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Marshall, John

Property taxes: update (First of three articles)

May brought a deadline for property tax payments, and of all the prudent words woven into the Kansas Constitution, no string of them has...

Without a compass

The topic of newspaper editorials and opinion pages bumps up now and then like an old friend now in rags, frequently homeless, consigned to...

Sounds, and noise

The other day a long flatbed truck carrying a pile of wet sand roared by the post office, belching more racket than a pack...

Women in politics (IV) (Last in a series)

Women began to acquire strength in Kansas politics long ago, when Susanna Salter was elected in 1887 in Argonia, the first woman to be...

More Than Heartfelt Cowboy

“This cowboy was certainly one of a kind.” While riding, studying, breeding, producing, and merchandizing horses brought lifetime enjoyment, Rick Johnson was much more. Now 35...

Women in Politics III

Before Joan Finney, there was Elwill Shanahan. Mrs. Finney is seen at the front of a parade that by the 1990s had gathered new...

Women in Politics (II)

In earlier times, elevated political status and powerful rank did not come easily for Kansas women. Achievement was slow when women were for serving...

Women in politics (I)

State Sen. Laura Kelly in 2018 became the third woman in less than 30 years to be elected governor of Kansas. Kelly, Joan Finney...

Costly failings

The University of Kansas presents a stark view to the cross-currents of athletics, money and schooling. On March 10, less than a day after...

Promise and the arts

LINDSBORG – As we climb out of winter's dormant glaze, a look about our town will present moments that elevate the spirit: The little...
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