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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.
Property and taxes (3)
For years after the historic school finance reforms of 1992, the Kansas Legislature continued to wrestle the issue and tinker with its parts. It...
Property and taxes (2)
People can be inclined to view taxes this way: Impose them on someone else – the "fair share" principle of human nature. But our...
Property and taxes (1)
Painful as they may seem, property taxes sustain our communities, a life source for cities, counties and school districts. May brings the deadline for...
Journalism lost (2): obituaries
The obituary was once a critical feature in newspaper publishing. Now it lives mostly online, the last words published about an individual, a finale...
Journalism lost (1): the editorial
The news today is often about complicated matters that even experts have trouble unraveling. Taxes, budgets, the economy and political madness are among today's...
Fast charge, slow learn
A swift scan online shows 457 electric vehicle charging stations in Kansas. Most of them are in larger cities, where most of the state's...
Spring’s burst
Officials in McPherson County are rearranging their trouble shooters through a new alliance called the Local Emergency Planning Committee. The group is to fortify...
Frugal vs. cheap
Legislators and voters can fall prey to the no-tax hobby farmers who believe township ghosts fix the roads, that the sheriff works for free...
Then and now
We look to the past for lessons only to discover we haven't learned much or that we have forgotten a lot. After a recent...
Glorious
LINDSBORG ‒ The Midwest Art Exhibition remains the consummate launch for the annual Messiah Festival of the Arts. Their convergence this week marks the...
