Pick more suitable site for new housing subdivisionLucas Road, an east-west dividing line between Crystal Lake and Woodstock, has been targeted by both the city of Woodstock and a high-density […]
Suggestion about city’s ‘clunky’ branding motto“Classically Different, From Every Angle.”The Independent’s Feb. 28 editorial takes on Woodstock’s new motto, calling it “clunky.” I agree.To me, the motto is word salad, […]
She enjoys reading about Woodstock people, issuesI would like to say how much I have enjoyed the articles about people and businesses in the paper lately. These human interest articles […]
Downtown restaurants don’t need another taxI read in The Independent that Woodstock is going to charge restaurants for their use of public sidewalks and parking spaces for outdoor dining. The […]
48,830 people were killed by guns in 2021 – an average of 133 people every single day. That’s according to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], which just released […]
They want to enforce onlythose laws they agree withI find it so incredibly humorous when anti-gun liberals write letters to the editor. Are they that clueless and do they lack […]
Downtown decorations involved community effortII would like to thank all of our new contributors to the Woodstock Square Christmas decorations from Santa’s workshop.Ali Neff designed and built a partner nutcracker […]
Woodstock shows off its Merriest Main StreetI would like to thank Kelly Afeld for watching the “Today Show” when they requested submissions for Merriest Main Street.She contacted Denise Ponstein, who […]
Accepting Tim’s challenge for better lodging optionsIn his Oct. 5 Letter to the Editor, Tim Davis of Bethesda, Md., challenged Woodstock to provide better lodging accommodations. I agree that our […]
What is value of your vote?As the election approaches, I wonder the value of my vote? When all our elected individuals vote as the political party directs, what is 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.
