You should have everything you need to cast an informed vote in next week’s election of a voting majority of the seven-member Woodstock City Council. Mayor Mike Turner, who is […]
It happened a couple of weeks ago at a four-way stop in town. The other driver and I arrived at the intersection within a few seconds of each other. Being […]
See whether you can guess what is significant about this sentence: “After a lunch of broccoli and zucchini, I started to vacuum before calling the cemetery committee about my absence […]
I was on U.S. Sen. Everett Dirksen’s Washington, D.C., staff in 1969. The honorable senator from Illinois, a Republican, was the minority leader of the Senate. As the receptionist, I […]
When I think about people – friends, casual acquaintances, or even random strangers I spent just a few minutes with – I think about how they treated me, how they […]
“Thank you for being you.” – Diane Baker-Lockwood My wife said this to me recently. It’s a simple statement, but it meant the world to me. Allow me to provide […]
There’s an expression you may have heard of called “Midwest Nice.” It’s a lighthearted poke at us folks in the middle of the country for almost being too nice sometimes. […]
What have you been thinking about these days? What do you discuss with friends in casual conversations? For many people, those subjects have changed in recent weeks. That change has […]
When I heard the news that American Airlines flight 5342 collided with a military helicopter, I took notice of it, but I continued what I was doing. Early the next […]
Before February slips away from us and we get caught up in all that “early spring” weather Woodstock Willie told us to expect, we would like to make a few […]
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.
