Apr 6, 2011 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Saturday was a good day in the wilderness. At least if the soreness and aches of muscles accustomed to the dormancy of winter are an indicator it was a productive day. Mother Nature has not been kind to her forest over the winter. Several trees have...
Mar 30, 2011 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Language and speech are two matters which differentiate us from non-communicating species…or at least from it is intended to. But maybe there were some things we didn’t learn in high school English, speech & science classes. •The voice...
Mar 23, 2011 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Going to the dentist is one of my least preferred activities. It stems, I think, from the very first visit I made to a dentist in my very young youth, After being told over and over that it wouldn’t hurt a bit, the dentist determined I needed to...
Mar 16, 2011 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Last week’s front page photo of the local police getting tasers got me to thinking…something that causes fear in some, astonishment in others. In case you missed it, tasers are a non-lethal (usually) tool for subduing otherwise...
Mar 9, 2011 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener There’s been a lot of suffering with colds in Jackson and Scott Counties this winter. (And I suppose no one enjoys a cold so suffering is the appropriate word.) While we have often been told “You’ll catch a cold” actually a cold...
Mar 2, 2011 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Nothing like a little unrest in the middle east to scare up an increase in fuel prices. So let’s talk about black gold. Texas tea. Petroleum, or crude oil. •If you are a creationist, crude oil was formed by thousands of years of heat and pressure...
