Do your part for democracy
March 7, 2023
By Cheryl Wormley This week, my husband, Jim, and I have been talking about the importance of people voting in local elections. He even suggested I write Declarations on the […]
By Cheryl Wormley This week, my husband, Jim, and I have been talking about the importance of people voting in local elections. He even suggested I write Declarations on the […]
I had written a letter to the editor regarding my disappointment in the McHenry County Board’s decision to oppose the state law passed on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. As […]
Don’t look now, but it’s March. Spring officially arrives in less than three weeks, on the 20th. And you know what season comes next? Yep, street construction season. For those […]
By Cheryl Wormley Those of us who stayed up past 10:30 p.m. between 1962 and 1992 probably watched the “Tonight Show” starring Johnny Carson regularly or at least frequently. Laughing […]
Early in my career as a minister, I served a small church south of the Mason Dixon line. The board of trustees was mainly comprised of transplants from the north […]
“Telling stories and having them received is so important. That dialogue is everything. I tell my students all the time that what separates us as human beings is our ability […]
February came in like a lion and, from all appearances, is going out like a lamb, despite conventional weather wisdom about that being the March meteorological pattern. But then, nothing […]
It’s good to go away, and it’s so good to return home. You probably knew I was gone, because I didn’t write Declarations for three weeks. Actually, I wasn’t away […]
One of the things I most admired about Queen Elizabeth was her ability to remain neutral on matters of state. This doesn’t mean she had no influence on outcomes. She […]
48,830 people were killed by guns in 2021 – an average of 133 people every single day. That’s according to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], which just released […]
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.