Yes, Trust the Torch
January 25, 2021
By Cheryl Wormley When most of you read this, it will be Inauguration Day. We didn’t send staff to cover Joe Biden being sworn in as our country’s 46th president. […]
By Cheryl Wormley When most of you read this, it will be Inauguration Day. We didn’t send staff to cover Joe Biden being sworn in as our country’s 46th president. […]
Is this ironic or what? After reading the article on “Vaccines expand ….” and hearing it on the TV and radio that all seniors are first to get the vaccine, […]
By Lou Ness On his knees, sweeping debris into a garbage bag, New Jersey Congressman Andy Kim could simply not bear the [Capitol] rotunda looking like an abandoned parking lot, […]
Last week was a milestone week for the novel coronavirus. The U.S. reported on Wednesday the highest number of deathss reported in a single day since the pandemic began. That […]
By Cheryl Wormley Since last Wednesday when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, I have wrestled with what I would write in this week’s column. I don’t need […]
Food Shed Co-op needs us; we need Food Shed Co-0p The U.S. spends twice as much as the average OECD nation (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) on health care, […]
Football fans in northeastern Illinois must have noticed how similar the year 2020 was to the Chicago Bears’ season. The year started with the economy continuing to gain strength, shaking […]
By Cheryl Wormley This column is all about keeping my word. Back on Dec. 9, I shared The Rev. Howard Thurman’s poem “I will light candles this Christmas.” That went […]
Give military credit in fight against COVID-19 I enjoyed reading [Cheryl Wormley’s] weekly column [Declarations, Dec. 30]. I am surprised that she did not mention the U.S. military in her […]
By Ken Stoklosa Hope to see you again. Hope you’re feeling better. Hope you find your lost dog. Hope you pass your final exam. And on and on, the expressions […]
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.