2022 priorities indicate changes for agriculture
February 1, 2022
The icy winter temps in the Midwest mean a slow season for many. But for Illinois farmers like me, it’s the time of year to plan for the spring planting […]
The icy winter temps in the Midwest mean a slow season for many. But for Illinois farmers like me, it’s the time of year to plan for the spring planting […]
Who could have known, 30 years ago, what a wonderful gift Woodstock was getting when director Harold Ramis brought the cast and crew of “Groundhog Day” to town? For that […]
By Paul Wormley While gathering information for this week’s Flashbacks, my mom, who usually writes Declarations, came across a column I wrote a decade ago. Despite the time that has […]
Several years ago, the staff of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute was preparing for our Renewing Illinois Summit for university and college students, and we wanted to provide them […]
Downtown Woodstock has a parking problem. Even with its nearly 1,400 parking spaces within a few blocks of the Square, the city has a problem. That problem, some city officials […]
By Cheryl Wormley It’s January, and COVID is still with us. So, go outside, have fun, and share joy! Let’s start with bundling up and going outside for some fresh […]
Our government is by people who show up I don’t remember where I heard the line “Government is by the people who show up.” It is very true. In Woodstock, […]
Young Jimmy has a muscle car, and he likes to drive it fast. He cannot understand why the police tell him not to drive 90 mph on Main Street. Sure, […]
Only once in a generation will you have the chance to make the kinds of decisions you will be asked to make in 2022. This is a special year that […]
By Cheryl Wormley I haven’t written a “This and That” column for sometime. It’s the headline I use when I have a couple of subjects I want to share with […]
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.
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