Feb 15, 2017 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Reason must resurface and prevail among the nation’s elected representatives. Democrats in the U.S. Senate can take a significant step in leading the country toward reasonable governing, and away from chaos. Those senators can set an example of the...
Feb 8, 2017 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Knowledge is power but sometimes things are best left unknown. My ‘Bathroom Book Of Lists’ (and maybe THAT is more information than you want to know) listed how some frequently used foods are processed for human consumption. Gelatin: Used as a...
Feb 1, 2017 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener An unusual concept came loudly into public view recently when senior White House advisor Kellyanne Conway said presidential press secretary Sean Spicer (gratefully no relation to Crothersville School Board president Bob Spicer) used “alternative facts”...
Jan 25, 2017 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Puns, it can be said, are a sign of a superior intellect. They are a sign of an expanded vocabulary, play on words and word meanings. Some puns dribble off the tongue with ease; some require some thought. But I enjoy the eye-rolling, corny groaner of a...
Jan 18, 2017 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener A homonym, as Mrs. Lewis’ CHS English students will no doubt recall, is a word that sounds like another or perhaps is spelled the same as another but has a different meaning. And homonyms are one of the reasons English is so difficult to learn. That...
Jan 11, 2017 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener New Years Day dawned gratefully sunny, dry and outdoors workable comfortable. I took that as an omen to get some overgrown briars, weeds, leaning trees and low hanging branches manicured in the wilderness. I sit on a newly formed county-wide committee...
