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...
Marshall, John
Department of Baseball: Considering the ‘best’
The other night Jessica Mendoza, one of ESPN’s celebrity baseball announcers, referred to Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers’s brilliant left-handed pitcher, as “the best player...
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
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...
Marshall, John
Kansas history speaks: Government when it worked (4)
(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...
