Marshall, John
Lindsborg ascends; the long work of good government
This month’s utility bill included City’s first stormwater utility fee. The $7 monthly assessment will be banked to finance a list of projects, each...
Marshall, John
DEPARTMENT OF BASEBALL: Rush hour on the Ant Hill
We face a long list of travails but there is still baseball, October and the major league playoffs. And in the high
professional rendition of...
Marshall, John
Hyllningsfest: according to our heart, not a calendar
Lindsborg is busy these days getting spiffed up for Hyllningsfest, the biennial celebration of Swedish heritage, an event that can draw crowds in the...
Marshall, John
The Docking years: Kansas and the Democrats
(Second of two articles)
The passing of Tom Docking last month may have extinguished something in a legacy, a niche of history that
reignited turn-of-the-century progressivism...
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...
Marshall, John
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...
Marshall, John
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...
Marshall, John
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...
