By Cheryl Wormley This school year, copies of The Independent are being delivered free to 263 students at eight schools every week. The staff and I call the students our NIE readers. I am writing this column primarily to them, but all the rest of you will benefit, too. What I have to share is […]
“To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the loving cup, whenever you’re wrong, admit it; whenever you’re right, shut up.” – Humorist/poet Ogden Nash When I was 16, after taking a driver’s education course and intensely studying the Rules of the Road booklet from the Secretary of State’s office, I got the wallet-sized card […]
By Cheryl Wormley The Woodstock Independent is Woodstock’s No. 1 source of news and information for the second consecutive year – as determined by the city of Woodstock’s 2023 community survey. If you participated in this summer’s survey, you may remember that Question 5 asked you to rank about 15 “sources you go to first […]
By Jan Bosman And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, Speak to us of Children, and he said: “Your children are not your children.” – Poem by Kahlil Gibran,“On Children” I have one son and one daughter. Today I’m going to talk about my son. He and I flew to Colorado […]
Enjoyable experience – under the circumstances Shout-out to the Woodstock Fire/Rescue team who answered my 911 call and then took me into McHenry on Sunday, Aug. 27. Lt. Jeff Lesniak, Eric Lozowski, Sarah Papic, Jeff Kurka, and Mason Riley. I’m sure there are a lot of great Fire/Rescue departments out there. For me, though, Woodstock […]
Take a look at that spectacular lighted sculpture pictured on this page. As Woodstock creates a new Arts Plan for the community, a striking piece like that might be part of a varied collection of sculptures and other art installations on display around the city. The photo on this page is from the city of […]
Heading up to Lake Geneva a couple of weeks ago, my husband, Tom, and I noticed that Five Star Pizzeria on North Seminary Avenue had closed. When we moved to town more than 25 years ago and for a good while afterward, the carryout place was called Three Stars Pizza. As we headed north, we […]
By Craig S. Tebo Obtaining your normal weight is not as difficult as you might think. If you can understand what causes weight gain, you can achieve it. A healthy diet consists mainly of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Each of these contain an ample supply of the nutrients we need such as vitamins, minerals, […]
No climate emergency despite ‘pseudoscience’ I am wondering why The Independent declares that it is “serving Woodstock, Wonder Lake, and Bull Valley” but then publishes a letter from a climate activist from Bolingbrook [Sept. 6]. Were there no other letters to publish from locals? Regardless, here is a different perspective. Recently, a coalition of more […]
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.
