Jul 25, 2018 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener As reported on the front page a bill being studied this summer by the Indiana legislature could allow southern Hoosier farmers to grow a new crop: industrial hemp. The bill, authored by Rep. Jim Lucas of Seymour, passed the house earlier this year and...
Jul 11, 2018 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener As of July 1, Indiana landowners have a new way to mark property for no trespassing— with purple paint. This is good news for those of us who dwell in the wilderness. Owners of private property are now be able to exchange damaged or stolen “No...
Jul 4, 2018 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Newspaper headlines are meant to sell the story and prompt the reader to read it. If they can be they should be witty, creative, perhaps punny but above all truthful & accurate. But sometimes in our quest to get you to read our story, headline...
Jun 27, 2018 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener With the multitude of changes that have been and continue to go on with the newspaper, I had been derelict of duty with mowing the area of the wilderness to keep too much from becoming more wilderness. Mowing is therapy for me. I can think, solve...
Jun 20, 2018 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener School may be out for the summer but education continues throughout the years. Let’s re-visit the collectible quotes of Prof. Ron Atkins— educator, philosopher, and generally inspirational gentleman— and let us be edified on life experiences. •Every...
Jun 13, 2018 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener We’ve passed along the funny mistakes of newspaper stories and headlines. We’ve passed along the humorous errors of church bulletin bloopers. So maybe it is time to be equal opportunity and poke fun at the people who help pay our bills: advertisers....