By Kenneth Stoklosa I started out as some material, oh, you know, not just any cloth but fibers with real color. Big and bold, different from all those European flags. […]
We know it’s coming. Without a doubt, it will change life as we know it in Woodstock. And there is not much we can do to prepare for it. The […]
By Cheryl Wormley Trust is earned. It can’t be purchased or negotiated. Trust develops over time as a person, business, or institution proves over and over again that it is […]
Uncertainty is the curse of this coronavirus pandemic. Many people who test positive for the virus are not sure where they were or what they were doing when they were […]
By Cheryl Wormley Were it not for COVID-19, this would be a back-to-school column. It would include reminders about stopping for school buses and watching for children walking to school. […]
Celebrating all month for U.S. Women’s Suffrage Thanks so much for the article about our 35th Annual Woodstock Folk Festival – Reimagined. We received many favorable comments from people near […]
No one can doubt that we all will remember the summer of 2020. The summer of face masks, social distancing, and extra hand washing. Here it is, August already, and […]
By Cheryl Wormley Combatting COVID is tiresome. Illinois seemed to be on the right track until July 26, when the number of deaths started to rise again. The uptick nationally […]
We are fortunate to have our public safety forces Dear First Responders: I would like to thank Lt. Williams of the Woodstock Fire Department and the other first responders who […]
Face mask, or bare faced? Dining inside, or outside? Sports, or no sports? With less than two weeks from the first day of the new school year in Woodstock, the […]
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.
