We need to have a conversation, again
November 20, 2024
I didn’t think I’d have to write about this again. But here we are. It’s time — again — to talk about using the word “retarded” as an insult. The […]
I didn’t think I’d have to write about this again. But here we are. It’s time — again — to talk about using the word “retarded” as an insult. The […]
Recent travels brought my husband, Tom, and me closer to devastation than we expected. Tom and I planned a motorcoach guided tour from Oct. 13 to 25 that would visit […]
There are a lot of moms like me who had kids at a young age and then, after an extended gap, had more kids later in life. Raising my two […]
If you follow politics, and it’s been hard not to during the past few months, you know the pundits are showing off their perfect hindsight to explain why results were […]
Folk, food, fun – three words that describe my October 2024 travels. Usually, I’m a one-destination-at-a-time traveler. But last month, opportunity knocked. I joined my high school friends in Charleston, […]
I am the product of a rural, one-room school. And I’m happy that I am. My education began in Sheridan No. 9 School, on the corner of my family’s farm […]
If being an elected public official were easy, we would know it. Ballots in local elections would be full of candidates in contested races vying for the right to represent […]
Growing up as a “tomboy” in the older part of Woodstock, I despised the color pink. When I was a child, pink was about being girly, fancy, and high maintenance. […]
Maybe you can’t fight City Hall, but you might be able to negotiate. Some Woodstock citizens had success with the latter approach recently when they had concerns about the city’s […]
Mayor Mike Turner and other city officials were decidedly upbeat recently in delivering the annual state of the city report during a luncheon hosted by the Woodstock Area Chamber of […]
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.