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John Marshall
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John Marshall is the retired editor-owner of the Lindsborg (Kan.) News-Record (2001-2012), and for 27 years (1970-1997) was a reporter, editor and publisher for publications of the Hutchinson-based Harris Newspaper Group. He has been writing about Kansas people, government and culture for more than 40 years, and currently writes a column for the News-Record and The Rural Messenger. He lives in Lindsborg with his wife, Rebecca, and their 21 year-old African-Grey parrot, Themis.
Amplified speech
Anyone out there remember the election year sound truck?
Before TV and Twitter-X became bludgeons of choice in American politics, we had the sound truck,...
A people amendment
When the echoes faded and the dust had settled in Philadelphia in 1787, the United States had a Constitution. From May into mid-September that...
AJohn
What first springs up about him is that yellow plastic shopping bag. It came with AJohn every Thursday to noon meetings of the Lindsborg...
Roots of discord (5)
Last of five articles on the history of trouble in the Kansas Republican party
At the last general election, party affiliation among registered voters in...
Roots of discord (4)
Fourth of five articles on a history of trouble in the Kansas Republican party
Quarrels are inflamed in most political parties, a product of the...
Roots of discord (3) Third of five articles on the history of trouble in the Kansas Republican party
By the mid-1990s, political labels were high fashion in Kansas politics. One-by-one, young conservatives were replacing incumbents of the Republican old guard. New coalitions...
Roots of discord (2)
Second of five articles on the history of trouble in the Kansas Republican party
Among the historic battles among Kansas Republicans, few match the decade-long...
Roots of discord (1)
First of five articles on the history of trouble in the Kansas Republican party
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Although Kansans frequently elect Democratic governors, we are seen as a...
Abandoned
The world seems a fretful place these days: climate change, storms, wars, anger, unrest.
We once learned what was happening and why from daily newspapers,...
Faith-based potholes
Coffee clubs were likely unnerved recently when Mike Brown, the state's ham-fisted Republican chairman, said Kansas should junk non-partisan local elections. He believes candidates...
