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Divide and conquer, or unite and concur?

“United we stand. Divided we fall.” – Winston Churchill, among others Welcome to the final days of December 2023. For many of us, it’s a time when we look ahead […]

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Hallmark my words: New holiday movie pitch

The last quarter is one of my favorite times of the year. With Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even New Year’s Eve all occurring within the span of those three months […]

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Committed to loving, in sickness and in health

“To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the loving cup, whenever you’re wrong, admit it; whenever you’re right, shut up.” – Humorist/poet Ogden Nash When I was 16, after […]

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The obituary I’m dying to see

“I will not be right back after this message.”  – Merv Griffin’s epitaph This etching on Merv’s tombstone has always struck me as the kind of “last laugh” I would […]

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More thoughts and prayers in an AR-15 world

“Our thoughts and prayers are with you.” “Our thoughts and prayers are with [fill in the blank].” My late father was a minister. My oldest brother is a retired minister. […]

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Riding in the front seat of a squad car – Part I

By Paul Lockwood He didn’t have an “extreme burning passion” to get into law enforcement. He’s been with the Woodstock Police Department only since September 2019. He’s the second youngest […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.

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