The crisis also has pushed water quality to the front of the line in our industry.
In 2008, my father moved to the quaint town of Oxford, Mich. It is a charming place with a couple blocks filled with local shops, pubs and eateries that my wife and I will check out with the family when we visit every six months or so.
The drive to my dad’s home takes a tedious 5 1/2 hours. To keep myself sane I have to break the drive into sections. Chicago-to-Indiana border followed by Indiana-to-Kalamazoo. Then the final landmark is Flint, Mich. — or the last 40 minutes of the drive.