• Woodstock's most trusted news source since '87
  • Monday, October 13, 2025

Trust the Torch!

Subscribe
Main Menu

‘Journey of empathy”: Author Rebecca Makkai to kick of Creative Living Series Oct. 20

Text to friend
Rebecca Makkai will lead off the 59th season of the Creative Living Series at the Woodstock Opera House on Thursday, Oct. 20. (rebeccamakkai.com)

As the AIDS epidemic swept through the United States in the 1980s, news coverage tended to focus on New York City and San Francisco. Largely ignored was the Chicago story, […]

Subscribe or Login to continue reading this quality article by The Woodstock Independent

Start a free trial, then pay only $6 per month after

Free Trial
Login
Picture of Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
All Posts
Picture of Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
All Posts

Share

Keep Exploring

‘Stress, anguish, sleepless nights’

Hearthstone nearly empty; residents of   independent living on uncertain ground By Susan W. Murray NEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM Since Aug. 5, Hear…
October 10, 2025

Subscriber Access

Login

Need an account? 

What can we help you find?

Search

Popular Topics