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Marshall, John
Lloyd Ballhagen, Obituary
Former Harris chairman dead at 89
Lloyd Ballhagen, the Kansas newspaper executive who joined Harris Enterprises in 1958 and advanced to become the company's president...
Notes and comment
Notes and comment
The heroes' march
by John Marshall
The incineration of towns and forests in the American west recalls a special horror for those who have...
A glorious legacy
A glorious legacy
By John Marshall
On September 8, Dale Dennis announced his retirement, effective September 30, after 53 years with the Kansas Department of Education....
The Candidates of Covid
The Candidates of Covid
By John Marshall
The campaigns for a U.S. Senate seat offer Kansans two candidates, physicians trained in the sciences but with opposite...
Republicans vs. the Postal Service
Republicans vs. the Postal Service
By John Marshall
On August 22, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 257-150 to approve $25 billion in emergency funding for...
The polio epidemic (part I)
The polio epidemic (part I)
By John Marshall
Fear hardens its grip on people when a disease unwinds and begins to claim children. Schools have begun...
Republicans shun their own
Republicans shun their own
By John Marshall
On the eve of Labor Day, we examine a frayed root of Republican history in Kansas, how the party...
The polio epidemic (part II)
The polio epidemic (part II)
By John Marshall
The summer months and early fall were the worst for fear of polio. People were told to avoid...
The polio epidemic (part I)
The polio epidemic (part I)
By John Marshall
Fear hardens its grip on people when a disease unwinds and begins to claim children. Schools have begun...
Health headaches, Carter to Covid
Health headaches, Carter to Covid
By John Marshall
On August 3, a New York Times reporter said her first article on covid treatment costs in America...