Co-op Voices
Co-ops Prep for the UnpreventablePublished: December 20th, 2011
Electric cooperative employees take pride in their daily work of providing service to their members. They also take pride in providing emergency assistance, in their hometowns or several states... Read more
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Joining Members to Weather the StormPublished: November 29th, 2011
Over the years I’ve shared some of the memories and lessons from my 38-plus years in this industry. I occasionally take a proverbial stroll down memory lane, and often get lost in memories and... Read more
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Metal Theft Threatens Co-ops, CrooksPublished: November 18th, 2011
Most people wouldn’t trade their life for $58, but that’s exactly what a man in Oklahoma did when he attempted to steal some copper wire from an energized power line. It’s hard to understand... Read more
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A Co-op Role in Rural BroadbandPublished: November 3rd, 2011
From my home just west of Jefferson City, Mo., I can connect to the world through a high-speed Internet service available to me and my neighbors. I can search for the latest news on electric cooperatives... Read more
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Co-ops Bring More Than ElectricityPublished: October 21st, 2011
There is little argument that from their humble beginnings, electric cooperatives have helped enhance the quality of life in rural and suburban areas, not only in Oklahoma, but nationwide. And it’s... Read more
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In Co-op Country, a Different BeautyPublished: October 5th, 2011
For most of us, nothing is more beautiful than a towering mountain vista, a scenic green valley or uninterrupted acres of farmland. It’s easy to let our minds wander as we admire nature’s... Read more
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Growing Deeper Roots in the StormPublished: September 12th, 2011
It was a communal nightmare, a sweat-soaked, surreal dreamscape of mass destruction carried out by terrorists to whom death meant nothing, and life meant even less. Seared into each of us is a unique... Read more