There’s an expression, long attributed to the late Everett Dirksen, a former United States senator from Illinois: “A million here, a million there, pretty soon, you’re talking real money.” Woodstock […]
Is August too late for planting ? No, you “do” have time to plant leafy greens like lettuce, spinach , kale, and mustard for a fall harvest. Turnips, carrots , […]
It’s August, which in Edinburgh means that the city’s population doubles. The streets overflow with locals and tourists from all over the world. The racket of loud crowds, bagpipes, and […]
“Comedians – we tend to talk about our failures and not about our successes.” – Bob Newhart, “Pioneers of Television” “Hi Abe, sweetheart. How are you, kid?…You’re thinking of shaving […]
Woodstock updated its underage smoking ordinance at the August 6 City Council meeting to bring it into line with a 2019 Illinois state law that raised the legal age to […]
I haven’t experienced a first day of school since I retired 23 years ago. A lot has changed since then—a different calendar, new teaching methods, the integration of technology into […]
Come next July, we’ll all be rolling our trash to the curb. The current system that allows residents an option to pay as you go, bag by bag, will be […]
Woodstock’s Annual Resident Survey is here, for a limited time only, as the saying goes. It’s a painless way to weigh in on your priorities for the next year and […]
It’s always fun to add someone new to The Woodstock Independent team. New faces come with new ideas, new perspectives, and new enthusiasm and this helps keep us current and […]
Here’s to all the behind-the-scenes work done by fellow Woodstock residents who serve on boards and commissions. You might not have heard of them, but they are the folks who […]
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.
