The second year of my term as the president of Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (KEC) has begun as well as year number two of writing this…
Browsing: April 2021
Our future is in good hands. Never mind the overused adage about “kids these days” being lazy or entitled or immature. If my recent review of…
Odds are most Kansas electric cooperative consumer-members had no idea who or what the Southwest Power Pool, or SPP, is and its relation to electric utilities…
Two short months ago we saw record low temperatures, snow and ice, and now we face severe storm season. Welcome to spring in Kansas! Living in…
Whenever a hurricane, wildfire or other natural disaster causes a widespread power outage, people tend to ask a logical question: why don’t they put the power…
When we think about renewable energy, solar energy and wind energy typically come to mind. However, there is one type of renewable energy that has seen…
Neighbors started to notice a change in Leland Prothe in his fifties. “When you were younger, you cut all the trees down and now you’re trying…
Dear Pat and Brad: My wife and I have been in our 1,500 square-foot home with no air conditioning for 10 years now, and we’re tired…
Nearly everyone loves a ham — the smoky, salty kind that is the plattered center attraction at many a special occasion. When I was growing up,…
Ham Salad Adapted from “Ham: A Savor the South Cookbook” (University of North Carolina Press; 2017) 2-1/2 cups trimmed (diced, cooked ham)1/2 cup finely minced…