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![A page from woman of tomorrow where Supergirl sits beside Ruthe
**Panel 1**
CAPTION: I was not born naive, nor have I ever taken comfort in the practice of naivety.
CAPTION: From the moment I tasted this life's air, I was cognizant that evil was extant -- that it was waiting and willing.
**Panel 2**
CAPTION: But in that street that day in that small town, having heard that story, I was indeed sideswiped.
CAPTION: For that day I learned the truth of all things.
RUTHE: I cannot fathom it. I...these people are so...they live their lives so kindly. You saw them. They're...they have families, they have...
**Panel 3**
CAPTION: Just as every man has two faces, so does every place.
CAPTION: And you can spend your days knowing just where you are and still be hopelessly lost.
RUTHE: All those dead and Krem just got away. How can...
**Panel 4**
Ruthe: It's too big. We're too small.
**Panel 5**
[Supergirl hugs Ruthe]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ovragnejy4lq7z3lofydezuy/bafkreia7myjo6chluk5odvd2djok2ejrsfqvaayyqwhgx3wguawzwgbx3a)
![Newspaper article of Bovino's dad killing someone drunk driving
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I've had a lot of time to think since I've been in here and it got to working on me that no one's doing anything about liquor and the men here say it's the cause of 80% of them being in here with me."
He doesn't intend to drink any alcohol when he gets out of prison, Bovino said.
"I've got a dead woman on my conscience," he said. "I'm not against drinking, but I think people ought to know what it can do."
Bovino, who has three years of college, advises partygoers: "Someone's got to stay sober. Maybe you take turns and next time it'll be your turn not to drink and take care of everyone else. I know it's a cliche, but don't let your friends drive drunk."
He worries about what will happen to him and his family: wife, Betty, and three children, all under 12. His wife has a part-time job and they are receiving help from relatives.
"This has cost me just about everything. My reputation, my standing in the community," Bovino said. "It's been very costly in terms of money. I'd say it has cost me $40,000 to $50,000 altogether."
The money has gone for legal fees and lost income, he said, plus the loss of his $10,000 truck. He had no collision insurance, he said, because a 1974 DUI conviction in Boone drove his insurance costs too high.
He paid a $500 fine and lost his license for a year as a result of that conviction, but wasn't required to sign up for alcoholic rehabilitation.
"It just didn't seem to be that serious an offense," Bovino said. "It was costly in lawyer's fees and fines, but I didn't even have to take a driving course like they do now. I didn't think I had a problem. I thought I knew all there was to know about alcohol since it was my business."
Bovino began serving his sentence Dec. 11 and will be eligible for parole in April. He believes he would like to open a wine and cheese shop. [...]
What was the argument about?
"Drinking. My wife wanted me to get off the sauce."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ovragnejy4lq7z3lofydezuy/bafkreihw2fzvhe3hsdi7dju7mdod4as6scvievpcxdlibgn5eli65kqvka)
