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Minority of voters chooses majority of council

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Independent file photo Gregory Hanson speaks during a City Council candidates forum March 10 at the Woodstock Public Library. Hanson was elected to the council in the April 1 Consolidated Election, finishing third among seven candidates who campaigned for three seats.

By Larry Loughlarry@the woodstockindependent.com Downtown Woodstock will be well represented when newly elected Gregory Hanson takes his seat at the May 6 meeting. Hanson, 65, along with two sisters, owns […]

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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 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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