Jun 16, 2021 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Two years ago, Michigan legalized marijuana; Indiana still has not and the legislature won’t even bring a bill to legalize the plant up for a vote.So while Indiana tries to maintain the image of a pious, Christian conservative state, the marijuana boom...
Jun 2, 2021 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener We all knew they were coming as they have every 17 years in Southern Indiana as they have since before the forests were cleared by the immigrant settlers.I went out the front door in the Wilderness one recent morning to be greeted by hollow shells and...
May 19, 2021 | Curt Comments
BY CURT KOVENER High school senior classes in the Times circulation area will begin graduating over the next couple of weeks. Austin and Crothersville seniors graduate this Friday, May 21, while Scottsburg seniors are set to hold graduation on Sunday, June 6. And...
May 12, 2021 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener A long-time journalism friend sent me a new word and its definition. Sarchotic: When you’re so sarcastic people aren’t sure if you’re joking or just psychotic.So in that vein (and feel free to share when you deem appropriate)…•I was hoping for a battle...
Apr 28, 2021 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener An Earth Day Epilogue.Almost every Tuesday is trash pick up day in a number of Southern Hoosier communities.We are a trashy people. From the dawn of civilization we have been trashy people. But those early pre-historic trash heaps are now archeological...
Apr 14, 2021 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener It’s time to debunk the myth of the financial burden advertising public notices places on local government units.The cost is the No. 1 cited reason given by those who lobby the legislature for local government associations when testifying for the...
