First Thoughts

• 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

• First Thoughts
• December 2018

New ISA strategic direction aids Illinois and its soybean producers

• First Thoughts
• November 2018

Are you a co-op voter?

• First Thoughts
• October 2018

The power of community

• First Thoughts
• August 2018

Imposing newsprint tariffs would hurt, not help, American jobs

• First Thoughts
• May 2018

The mission remains the same

• First Thoughts
• April 2018

The cooperative movement

• First Thoughts
• March 2018

Working with our partners

• First Thoughts
• February 2018

Congress must not lose sight of our core values

• First Thoughts
• January 2018

It’s our 200th birthday and we are #ILLINOISPROUD

• First Thoughts
• December 2017

Healthy People, Healthy Rural Communities

• First Thoughts
• November 2017

Rural economic development

• First Thoughts
• October 2017

Co-ops commit to you

• First Thoughts
• September 2017

Backed by big service

• First Thoughts
• August 2017

Agriculture – Illinois’ number one industry

• First Thoughts
• July 2017

Concluding thoughts as I ride off into the sunset

• First Thoughts
• June 2017

Celebrating Our Month (and Milk!)

• First Thoughts
• May 2017

Illinois Made Highlights State’s Faces of Travel

• First Thoughts
• April 2017

There is no time like now

• First Thoughts
• March 2017

Youth Leadership Counsel delegate says look within and find your greatness

• First Thoughts
• February 2017

Fixing Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation formula for school funding

• First Thoughts
• January 2017

Manufacturing a middle class in Illinois once again

• First Thoughts
• December 2016

You can help improve Illinois wildlife habitat

• First Thoughts
• November 2016

How powerful partnerships can tackle tough problems

• First Thoughts
• October 2016

Power, politics, progress and the cooperative way