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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.
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...
Certain plan in uncertain times
Certain plan
in uncertain times
By John Marshall
The world is covid-scrambled and Washington and Topeka are wobbly and unsure. But closer to home the footing remains...
More Than a Market
More Than a Market
By John Marshall
The grocery store is integral to daily life in a small town, to its abiding spirit, its commerce and...
Affordable health care in a pandemic
Affordable health care in a pandemic
By John Marshall
In the midst of our crippling covid pandemic, the Justice Department and a coalition of 20 Republican-controlled...
