By Cheryl Wormley Occasionally, when I am in need of a topic for Declarations, I look back to what I had written at the same time other years. That’s what I did this week. As we continue finding our way in this COVID-19 way of life, here are the first two paragraphs of last year’s […]
In April, I was appointed to be a representative of the House Republican caucus on an “Agreed Bill Committee,” which is a device used by labor and the business community during negotiations over the critical issue of unemployment insurance. By that process, business and labor agree that they will not propose legislation dealing with tax […]
Woodstock is in a seasonal transition week. Halloween is right behind us, the farmers market has moved inside, and the loss of daylight saving time looms this coming weekend. The thermometer was watching the calendar, too. Those daily high temperatures in the mid to upper 50s dropped into the 40s on Monday, Nov. 1, and […]
I trust you will allow me a bit of publisher pride this week. Let me set the scene. I was out of town for nine days, Oct. 18 to 26. The first five days, I was in the greater Phoenix area – the Varrado community of Buckeye, to be exact. I was enjoying the almost-annual […]
Questions about abortions and our national priorities An answer to Carol Obertubbesing in “Your View” portion of Opinion [Oct. 20]. When I think about the more than 62.5 million abortions and cash-motivated medical persons in the United States since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, I ask myself the following questions: Are we better […]
“I love being busy, and I love having a lot going on; it’s exciting.” – Annette Bening, movie actress “One of the nice things about being busy is it makes you focus on what’s important to you and how you use your time.” – Lorne Michaels, “Saturday Night Live” executive producer I tend to agree […]
One of the landlords who spoke to the City Council last week against new regulations on rental properties said she opposed the “tenant tax.” That’s a term being loosely used by opponents to fight Woodstock’s proposed “performance-based property-improvement program,” a name that itself is something of a marketing device. City officials made clear that they […]
Several times a week, my daily five-minute commute between home and the office takes me through the intersection of Calhoun and Madison streets. Some days it’s four times – twice eastbound and twice westbound. I go that way so I can drive through the Square, which I do at least once every day just to […]
Every city council or school board has issues large and small that impact the lives of the people it serves. Should residents be allowed to have chickens within city limits? Should the city-owned hospital be sold? What programs should the school district cut to have a balanced budget? How should students be allowed to dress […]
Woodstock residents are accustomed to a little inconvenience when the film crews roll into town to use our community as the small-town backdrop for their productions. The only thing unusual about our recent visitors with the cameras was that two showed up at the same time. Radical Media came to Woodstock and took a few […]
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.
