When newspapers ruled the news
May 31, 2022
When you rip up floors and tear out walls of an old building, you find surprises. They usually come in two forms: trouble or treasure. During recent interior demolition of […]
When you rip up floors and tear out walls of an old building, you find surprises. They usually come in two forms: trouble or treasure. During recent interior demolition of […]
What is value of your vote? As the election approaches, I wonder the value of my vote? When all our elected individuals vote as the political party directs, what is […]
An hour was barely enough time for Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner to cover all of the topics he wanted to discuss in his recent State of the City speech at […]
By Cheryl Wormley Congratulations, Woodstock North, Woodstock, and Marian graduates!Graduating from high school is a significant moment in each graduate’s life. It’s a time of celebration for each graduate’s family […]
Take a moment to look through these names: Ruth Whitfield. Katherine Massey. Roberta Drury. Margus Morrison. Pearl Young. Aaron Salter, Jr. Andre Mackneil. Geraldine Talley. Heyward Patterson. Celestine Chaney. Clementa […]
When it comes to life’s challenges, it seems we’re always facing one thing or another. These past couple of years, however, it seems we’ve had to deal with one thing […]
By Cheryl Wormley The talk of the town this past week has been the switch from sweatshirts to sweating. Last week as I was writing Declarations, the daytime temperatures were […]
D-200’s co-op swim teams compete with larger schools I wanted to contact you regarding an article that you recently published [April 20] in The Independent, “Athletics merger gets time out.” […]
Maybe no one was completely satisfied with the Board of Education’s decision that it wasn’t ready to decide whether to combine the athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high […]
By Cheryl Wormley I usually check the plethora of daily emails I receive twice a day – mid morning and after supper. Ninety percent of what arrives in my inbox […]
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.
What do legendary NFL quarterbacks Steve Young, Dan Marino and Warren Moon have in common? They have all…
Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
