But what I want to know is, did or did not Glenn Beck rape and murder a girl in 1991? Seriously, this article is using Beck/Rove tactics, same as the demagogues. Just get another lawyer already! I would most definitely consider this "inflammatory speech" even if the writer has some factual points to make; the recriminations he makes are defamatory.

Great story Ms. Kriz--thanks! It sounds like the perfect life-experience to become a book...? I lived in Oak Park for a few years in the early 2000s--38th and Y St. 'hood. Never had a problem, loved my neighbors and once I even left my car unlocked overnight (accidentally) with a camera and lenses and equipment in it--and no one took it. The suburb where I live now has had two house robberies on this block and 3 stolen cars in the past year. The "urban myth" of the dangerousness of Oak Park needs to end. The suburbs are just as bad.

Thank you Ms. Traci for a well-written and heartfelt article--nice work.

So, why does "God's grace" let people get hurt in the first place? Why does "God's" ambulance service charge me 100s of dollars to transport me to the hospital?

"mmahood" you are not fooling anyone--you are a shill. Nestle invests money but the profits all go to the corporation, and the plant will employ about 25 people or less when operational. The point is that bottled water is energy wasteful, environmentally deleterious, and we could put those people to work building low-income housing, new schools, or simply helping others, rather than working for a massive and crooked corporation. The most disturbing part is the nefarious nature of the inception of this venture--the water is not owned by the business OR the city, it is owned by the people of California.