Downtown Woodstock has a parking problem. Even with its nearly 1,400 parking spaces within a few blocks of the Square, the city has a problem. That problem, some city officials […]
By Cheryl Wormley It’s January, and COVID is still with us. So, go outside, have fun, and share joy! Let’s start with bundling up and going outside for some fresh […]
Our government is by people who show up I don’t remember where I heard the line “Government is by the people who show up.” It is very true. In Woodstock, […]
Young Jimmy has a muscle car, and he likes to drive it fast. He cannot understand why the police tell him not to drive 90 mph on Main Street. Sure, […]
Only once in a generation will you have the chance to make the kinds of decisions you will be asked to make in 2022. This is a special year that […]
By Cheryl Wormley I haven’t written a “This and That” column for sometime. It’s the headline I use when I have a couple of subjects I want to share with […]
Woodstock should feel good about the recent hirings of two new executive directors for city government as the City Hall organizational chart was officially restructured. Paul Christensen, the city’s director […]
By Cheryl Wormley A dear mentor and friend of mine and of hundreds of young 4-H members and Home and Community Education members died last week. Just two weeks ago, […]
By Lou Ness Liberty. Freedom. Rights. Today, we toss these words around like so much confetti at a New Year’s Eve celebration. Suddenly after the 2020 election, COVID mandates, rising […]
We don’t have to accept gerrymandered districting I was very dismayed by the tone in “Saying goodbye to our U.S. representatives” (The Independent, Dec. 15). Let’s call congressional redistricting what […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
What do legendary NFL quarterbacks Steve Young, Dan Marino and Warren Moon have in common? They have all…
Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
