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February 2019

This Month’s Issue:

Our cover story this month highlights a Tarboro couple dedicated to baking fresh, locally sourced breads and pastries for their rural community. As they put it: “Real food made mostly from scratch nourishes a healthier, happier and more resilient future for the world.” Also, get the inside scoop on the Tryon 2018 World Equestrian Games in co-op territory (it was a big deal).

—Scott Gates, editor

More Power

More Power

Co-op Linemen Advance Skills at Nash Community College

10 co-op employees earned advanced certificates covering line construction and safety standards

More Power

An Outlet for Energy Savings

Energy-saving wall outlets are effective and easy to install

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Crisis Counseling Available to Hurricane Florence Victims

Call the Hope 4 NC Hotline for more information

More Power

NC Safety Leader Receives National Honor

Farris Leonard was recently awarded the H.C. Potthast Award by his peers

Carolina Living

Carolina Living

A New Furry Friend

Consider your lifestyle when picking a pet

Carolina Living

The Versatile Sweet Potato

These potatoes keep you sweet and in the pink

Carolina Living

Let the Sunshine in

Enjoy health perks of natural light through windows

I Remember

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Carolina People

Finding UFOs Inward (Not Upward)

A personal journey led retired professor David Halperin to study UFOs

On The House

Saving Energy After a New Baby

Ways to save amid the diaper changes and late-night feedings

Energy Sense

7 Low-Cost Energy Tips for Renters

Tame winter chills without breaking the bank

NC Outdoors

Shad: Harbingers of Spring

Warmer weather brings shad up coastal rivers

Viewpoints

Improving the World, One Patient at a Time

North Carolina’s electrical cooperatives have long supported the NC Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill

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