An adult cow can drink between nine and 20 gallons of water a day. Getting it to them is easily feasible when power from the grid is available. But, throw in a clincher like the severe ice storm we just had and are trying to recover from, and that farmer has to have alternate plans to provide ...

For two reasons, I have decided not to write about the ice storm this week. The first being that it’s probably all you’ve heard about this past week. And second being that today is my birthday, and I’ve decided to create a tradition. Last year, for my 23rd birthday, I wrote a column ...

We’re about one week post-ice storm, and Northeast Michigan and several other areas are still feeling the effects. Some have been without power since last weekend, and there has not been a definite answer for them on when their power will return. To them we’d like to say, hang in ...

The lights kept flickering most of the day on Saturday. Every time the power went out, I don’t know why, but I would run around the house resetting all the digital clocks. I stopped doing that after about a half dozen resettings. That was until about 7 p.m., when once again it went out, but ...

We have watched with increasing concern the work of Elon Musk and his DOGE compatriots in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere to reduce the federal payroll. And reduce it they have, going into one department after another, cutting thousands of jobs with little apparent thought about what those ...

Ice storms in northern Michigan and heavy thunderstorms that roared across the southern part of the state have left many trees downed and broken. Another round could be coming through today. Safety is a top concern when dealing with storm cleanup, so the Michigan Department of Natural ...