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Marshall, John

The Docking years: Kansas and the Democrats (First of two articles)

The news of Tom Docking’s death, on August 24, stirred a fond memory of a meeting long ago in Hutchinson. We were having coffee...

Smoky Valley Men’s Choir adds to concert schedule

The Smoky Valley Men’s Choir will perform at least twice more after its opening Hyllningsfest concert, on October 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Bethany...

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...
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