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Medicare Compliance, Tim Zipp, is still President of the Citys 4-B Board. That entity is currently embroiled in a lawsuit against the Store for nearly $4 million in taxpayer largess that the Store was given as part of deal to keep them in New Braunfels instead of picking up stakes and moving to San Marcos, which they had threatened to do if they didnt get nearly $4 million from the NB taxpayers. You know, because the Store cares about the community and whatnot. Anyway, you know by now that the 4-B has been operating without a Federal Tax ID number, and up until now you may have been thinking Big deal. What could they possibly need a Federal Tax ID number for? Well, aside from properly filing taxes, it means they arent a legitimate corporation, even though they have the word Corporation right there in their name. The full name of the Board is the New Braunfels Industrial Development Corporation. See? This is about to become a problem, because if the City expects to get that nearly $4 million back, theyre going to have to win in court and the fact that they dont have their ducks in a row means that they (we) just might have to eat that cash. Oops. Weve been told by District Four
sits on the 4-B Board, and last week, during the Treasurers report, he asked to see the Boards phantom Tax ID. He was immediately Tommy-gunned by First Assistant City Attorney Frankie The Onion Onion, who told him that since the Tax ID wasnt on the agenda, that he couldnt bring it up during the financial discussion portion of the evening, and that if he wanted to discuss it hed have to wait another month to do so. Uh oh. Now keep in mind that the Boards Directors are legally responsible for everything the Board does. And that Trevor Bird was shut down for trying to make sure that the Board hes on is in compliance with the law. This is like a person you dont know asking you to carry something on board an airplane with an admonition not to look inside the bag. This is what Bird is up against. Well have to wait and see how this plays out, but man, I wouldnt want to be Sandy Nolte right now. As for Tim Zipp, there are two ways his continued presence on 4-B could go. The question is where his loyalties lay. If its with his old company, hell be trying to get the 4-B used to idea that they just arent going to be able to collect on that debt. If its with the taxpayers of this community, hell be using what he knows about The Store to make sure we get paid back. Again, were going to have to wait and see on this one, however the Zipp conflict of interest thing just gets worse. The idea that hes still on 4-B speaks volumes, but thats par for the course in Texas Most Corrupt City. Enjoy.
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Make up for something horrible you did once. Continued from previous page. We got this from TX Citizen fan and uberCity Council Report dogsitter Karla Roch:
After the beating City Council took for denying the downtown outdoor food court, (see The War on Cool in the 2-7-13 issue on the TX Citizen, online at txcitizen.com), it seems they might have decided to embrace
a single mom who lost all of their fire is suspected to be an electrical one at no fault to her. and she owns Doggone
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to the Haus massive patio for Giant Jenga and bean bag tossin. Council also voted to allow pedicabs to cart downtown visitors both this way and that. Good times, all of it. (Both items will need to be voted on one more time, but as these both passed their first reading 7-0, it would be shocking if four or more council members were to change their
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although at this point she really started with a place to live. Can person who has and would do the same for a stranger.
There was also a bit of weird during the meeting. District Threes Ron Reeves made a massive amendment to an item regarding the formation of a task force to develop a plan for arts and culture. He went as far as to outline which other City and citizen entities should sit on the board of said task force, moved to approve the item with his changes, and then voted against it. And people wonder why we hate politicians.
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On Saturday, April 27, our friends at the US Drug Enforcement Agency Saturday, April 27. Festival Noon to 5pm, Street Dance 5 to 8pm, will be hand at NBU to relieve you of any expired or unneeded prescription Live Auction, 6:30pm, Raffle for brand spankin new Ford F-150 Pick em or over-the-counter drugs that may be cluttering your medicine cabinet, Up Truck 7:30pm. 1 2 no questions asked (wink-wink). You dont have 3 to bring them in their original packaging, but if you dont have those containers be sure to drive carefully prescription meds in a baggie can turn a routine traffic stop into VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT a newsworthy event. The drop will take place in the parking lot behind The First Annual New Braunfels Toros Volleyball Tournament takes NBU off of Comal Avenue between 10am to 2pm. place Saturday, April 27, Co-ed, six player recreational and four-man competitive divisions. Food, games, music, and fun! Proceeds to be put DOGGIE DIP DAY toward purchase of jerseys and equipment. All day event. How about a swim with your best pal? Well, its Doggie Dip time again out at the Landa Park springfed pool. Bring proof of rabies vaccination and $5 per dog for admission there will be prizes for Best Doggie Swim-Suit, BIKE NIGHT AT DIRTYS! so bring one of those along as well if your pooch can stand that kind of Fire up your bike 5 and come git cha sum award winning Texas BBQ and 6 humiliation. Saturday, April 27, noon to 4pm. 7 live music from the Rowdy Johnson Band at Dirtys this Sunday! Two miles past Clear Springs on Hwy 46. 3 to 6pm All bikers welcome!
The Sam Bentley Band will be playing true country dance music along with a guest appearance from singer Star Longoria, at the Maurice T. Suttles SUNDAY DANCE VFW Post 3413, 1701 Hunter Rd, in San Marcos, on April 27 from 8pm to Jason Arnold & the Stepsiders Band from Austin will be performing all midnight. Doors open at 7 pm. Adult admission $8, children 12 & under your old country dance favorites at the Geronimo VFW Post 8456, 6808 $4. Smoke free and always open to everyone. For info and reservations, N Highway 123, Geronimo, April 28, 3-6:30 PM (open seating). Kitchen call 512-757-1478 or 512-667-6215. opens at 2 PM. $7.00 donation; benefits VFW Auxiliary. Smokefree and always open to all. Info 830-303-9903. BREAKFAST LIONS TURKEY SHOOT
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The endings of last weeks top-grossing movies. Oblivion
Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman smuggle a nuke onto a space station and blow it, and themselves, up. Its ok though, because there are a whole bunch of Tom Cruise clones left walking around on earth.
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Jackie Robinson puts his physical safety in jeopardy simply by playing what had been exclusively whiteys game in this baseball biopic. The film concludes with Robinson hitting a home run against a Pittsburg Pirates pitcher that beans him earlier in the story, and with it takes Brooklyn to the 1947 World Series, which they lose. Everybody gets into the Hall of Fame, and white people everywhere feel better about themselves. Has Han Solo in it so its good.
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Get it? Its the fifth one so they made the V in the title big. Post-credits, its revealed that Charlie Sheen dreamt the whole story, after which Lindsay Lohan accidently kills him with her car. Because she crashes lots of cars in real-life. Because shes a drunk.
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Channing Tatum gets killed by COBRA. The Rock kills Firefly, deactivates some weapons of mass destruction, and gets George Pattons gun. From the President.
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Circus motorcycle stuntman Ryan Gosling robs banks sos he can have money to see his kid and what-not. Cop kills Ryan Gosling, and feels bad about it. Ryan Goslings kid grows up and figures out how the cop factors into his family history. Kid kidnaps cop and plans to kill him. Cop cries and apologizes for killing Ryan Gosling, and then becomes New York States Attorney General. Kid buys a motorcycle and presumably joins the circus and/or turns to crime. They dont say. The end.
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Uncle Esel, You mentioned the government spying on our emails and other communications, but is there any evidence they use the internet against us? I mean if they are genuinely looking for terrorists, then whats the harm? Thank You, Wilson
Dear Wilson, Well, if the government could be trusted to just do what they say, then we wouldnt have to worry about it, but in fact, agencies like the IRS are starting to utilize information off the Internet to go after people. Not just them, but also state agencies including tax agencies. One reported case involved Oklahoma authorities going after a bunch of frat boys who were making a few bucks by hosting parties. Now, news flash Oklahoma tax people, no one on Facebook, Twitter or other social media sites ever lies or exaggerates. If its on the Internet it has to be true, right? So these kids did the unexpected and maybe exaggerated a wee bit on the amount of income they made (in reality, probably just enough to buy some free booze and a tank of gas). Imagine the shock of getting bill for $320,000 from the state for back taxes and penalties. Imagine the surprise to see the backup documentation that consisted entirely of screen shots of the boys social media posts. So are you worried yet? Well listen up Casanovas and Lolitas of the world. Over 80% of divorce cases also relied on social media in some form for their proceedings. Even around here, we have seen the use of social media to turn common bluster into something sinister even though it was just simple trash talk. I guess its all a matter of who has the best access to the system and the right connections, isnt it Princess? By the way, the Department of Justice was served with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and had to produce a training document on using social media to investigate Americans. It includes references to workarounds for privacy settings and appears to allude to using deception (friending) to get info despite routine claims that the feds do not do that. So Wilson, in summary, how many terrorists have been jailed for under-reporting taxes? Using non-federal agency math, we have the count at zero. Love, K Dear Kenny, The question is pretty broad and there are a lot of variables to consider such as the industry or merchandise you might be talking about. Most really big retailers for instance have a repair division or service either in house or contracted. In either case they often buy products from manufacturers and get discounts for agreeing to service any warranty needs. Smaller companies however, will refer you to the manufacturers warranty program and approved repair centers. If you dealing with a big company then ask to speak to their national customer relations department, this usually starts the ball rolling to resolve most complaints. You can also contact the manufacturer of an item to obtain warranty assistance. When nothing seems to be working you can lodge a complaint with the Better Business Bureau or the state Consumer Division of the Attorney General office. Tell the Attorney Generals office you are from New Braunfels, they know us real well up there. On second thought, they may not be to friendly if you tell them that. If you are really good at Internet searches, you can always find the phone numbers for the executives of the company or even a fax number. Calls to them are usually fast tracked for resolution and get pretty lenient treatment, you know, in case youre asking for too much. If all else fails, bad mouth them on their Facebook. Love, K
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Dear Mexican: I have always liked ranchera music. As of late, I have wanted to get deeper into it as far as the history, the culture and especially the songs and lyrics. The older I get, the more rancheras seem like poetry to mesounds cursi, i know. So what I was wondering is if you know a good book or two or website that I can read or check out? I went to my local library and they didnt have a very good selection. And Borders or Barnes and Noble? Forget itso por favor and gracias, if you could. Houston Honey
Dear Wabette: Of course Borders doesnt stock any books on rancherasBorders doesnt exist anymore (and borders dont existed, period, but thats neither ni aqu no all). Most research on Mexican music concentrates on corridos, our ballad form that celebrates bad men, events, and horses, but actual scholarly treatises on ranchera? Few and far between, alasand non-existent in English. Your best bet is Jose Alfredo Jimnez: Cancionero Completo, a songbook that contains all the compositions of the ranchera titan, whose hit parade makes the collected works of Gershwin, Porter, Leiber-Stoller, the Brill Building AND Woody Guthrie seem as voluminous as the output of Paper Lace. The libro also contains a great introductory essay by Mexican intellectual Carlos Monsivais that puts Jimnez in his proper context. As great as Cancionero Completo is, however, dont bother buying it: a used copy of is currently priced at $54 on Amazon.com, and while the book showcases the Robert Burns-esque bravado and orgullo that was the Jimnez style, it aint worth that price in this day and age where you can just gather all the lyrics online. Then again, if youre willing to buy the book, Im more than happy to sell my copy to you: I do need to finish off the down payment on my burro
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By Gustavo Arellano
so be it. I do have Mexican family (through marriage), and my brother (white like me) is currently down in Mexico City courting a beautiful Mexi nugget he met while attending college in Malaga, Spain. I get along well with many Mexicans, legal and illegal, but I hate that they arent paying the man like I have to. Sure, Im a little jealous, but Id be all for Mexicans being awarded citizenship simply for walking over the border...as long as they paid their dues. I pay taxes that fund crap like keeping white trash from getting jobs, jobs they could get if I wasnt already paying for them to survive on junk food, and some undocumented borderjumping beaner wasnt there working for cheaper (and not helping me pay the dumb taxes to keep the trailer trash alive). I say assimilate, document, pay taxes and welcome. Im writing an essay on wetbacks (screw PC terms) and their effect on our country for better AND worse. Ive never heard of you until I read about 30 of your emails and responses on the net today. Id like to know whats your opinion on the crossing over and its effect economically rather than socially? White Sox Winner!
Dear Gabacho: The only opinion I have is on your language. Beaner? Borderjumping? Wetback? All these insults are SO 1950s. Dont you know the current verboten insult toward Mexicans is illegal or illegal immigrant? And as for your concern about the undocumented paying their way, dontcha worry about that: the recent proposed amnesty bill crafted by a bunch of political pendejos is more punitive than habanero salsa marching through your alimentary canal toward your culo.
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