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Agriculture needs a stable workforce in 2024

Finding and affording labor are among the top challenges Illinois farmers, suppliers and processors tell me they face in 2024. From locating qualified truck drivers to haul grain, to sourcing […]

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A community by any other name …

By Terry Willcockson … simply wouldn’t be Woodstock. A recent thread on a local Facebook site asked viewers which community their family should move to – Woodstock or McHenry. While […]

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Woodstock – a home to love and dream

“A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson On the third Wednesday of each month, The Woodstock Independent […]

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Riverwoods would cause environmental disruption

By Leslie Kvistad I write to voice my opposition to the Lennar-Riverwoods 320-unit high-density proposed development. I would be opposed to this ill-advised development even if I didn’t live in […]

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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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Larry Lough

Larry Lough

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

Janet Dovidio

Janet Dovidio

Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.

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Tricia Carzoli

Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.

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