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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.
East and West (3)
The state's few metropolitan counties and its vast rural stretches are set apart by contrasting landscapes, divergent lifestyles and disparate cultures. But their people...
East and west (2)
It's doubtful that anyone in Lawrence worries over the water supply in Hays or cattle prices in Dodge City ‒ at least not in...
East and West (1)
It's nearly two years since Lawrence became an urban foster child in farm country.
After the 2020 census, the legislature's dominant Republicans were gripped by...
Potential Spam
The Kansas Legislature is on the way to a fat pay increase, courtesy of a special compensation committee created earlier this year by the...
The dead zone
Half the world erupts: Gaza in ruin, the Middle East a powder keg. War continues in Ukraine. Haiti, west Africa, Central America and Europe's...
Puritans, all
Labels forever plague and enchant the Kansas political scene. They are often laid on with righteous zeal, but over time the glue can weaken.
When...
Hyllningsfest: Music
LINDSBORG ‒ The festival schedule online opens with a photo, a section of the Smoky Valley Middle School marching band, youngsters in traditional Swedish...
How we live
We have recently lost giants in our community, men who were celebrated beyond this valley. One was a journalist, broadcaster, archivist; another a brilliant...
Gary Sandbo
"Whenever I saw him, I lit up a bit because he was such a positive force in the universe," Roger Verdon said.
News of Gary...
Biting the hand
Florida and Texas are among states who elect governors with an avowed contempt for the federal government. In late August Hurricane Idalia laid waste...
