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...before spending six and a half years in prison; the Prison Review Board member who voted to free notorious mobster Harry Aleman in exchange for getting his son a Las Vegas singing job; and the city employee who ran a heroin distribution ring out of Chicago's Department of Water Management. In Chicago's Hired Truck Scandal of 2004, trucking companies on city contracts were discovered to have links to city employees, convicted felons and the mob. And of course there was the time Mayor Richard M. Daley hired John "Quarters" Boyle - a man previously convicted of stealing $4 million...
...favorite. Sturdy - actually, dings and dents are marks of a seasoned traveler, the clerk assured me - with a mouth wide enough to allow ice cubes, but narrow enough to sip without spillage (sports caps are available too), the Klean Kanteen 27-ounce stainless steel bottle kept ice water cold for a two-hour-plus flight. The Kanteen comes in four other sizes, including a 12-ounce "Sippy" for babies, and seven hues - in plain gray steel for us minimalists, and enameled exteriors in vivid, solid colors like Ocean Blue and Orange Sunset. Like the Sigg and the Camelbak, the Kanteen...
...most common pieces of advice for air travelers is, hydrate. But, of course, carrying bottles or cups of liquid through security is verboten, and paying four or five bucks for a bottle of water inside security is just another indignity that flyers would prefer to avoid. The solution? Buy a non-disposable water bottle and fill it courtesy of a friendly server at an airport restaurant, or at a water fountain or bathroom faucet. (Local, state and federal regulators monitor water quality and safety at U.S. airports; however, do not drink the tap water aboard the plane.) Toting your...
...storm over BPA, shorthand for Bisphenol A, a commonly used plasticizer that some researchers suggest poses a health risk to humans. The debate goes on; meanwhile Nalgene is promoting a new line of BPA-free bottles. I tried the 32-ounce Tritan Wide-Mouth Everyday bottle, which holds enough water to hydrate you on a coast-to-coast flight or for a full day at the office. The mouth of the bottle is large enough to accommodate ice cubes, but that also means sipping can be dodgy on bumpy flights. Nalgene sells a variety of accessories to solve that problem...
Sigg Traveler The sales clerk at Whole Earth, an Austin, Tex., based outdoors store, told me Sigg is considered the "hippest" of all water bottles, favored by such celebrities and eco-stars as the Dave Matthews Band. The Swiss company Sigg has been making lightweight, recycled-aluminum bottles for a hundred years; inside, they're lined with a secret coating to prevent the aluminum from flavoring the contents. The Sigg Traveler certainly is light and trendy-looking, and comes in two sizes and a variety colors, including classic, simple steel. One problem for those of us living in hotter climes...