How to build a home you can afford to live in...............................10
On the cover: Richard Nicholson and
Connie Bequette of Carlinville Middle
School are involved in a mentoring
program called LINK. It was started to
help get community members involved with
kids who can use extra adult attention.
Published by
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Illinois Electric Cooperatives
www.aiec.org
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John Lowrey........................................................Editor
Jack D. Halstead ...................................Senior Editor
Nancy R. Nixon Catrina McCulley Young ,
&Michelle McNeal......................Associate Editors
Sandy Wolske
...................Advertising Coordinator
Erin Weller, Kara Henning
&Kathy Feraris.....................
Graphic Designers
Derek Squires......
Graphic Technician/Designer
Connie Newenham.....
Circulation Coordinator
Illinois Country Living is a monthly publication serving the communications needs of 21 locally owned, not-for-profit Illinois electric cooperatives. More than 160,000 families receive the magazine as part of their electric cooperative membership. Monthly columns and stories provide information about topics and issues that affect the quality of their lives.
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ILLINOIS
COUNTRY LIVING
May 2002........ Volume 60 ..... Number 1
DEPARTMENTS
ILLINOIS COMMENTARY....................................... 4
Earl Struck, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives discusses electric utility deregulation.
ILLINOIS CURRENTS............................................. 6
Cars of the future are available now.
SAFETY AND HEALTH.......................................... 14
Judy Taylor, Youth Development Educator at the University of Illinois Extension office tells how to keep your children safe on the farm.
YOUR YARD AND GARDEN .................16
How to find the perfect plants at your local garden center.
TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY AND YOU................ 18
New high-velocity mini-ducts are great for central air conditioning retrofits.
ILLINOIS' FINEST COOKING ..............................22
This spring, invite your friends over for a potluck, and serve Popcorn Salad from the recipe collection of Green Thumb, Inc. of Harrisburg. And for dessert, wow your guests with Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle from the recipe collection of St. Joseph Hospital in Murphysboro.
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