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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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Gravel roads

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There are at least 78,000 miles of gravel roads in Kansas, about 60 percent of the state's total road mileage. Estimates and studies can...
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The big shaft (2)

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Rural Kansas remains the power source of Republican veto-proof majorities in Topeka. The vast spaces of farm country may hold a minority in population...
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The big shaft

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Over the past 20 years, the legislature has denied more than $1.5 billion in property tax relief owed to Kansas cities and counties and...
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Golden Fork, golden surplus

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As mentioned here last month, lobbyists spend a lot of money entertaining legislators at Topeka and other venues. At the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission,...
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Debt and credit (2)

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Unless Congress comes to its senses, the United States will run out of credit as early as next month. At issue is a federal...
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Debt and credit (1)

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The Biden administration's budget request for the fiscal year beginning in October proposes $6.9 trillion in federal spending and a $1.4 trillion deficit. Our national...
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Ethics fog (Last of three articles)

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The Statehouse may be the public's building but it is the lobbyists' home. Elections can change the membership of the state Senate or House of...
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Ethics fog(Second of three articles)

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Kansas legislators, especially Republicans, have nursed a long and unsettled feud with the state's ethics commission. Last year, Republicans were incensed that party officials...
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Ethics fog (1)(First of three articles)

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After several nasty scuffles, a long-heated argument has been settled with changes for the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, the agency that enforces the state's...
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Extreme want… It’s an old story

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A bank gets big, then bold. The bank plays fast and loose with money ‒ funds from depositors, borrowers, investors. Fast and loose becomes...
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