Food Shed Co-op needs us; we need Food Shed Co-0p The U.S. spends twice as much as the average OECD nation (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) on health care, […]
Give military credit in fight against COVID-19 I enjoyed reading [Cheryl Wormley’s] weekly column [Declarations, Dec. 30]. I am surprised that she did not mention the U.S. military in her […]
Republicans must return to their honorable traits The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Defense (DOD), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the […]
Santa hopes to be back inside his hut next year I am rather upset by the Woodstock Santa Hut this year not having a Santa, and I understand why, because […]
Let’s survive the holidays: wear a mask, shop local For 8+ months we have been collectively suffering through this pandemic. Whether you’re a small business, someone (like me) who’s lost […]
Van Landuyt’s work helped to make Woodstock unique This letter of appreciation goes out to Jeff Van Landuyt, who will be retiring from director of Public Works for the city […]
Wear your mask, help one and all, and be sure to vote I do hope you received a sizable amount of money for the ad that was last in your […]
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. […]
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 […]
‘Dedication’ aptly describes VFW’s auxiliary president The opening paragraph of the article [Sept. 19] about Chris Gehrke’s 50 years of service to the VFW uses the word “dedication” to describe […]
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.
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Within the next month, Barrington resident Doug McConnell will attempt to accomplish something that only 47 people older…
Woodstock resident Bob Will is like many of us. He worked hard all his life, raised a beautiful…
