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Rural America: It’s Complicated…Really Complicated

by Curt Kovener For those who don’t know or prefer to think otherwise, we live in rural America. Whether you read this in Jackson, Scott, Lawrence, Jennings, Washington or Brown County you are in RURAL America…whether you like it or not…whether you believe it or not....

Seven Days Can Make One Weak

by Curt Kovener What a difference a week can make in southern Indiana. March came in like a lion…a white, frozen lion… with snow and cold temperatures. On the first Wednesday in March we were struggling through snow pack and slippery footing. Up in the wilderness,...

I Don’t Know But It Sounds Like It Might Be So

by Curt Kovener Back by popular demand is a new version of pretty useless information helpful only for personal edification or to make bar bets. Did you know… Debra Winger was the voice of E.T. Pearls melt in vinegar. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal...

Re-Living The Thrill

by Curt Kovener I was out shoveling snow again (imagine that) when a low flying single engine airplane buzzed over the wilderness retreat. The moment brought back the couple of times that I was airborne in a small single engine plane. The first time was in the late...

Old Phrases Remind Us Of The Way We Word

by Curt Kovener Don’t blame me for this column. Author, speaker, teacher Richard Lederer is known for his word play and he gets the credit. There are some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. Anyone born after the...

Did You Know…

by Curt Kovener The next time the conversation lulls around your dinner table, try to stimulate it with one or two of these little known tidbits. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. Alfred Hitchcock didn’t have a belly...