
Winter hasn’t lived up to its reputation
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 […]

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 […]

How can a community festival based on a movie that was released 30 years ago remain so popular that it attracts thousands of people every year? Of course, we’re not […]

Television’s latest loving embrace of Woodstock has come in the form of “John McGivern’s Main Streets” exploration of Woodstock. The destination travel show, a feature of PBS Wisconsin, had the […]

They want to enforce only those laws they agree with I find it so incredibly humorous when anti-gun liberals write letters to the editor. Are they that clueless and do […]

Woodstock must have the most skillful drivers in the world. How else do you explain the way local motorists have embraced the city’s first traffic roundabout? Many skeptics had warned […]

By Eileen Millard We have never had a roundabout inside Woodstock city limits; now we have one. This large, very visible sign of change got me to thinking about change […]

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.