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Marsha Henry Goff
Marsha Henry Goff is a freelance writer in Lawrence.
Recent stories
- French family cares for the graves of Americans killed on D-Day
- May 30, 2011
- Franck Maurouard and his family of Normandy, France, have not forgotten the sacrifices made by American soldiers trying to liberate France from German occupation during World War II.
- French citizens honor fallen D-Day soldiers for Memorial Day
- May 27, 2011
- Franck Maurouard and his family of Normandy, France, have not forgotten the sacrifices made by American soldiers trying to liberate France from German occupation during World War II. Each Memorial Day for the past 10 years, Franck, his wife, Anne, and their children, Alexandre, 16, and Eloise, 14, have decorated the graves of two American Rangers who died in the D-Day invasion, June 6, 1944.
- Elections are meaner than they used to be
- October 3, 2010
- October is a great month … in off-election years. Unfortunately, this year isn’t one of them as evidenced by the ubiquitous, and often vicious, political commercials that cause us to gnash our teeth and mute our TVs.
- Managing a summer of surprises
- September 5, 2010
- “Have you seen our little squirrel?” asked Ray, brow furrowed with concern. In a summer of surprises, his question was one of the biggest. My husband contends he hates that squirrel for its thievery of the birds’ sunflower seeds and because he recently observed it eating the leaves of hibiscus plants on our deck.
- Jest for Grins: Luck plays a part in recovery from illness
- August 2, 2010
- I don’t know if husband Ray originated that phrase, but he is the first person I heard say it.
- Jest for Grins: Father couldn’t resist lure of technology
- July 4, 2010
- Our father enthusiastically embraced new invention. ANY invention. It didn’t matter if the item was a new kind of mousetrap or a piece of electronic equipment, if Dad could afford it, he was going to own it.
- Jest for Grins: An overwhelmingly 99.44 percent majority of men are great guys
- June 6, 2010
- “If you acted like that guy,” I exclaimed to husband Ray, “you’d be dead, and I’d be in jail!”
- Jest for Grins: Technology-challenged Mom appreciates IT son
- May 2, 2010
- There are 55 million tweets a day on Twitter, and not one of them is mine.
- Jest for Grins: Pesky critters make their presence known in springtime
- April 4, 2010
- Easter may occur as early as March 22 or as late as April 25, but — whether Easter is early or late — spring doesn’t officially arrive for me until Easter Sunday.
- Jest for Grins: For the love of Mike
- March 21, 2010
- I was reminded that life isn’t always full of grins when my sister Bette, in a late-night phone call, gave me the news I had been expecting, but dreaded: “It’s over.”
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- Poll: Do you support Gov. Sam Brownback's income tax cuts? May 23, 2012 · 86 comments
- Blog: What About Bi-Sexuals, Mr. President? Where Is Their Right To Marriage? May 13, 2012 · 255 comments
- Blog: Same Sex "Marriage" Is Biologically Impossible May 16, 2012 · 121 comments
- Sound off: Is it legal to mow your grass clippings into the street? May 23, 2012 · 77 comments
- Sound Off: What kind of herbicides and chemicals does the city use in the parks and other areas? And May 22, 2012 · 59 comments
- Sound Off: If door-to-door solicitors have a valid city license, can they come to my door even if I May 25, 2012 · 53 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- Town Talk: UPDATE: Frank Male files for county commission; keep an ear open for local sales tax talk; city hires new city engineer; wholesale water district buys land near Kaw; weekly land transfers May 29, 2012
- How to help: Guides needed for Lamplight Tour of Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park May 27, 2012
- Fraternal reorder: Clubs, lodges face dwindling membership in modern world January 10, 2010
- Registry tracks wrongful convictions May 23, 2012
- Book helps family heal after tragedy May 28, 2012
- Library kicks off reading program May 27, 2012
