Oct 21, 2015 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Corean Lewis was a high school English and literature teacher at Crothersville for several decades. She impressed upon all of her students the importance of expanding our vocabulary. I don’t think these are what Mrs. Lewis meant. But she would have...
Oct 14, 2015 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener In clearing out the electronic in-box and trash can, I decided to do some recycling. So here are some not-so-thought provoking offerings. If anyone finds some of these offensive…maybe you need a sense of humor. I planted some birdseed. A bird came up....
Oct 7, 2015 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener We are a week into the autumnal month that, from the standpoint of the senses, is surely misspelled. Late until All Hallows Eve all our body’s senses will be reminded of the seasonal pleasures of Ahhhh-tober. Look about the fields. The drying corn is...
Sep 30, 2015 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener If he had gone by the name his parents gave him—Lawrence Peter—we probably would not have remembered him as much. But in addition to being an excellent catcher and hitter for the New York Yankees ‘Yogi’ Berra could fracture the English language as well...
Sep 23, 2015 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener I awoke to an early sign last week. The temperature was in the upper 40’s and a flannel shirt felt right good outside that morning. Actually, it would have felt good inside as I traditionally sleep with a window or two open and the cool night...
Sep 16, 2015 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener In 2016, Indiana will be celebrating its bicentennial—200 years as a state. And the same celebration will be observed here in Jackson County which was formed in the same year. Eventhough many of the county’s communities of today weren’t in existence in...
