First Thoughts

• 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

• First Thoughts
• September 2016

For our farms, freedom, food and jobs

• First Thoughts
• August 2016

Geothermal deserves tax credit parity

• First Thoughts
• July 2016

Setting the record straight on pork production

• First Thoughts
• May 2016

Is $15 million enough?

• First Thoughts
• April 2016

Encouraging rural entrepreneurship

• First Thoughts
• March 2016

Leveraging the cooperative advantage

• First Thoughts
• February 2016

Facing the next big challenge: EPA’s Clean Power Plan

• First Thoughts
• January 2016

Visiting co-op youth helped senator take on challenges

• First Thoughts
• December 2015

Cooperatives: A constant in a changing industry

• First Thoughts
• November 2015

Overcoming challenges and changes is what co-ops do

• First Thoughts
• October 2015

The Cooperative Way

• First Thoughts
• September 2015

Creating jobs in the heart of the heartland

• First Thoughts
• August 2015

We can all make a difference