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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.
Before ‘The Vietnam War’; an American Primer
Ken Burns seems to own the term “gripping,” for it is used to describe nearly every film he has produced in his long and...
Liberal, conservative, we’re all puritans
The nasty label of “liberal” has been stuck on some people because they favor public schools, public highways and Social Security, and simpler programs...
Smoky Valley Men’s Choir; a paragon of Hyllningsfest
One of the great moments at any Hyllningsfest comes on a Friday evening, in the sanctuary of Bethany Lutheran Church.
Leah Ann Anderson, confident and...
The campus comes alive
Among the more vibrant and scenic spaces in these parts are the campuses for our small colleges. School’s in, and the park-like setting at...
Life’s fading pleasures
Every now and then we receive a letter in the mail from a relative or a friend, usually a thank-you but occasionally something about...
Brownback: selling tolerance in Babylon?
Brownback’s nomination as an “ambassador at large for international religious freedom” prompts several questions, beginning with: What does such an ambassador do? The Wichita...
Smoky Valley Car Show, an event for time-travel
The 16th annual Smoky Valley Car Show, in Lindsborg’s Swensson Park on Saturday, August 5, is a certain magnet for memories. The vehicles there,...
Kobach, his immunity, the power of his ghosts
The Legislative Coordinating Council just before lunch on Friday, June 30, unanimously approved a motion to order Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a Republican...
Senate: Our insurance isn’t your insurance
A couple of weeks ago Roll Call, the U.S. Capitol’s insider news magazine, reminded us that a complicated quirk in budget rules exempted U.S....
Revenue Secretary breathes a tired myth
Sam Williams, the former mayoral candidate from Wichita who now heads the state’s Department of Revenue, has sent out a column of old worn...
