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Some Things To Contemplate

by Curt Kovener The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more...

Maybe This Is A ‘Charity Fraud Alert’ Alert

by Curt Kovener Charities abound—and every one of them claims to be a good cause. Rarely a day goes by that the newspaper post office box doesn’t contain at least one solicitation for financial help. Recently we got pleas from WorldVision and Feed The Children to help...

The Other Kind Of Winter Beauty

by Curt Kovener There have been some pleasant sights and sounds around town recently. The wonderful sound of drip-drip-drip as snow melts from the roof and runs down the gutter downspout. Then there is the delightful, if not ugly in an attractive sort of way, view of...

The Governor’s “Oh-Oh” Moment In Jackson County

by Curt Kovener Last Wednesday Governor Mitch Daniels was in Jackson County to field questions from members of the Jackson and Jennings County newspapers. On the minds of the Seymour media was the recent announcement that the Seymour State Police Post would be closing...

Sliding Down A Hill On A Snowy Evening

by Curt Kovener After last Friday’s snowfall, I drove up to the wilderness retreat to see if everything was as I left it. It was…just covered in a cleansing white covering of snow. Blazing a trail on a lane that is just a long, curving clearing through the trees...

Bet You Didn’t Know. . .

by Curt Kovener Here is a new version of pretty useless information helpful only for personal edification, to make bar bets or to have you go “hmmmm”.. •Debra Winger was the voice of E.T. •Pearls melt in vinegar. •It’s possible to lead a cow upstairs…but not...