Marshal, John
As death edges closer, as we search for answers…
Fred Vandegrift, a newspaper man from deep in his bones and his soul, died on August 28 in Wichita. He will be remembered for...
Marshal, John
An old essay, and the filament of hope
Some time ago I was asked by a couple of editors in California to write a short essay about Kansas. It was titled “A...
Marshal, John
Kansas history speaks: Government when it worked (5)
(Long before distress and malice became a Republican manifesto, Kansas had a most viable and vibrant government, led by people who helped the state...
Marshal, John
Kansas history speaks: Government when it worked (3)
(Long before distress and malice became a Republican manifesto, Kansas had a most viable and vibrant government, led by people who helped the state...
Marshal, John
Kansas history speaks: Government when it worked (2)
(Long before distress and malice became a Republican manifesto, Kansas had a most viable and vibrant government, led by people who helped the state...
Marshal, John
Kansas history speaks: Government when it worked
(Long before distress and malice became a Republican manifesto, Kansas had a most viable and vibrant government, led by people who helped the state...
Marshal, John
Trump’s tribe, and that mythical “common” ground
The Republican national convention, seething with rage and contempt (“Make America Hate Again,” as The New York Times put it) provides a grand lesson...
Marshal, John
Mid-year review: How things were, and are
When tragedy strikes ‒ and it has been striking a lot lately ‒ we often look around for something to hold on to, something...
