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Thank you, Mailman Jim!

Jim Weith’s first day as a mail carrier for the U.S. Post Office in Woodstock was Jan. 5, 1987. At that time, Denise Graff Ponstein and I had plans to […]

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Tragic consequences lead to safety reminders

”Start  seeing  motorcycles”  is  a  seasonal  reminder  to  motorists  in  Illinois  of  the  increased  good-weather  presence  of  motorcyclists  and  their  low-profile  machines  that  can  be  hard  to  see  in  city  […]

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So long, retirees; thanks for everything

For the past 35 years, The Woodstock Independent has been publishing articles about local educators who are retiring. We ran our first one in 1990, when reporter Lisa Kelly profiled […]

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Modes of transit during transition

Writing this on the train from London to Edinburgh, Scotland, I feel I finally have a moment to catch my breath. During June, I made four work trips – three […]

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Putting wrong-number texts in context

“Come to my house for Asian food tomorrow.” – Text message received on June 10, 2025 When you’re a widower, and friends don’t typically invite you over to their home […]

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Reflecting on statesmanship in Illinois

By Jim Edgar andJohn ShawDistributed by Capitol news illinois American politics is as contentious now as it has been in any recent period in our history. As a response to […]

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