Sweet sounds of summer 2022

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Big & Rich, Blooze Brothers, Blues & Brews Festival, Collective Soul, Declarations, Florida Georgia Line, Sara Evans, ZZ Top

Some evidence to the contrary, we have plenty of summer remaining. Sure, students are back in class, high school football will be seriously underway this coming Friday, and we’ve had […]

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Big & Rich, Blooze Brothers, Blues & Brews Festival, Collective Soul, Declarations, Florida Georgia Line, Sara Evans, ZZ Top

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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