Marshal, John
We have mislaid our capacity for trust
David Brooks, a New York Times columnist, said recently that America is buried in an “avalanche of distrust,” the failing of a society that...
Marshal, John
The Knight problem and ‘false equivalency’
During the 1978 Kansas primary election, The Rev. Harold Knight, a shrill and contentious publicity hound from Chanute, telephoned the Hutchinson News to demand...
Marshal, John
Untold story, unsung heroes: Baseball’s laundry (again)
Major league baseball is now in post-season play, the wake of a 162-game season that began in April for each of 30 teams, and...
Marshal, John
Will we have change, or more of the same?
In certain wards and precincts across Kansas, the coming election offers a challenger, most likely a Democrat, to the incumbent office holder, more than...
Marshal, John
On the ballot: change, or more of the same?
Gov. Brownback and friends continue to claim that the state’s former school finance formula was junked because it was “too difficult to understand.” On...
Marshal, John
DEPARTMENT OF MEMORIES: Knowing what we don’t know
Long ago I worked for an editor in Hutchinson who often began department head meetings with a pop quiz. The test was to see...
Marshal, John
The irony in Kobach’s voter fraud
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is still pressing, his campaign to suppress voter registration now festering in the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Marshal, John
Our gun boat, taxes and other benefits
The street sweeper makes its rounds in Lindsborg on Fridays, and in our neighborhood we usually see it around noon – usually, we say,...
