May 23, 2018 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener (Since we are dealing with some changes in our publishing life, this is an encore column from the Curt Comments archives.) We make our share of boo-boos in the newspaper industry. But unlike other businesses, government or education, when we err it is...
May 16, 2018 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener School is just about out for most students but for the true professionals, we know that education is a year-long life-long experience. So as an early start of summer school, study up on these new ‘real-world business’ vocabulary words so that you will...
May 9, 2018 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener No matter how long the winter lasts, spring does not miss its turn. After what seemed like an unusually l-o-n-g winter—the winter that wouldn’t go away—spring has arrived in the wilderness. The rest of the native trees and bushes are leafing out and...
May 2, 2018 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Those of you who call the newspaper and leave a message with our electronic secretary or perhaps you see some of our ads know that we promote ourselves as “The Best Little Paper In Town!” And now, according to the United State Postal Service we are...
Apr 25, 2018 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener My high school English teacher Corean Lewis tried very hard to teach us the proper use of the language. She was exceptionally patient with me. For all of the rules of English, of grammar, of spelling she tried to impart on us, I have found from over 40...
Apr 18, 2018 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener The brown wilderness hills and valleys are greening up. And that is my sign to get to work. The first plant life to leaf out in the forests after winter are invasives. The one’s that you don’t want taking over: plants like multiflora rose and autumn...