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When smoke got in our eyes, lungs

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires reduced visibility throughout much of the U.S. last week, obscuring the view of this irrigation system along Collins Road west of Woodstock. (Independent photo by Tricia Carzoli)

Woodstock residents were among more than 80 million people from the Midwest to the East Coast who were affected by air quality alerts last week as smoke from Canadian wildfires […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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