First Thoughts

• First Thoughts
• August 2021

Accelerate efforts to bridge the digital divide

• First Thoughts
• July 2021

Voices for cooperative power

• First Thoughts
• June 2021

Visit your local county fair

• First Thoughts
• May 2021

Sharing stories to save lives

• First Thoughts
• April 2021

Invested in you

• First Thoughts
• March 2021

Elevating the Land of Lincoln to new heights

• First Thoughts
• February 2021

Looking back

• First Thoughts
• January 2021

Greater reliability requires new skills

• First Thoughts
• December 2020

Help is available for college-bound students

• First Thoughts
• November 2020

Defining moments

• First Thoughts
• October 2020

Co-ops and the local communities they serve

• First Thoughts
• September 2020

Celebrate democracy: register and vote

• First Thoughts
• August 2020

Seeing 2020

• First Thoughts
• July 2020

Today’s listeners, tomorrow’s leaders

• First Thoughts
• June 2020

New broadband funding will spark economic flame across rural America

• First Thoughts
• May 2020

Banding together for your local economy

• First Thoughts
• April 2020

This spring, pitch in to help pollinators

• First Thoughts
• March 2020

Lawmakers play key role to help rural communities

• First Thoughts
• February 2020

New markets create new opportunities

• First Thoughts
• January 2019

Be the giving type!

• First Thoughts
• December 2019

Innovations are expanding high-speed internet access

• First Thoughts
• November 2019

Illinois farmers – resilient and dedicated

• First Thoughts
• October 2019

Leaders of influence

• First Thoughts
• September 2019

Electric co-ops continually learn to improve service for members

• First Thoughts
• August 2019

Help for veteran-owned small businesses

• First Thoughts
• July 2019

Patriotism in action

• First Thoughts
• June 2019

Infrastructure legislation must benefit rural America

• First Thoughts
• May 2019

Rural America – a small town family

• First Thoughts
• April 2019

Celebrating 100 years – Illinois Chamber of Commerce

• First Thoughts
• March 2019

The new political reality in Illinois

• First Thoughts
• February 2019

AIEC: Backing local co-ops to serve you better

• First Thoughts
• January 2019

The true colors of leadership