Editorial: Do you realize who’s on the ballot?
November 2, 2020
If have not yet been motivated to vote in next week’s election, you might not be able to be persuaded. Of course, thousands of you already have voted. More of […]
If have not yet been motivated to vote in next week’s election, you might not be able to be persuaded. Of course, thousands of you already have voted. More of […]
By Cheryl Wormley Summer Grandpa and Grandma Camps have been high priority for Jim and me starting when our oldest grandkids were old enough to look forward to making pretzels, […]
“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.” – Meryl Streep “When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive […]
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 […]
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.