Aug 12, 2020 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener All of our garden vegetables are producing well now: sweet corn, tomatoes, zucchini, and herbs. Back in the spring we planted some corn figuring Emma the Great Pyrenees would keep the raccoons away. And she has. Like most sweet corn, it is late due to...
Jul 29, 2020 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Maybe students will be in class in Jackson & Scott County next month. Maybe COVID-19 will have another plan for area education and educators.Distant learning can occur; especially from out here in the wilderness. But it is more than dry book...
Jul 15, 2020 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Festering uneasiness across the country is underscored by the growing numbers of new cases of coronavirus, especially across the sun belt and western states. Arizona, Texas, California, Florida and the Carolinas are among the new hot spots. Emerging...
Jul 8, 2020 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener We all are having those times in our lives (particularly now) when sometimes we’re the windshield and sometimes we’re the bug. Or as one of my editorial colleagues said, “I feel like a fireplug and everyone around me are dogs.”There was a story about a...
Jul 1, 2020 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener As Indiana continues its “Back on Track” phased reopening, as people resume activities that were stopped after shutdown orders took effect, it’s worth stating the obvious.The coronavirus is still with us. And that we can’t afford to ignore that...
Jun 24, 2020 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener It seems that a hypothetical hospital wanted to expand their building. When a group of doctors were asked to contribute to the construction of the new wing:•allergists voted to scratch it;•dermatologists preferred no rash moves;•gastroenterologists has...
