At Lake Murphysboro the water holds the last of the dark long after the sky has given it up, and the pines along the coves stand stiff and white. Heaven Homes LLC is usually moving before that light arrives, running plow routes so drives and walks around Murphysboro are open by the time the coffee is done. Snow here is heavy and wet far more often than it is powder, and it wants clearing early, before it packs down into something stubborn. Salt goes at the steps and along the walkways, where a whole morning can turn on a single stride. There is a plain, steady pride in a cleared drive that nobody ever had to think about.