Jun 1, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener We, in the newspaper business try to get it right. But despite out best intentions, sometimes glaring black and white headlines cause red-faced editors. Headlines are the selling point to attract attention to compel readers to continue to read the...
May 25, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener I sat on the wilderness front porch with a chilled adult beverage late Saturday afternoon contemplating the coming week’s activities. There was the buzzing of bees and the sound of a single early cicada calling from the trees. A fish splashing in the...
May 18, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Way…way back in the day the Five Man Electrical Band did a song with the hook line “Signs, signs everywhere a sign.” Those of you who call the newspaper and leave a message with our electronic secretary know that we promote ourselves as “The Best...
May 11, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener At first glance this may look like a list of classic books but, look closer—they are food puns. Some are even the names of dishes chefs have entered into the annual ‘Edible Book Festival’ culinary competition Our thanks to Uncle John’s Lists That...
May 4, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener (This is an encore column from the Curt Comments archives.) Why should I bother to write an article about calling earthworms? Better yet, why should you bother to read an article on such a subject? Because the bluegill are biting. The only printed...
Apr 27, 2016 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener The El Nino inspired mild winter and the early warming spring temperatures have been greeted enthusiastically by the wilderness. The winds played some havoc with some trees. The combination of saturated soil and gravity didn’t bode well for them but...
