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 […]
Woodstock should feel good about the recent hirings of two new executive directors for city government as the City Hall organizational chart was officially restructured. Paul Christensen, the city’s director […]
By Cheryl Wormley A dear mentor and friend of mine and of hundreds of young 4-H members and Home and Community Education members died last week. Just two weeks ago, […]
By Lou Ness Liberty. Freedom. Rights. Today, we toss these words around like so much confetti at a New Year’s Eve celebration. Suddenly after the 2020 election, COVID mandates, rising […]
We don’t have to accept gerrymandered districting I was very dismayed by the tone in “Saying goodbye to our U.S. representatives” (The Independent, Dec. 15). Let’s call congressional redistricting what […]
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.
