Editorial: We’ve been through this before
October 26, 2020
That second shoe has dropped. The postman always rings twice, you know. And now we have the second wave of COVID-19. It came crashing down last week, and it might […]
That second shoe has dropped. The postman always rings twice, you know. And now we have the second wave of COVID-19. It came crashing down last week, and it might […]
By Cheryl Wormley Uncertainties abound as COVID-19 continues to dominate our lives. Many of us – I’m thinking most of us – long to gather with family and friends to […]
Don’t give away your vote for McHenry County coroner Funny how [County Board] Chairman [Jack] Franks would like the citizens to hand over their vote to a bunch of politicians. […]
Last week The Independentpublished its Voters Guide, which contains information we hope will help people to make decisions about which candidates to vote for in the Nov. 3 election. That wasn’t […]
By Cheryl Wormley A photo of two University of Illinois students wearing masks conveyed two messages to me last week. The first was printed on a sign they held – […]
Vote to keep your right to vote for county coroner The coroner’s office needs to remain independent of any and all outside influences to death investigations. Continuing electing the coroner […]
Because this is 2020, and next to nothing has been normal this year, it makes perfect sense that Woodstock School District 200 has adopted a plan that will finally return […]
By Cheryl Wormley Students in Woodstock School District 200 have completed one-quarter of the 2020-21 school year. I hope they are celebrating along with their teachers and parents. All can […]
By Jan Bowman The other day on a Zoom gathering, one of the participants said, “Leslie, you look thinner. Have you lost weight?” “Yeah, I’ve lost over 15 pounds during […]
Woodstock’s Plan Commission never did like Founder’s Crossing. From the first presentation in February 2019, commissioners picked apart the single-family housing proposal – less for what it was than 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.
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.