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Overheard At The BMV

by Curt Kovener July is the month I must re-new the registration of my mini-SUV. And, while I am aware that I can re-new my plate online, I am also aware that the State of Indiana has had some security breaches amongst its many departments. So being made paranoid, I...

More Life Sayings I Hope I Can Remember

by Curt Kovener They copied all they could copy, But they couldn’t copy my mind; And I left them sweatin’ and stealin’, A year-and-a-half behind. – Rudyard Kipling If I could get my membership fee back, I’d resign from the human race....

A Week They’d Like To Forget…But Won’t

by Curt Kovener To say that Gov. Mike Pence and conservative Republicans had a bad week last week would be an extreme understatement. And the irony isn’t lost that the Supreme Court decisions came just a week before Independence Day. First the highest court in the...

Is Preservation Always A Good Thing?

by Curt Kovener The news that an agreement in principal was reached between the town of Crothersville and the Indiana Historic Landmarks to save the nearly 125-year-old Odd Fellows Lodge at the stoplight corner is met with mixed feelings here at the newspaper. I am a...

Important Things I Hope I Can Remember

by Curt Kovener Never play leapfrog with a unicorn. – Unknown After a year in therapy, my psychiatrist said to me, “Maybe life isn’t for everyone.” – Larry Brown Whenever I’m caught between two evils, I take the one I never tried....

Flag Wavin’ For The 40th Time

by Curt Kovener For 40 summers there has been a patriotic celebration in the community of Crothersville. Neither downpouring rain, tornadoes, or blazing hot heat and humidity have been able to stop it. Dampened it, blew it a bit, made us all sweat; but couldn’t stop...