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Co-op Teens Power Texas 2012 Video Contest Winner

Comanche EC youth wins 2012 grand prize

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Getting My TV Kicks on ‘Route 66’

For those willing to sit and watch, the road goes on forever

Co-op People

Egg-xacting Hobby

Mary Ellen Walls’ Ukrainian masterpieces

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Let There Be Light

Before the first power lines were strung, a wondrous invention—the Delco generator—brightened rural Texans’ nights

April 2012 Photo Contest

Focus on Texas: Easter

From confetti-filled eggs to intricately decorated Ukrainian eggs, our readers share their favorite photos

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Hot Wheels

Racing hearts and revved-up engines: NASCAR and Texas Motor Speedway drive Texans wild

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Hand-Me-Down Work Ethic

As the pine logs roll through TEC’s pole manufacturing plant, Kirk Lacy hears his father’s words: ‘Don’t do anything you can’t sign your name to’

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Social Call

Square dancing’s circle of laughter, love and friendship brings all—even scoffers—into the fold

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What’s Yours Is Mine

Eating off other people’s plates and wearing others’ shoes … thrifting is all about use and reuse

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Paint By Numbers

Buckholts residents drew upon memories—and a community center wall—to re-create their past