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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.
Compassion becomes a dirty word
...Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I...
Christmas, our season of light
At this season of the year, darkness is a more insistent thing
than cold. The days are short as a dream. The sun begins to
lose...
Music at Christmas, a rare and requisite tonic
We have sidetracked politics for a moment on grounds that
this holiday season offers a time for reprieve. There is anxiety
enough these days to fuel...
Christmas season, prayers for peace
Concerts of the Smoky Valley Men’s Choir happen only
every odd-numbered year, in conjunction with Hyllningsfest,
thus are rare and beautiful events. A feature of their...
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY: The Freemount Church
Celebrations are planned in 2019 for a sesquicentennial,
the 150th birthday of the founding of Lindsborg and to recognize
communities in the Smoky Valley that help...
Smoky Valley Men’s Choir: part of Old Fashioned Christmas
First the details: The Smoky Valley Men’s Choir will
perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 9, at the Swedish
Pavilion in Heritage Square north of the...
Religion and politics, oil and water
The moral morass of Roy Moore, and the political wars
foaming out of it, are a striking reminder why politics and
religion are a terrible mix....
Glen Suppes, his promise for the next generations
The Kansas School Superintendents Association has selected John Allison, the Olathe School District Superintendent, for its Superintendent of the Year, from among three finalists who included Glen...
The Listening Tour and the Other Party
Senator Jerry Moran was recently out and about for another of his listening tours. The listening tour is an event scripted and perfected long...
A Court’s ruling, and footings in history
Several times over the past half-century, the Kansas courts, including the Supreme Court, have repeated a fundamental message: The quality of education in a...
