D-200 schools remain committed to the dignity of all children Our extraordinary community has long been an oasis of welcoming and acceptance for so many. It’s a place where we […]
Groundhog Day in Woodstock rolls around every Feb. 2, but while Woodstock remains relatively the same, new people roll in every year. That gives Woodstock the perfect opportunity to put […]
Nearly five years removed, we can safely say that sociologists, psychologists, immunologists, and just about every other “ist” you can think of has written to death about the effects of […]
Even though it wasn’t a perfect solution, the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education voted 5-2 at its Jan. 14 meeting to commit to building a 590 kWh solar […]
Everyone has harrowing stories about close encounters with bad drivers. We had a good discussion about that at last week’s meeting of The Independent’s news/editorial team. It’s a topic any […]
In the summer of 1977, I worked at Claussen Pickles in Woodstock as a packer. We spent eight-hour shifts standing at a bin putting cucumbers into jars. The cucumbers came […]
It’s New Year’s Day! I’m in Steamboat, Colo., with 11 and, at times, 12 other Wormleys. Matt’s and Paul’s families are here, and Cameron joins us on her days off […]
In a recent edition of The Independent, a letter to the editor urged, “Let’s make Woodstock a safe walking community.” While the writer’s specific concern was the bizarre intersection of […]
I like lists. Grocery lists, to-do lists – give me a list and I’ll endeavor to get things done for the greater good. In fact, writing this article was on […]
2024 is an even number, but it was an odd year. It arrived a year ago with such promise. It left this week with a lot of unfinished business. That’s […]
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.
