John Marshall

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John Marshall is the retired editor-owner of the Lindsborg (Kan.) News-Record (2001-2012), and for 27 years (1970-1997) was a reporter, editor and publisher for publications of the Hutchinson-based Harris Newspaper Group. He has been writing about Kansas people, government and culture for more than 40 years, and currently writes a column for the News-Record and The Rural Messenger. He lives in Lindsborg with his wife, Rebecca, and their 21 year-old African-Grey parrot, Themis.

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Ever curious

John Marshall - November 21, 2024

Duane Schrag ‒ journalist, science fiend, photographer, craftsman and traveler ‒ died October 17 in Abilene where he had been in hospice care less...

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Farm woes

John Marshall - November 4, 2024

A few days before Longshoremen began a Sept. 30 strike to close U.S. ports on the east coast and Gulf, the American Farm Bureau...

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Obituary of Roger Verdon

John Marshall - October 27, 2024

Adieu, Santa Roger Verdon, the burly Irishman from New York who found love and home in Little Sweden, died Sunday, Oct. 6, at his home...

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Power and class

John Marshall - October 27, 2024

Kansas Republicans have been a divided party for more than a century. The populist uprising of the 1920s, the Fred Hall insanities of the...

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A passing fancy

John Marshall - October 14, 2024

Washington recently survived a brief flutter over ethics with an eye on Supreme Court Justices, some of them with peculiar friends and favors. In Kansas,...

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America’s debt

John Marshall - October 2, 2024

The greatest threat to our national security is not China, or sugary drinks, immigrants, or other assorted hobgoblins elbowing about for the title. The...

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