes news

By Jim Slusher
Nov 24, 2022 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: every Thanksgiving, I like to remind readers that there's something in the newspaper every day -- and numerous stories and items in the news throughout the week -- to give us reason to feel blessed and grateful
Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Get ready for uplifting storytelling

By Jim Slusher
Nov 17, 2022 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Newspapers have an inherent appreciation for great storytelling, especially when the stories being told can uplift a community.
Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Super Bowl. Chistmas Day. Election Night.

By Jim Slusher
Nov 10, 2022 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Election Night has often been described as the newspaper's Super Bowl. But elections have one thing to recommend them that a Super Bowl cannot boast. They are important.
Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Religion, politics and judgment

By Jim Slusher
Sep 22, 2022 1:00 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Wise people are warned to avoid discussing politics or religion in polite company. Today, I plan to take them both on, which I know sends a pretty clear indication of the degree of my own wisdom. But I have to try.
Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: How will future McCulloughs see our time?

By Jim Slusher
Aug 11, 2022 8:53 AM - Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: The death this week of historian David McCullough has rekindled a line of thinking that I've dwelt on a lot recently. It follows from this question, "How will historians of three or four decades from now evaluate the Donald Trump era?"

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