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December 19, 2024
A Qwazy Qwistmas Quotes Quiz When you gather with friends and family this holiday season, you might find it tough to come up with topics of discussion that everyone can […]
A Qwazy Qwistmas Quotes Quiz When you gather with friends and family this holiday season, you might find it tough to come up with topics of discussion that everyone can […]
Are you wondering how to make a difference this season? What if I told you that there was a way to impact untold numbers of people – and it didn’t […]
Hasn’t it been great having the Opera House back for the holidays? Whatever would we do without it? Although some fall shows had to be rescheduled to ensure appropriate sound […]
Giving has many facets. A gift can be wrapped with a bow. It can be a financial contribution – say to a nonprofit, church, college, or university. It can also […]
This is the season when Woodstock shines – literally. With the Lighting of the Square on the day after Thanksgiving, we officially launch the holiday season in spectacular fashion. In […]
Do you consider trash and garbage to be the same thing? They seem to have been used interchangeably during the recent public debate on Woodstock’s new 10-year agreement with refuse […]
Has our fondness for Woodstock blinded us to the realistic development potential in our community of 26,000 people? We might have had a hint a few years ago when the […]
The third cloudy, damp, and dismal day in a row in mid-November gives one time to reflect and ask oneself, “Have I finished all my garden tasks for the year?” […]
I came across the term “Third Place” recently and looked up the reference: “American sociologist Ray Oldenburg developed the notion of a ‘Third Place’ as ‘a space for informal, free […]
“It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the hundreds of thousands of hardworking immigrants who make this country go, for healthcare, for our climate, for science, for […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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