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You want lawsuits? We got lawsuits!

In addition to 4-Bs suit against

The Scooter Store or the return

o nearly $4 million in economic

development unds, STOPs

case seeking an overturn o the

disposable container ban, and

District One Councilman Richard

Zapatas action against the City or

the release o City Manager emails, two more

high-prole cases were led last week.

You may have already heard about the

one aimed at Scooter Store ounder DougHarrison, so well get to that one later. What

you likely havent heard about, unless you

ollow us on Facebook, is the suit led against

Mayor Gale Pospisil and New Braunels Police

Chie Tom Wibert or acting without legal

authority regarding the Citys action on the

new towing contract, which was to eliminate

the previous vendor rotation system in avor

o a single contractor model, but didnt.

Interim City Manager Robert Camareno andPurchasing Manager Mary Quinones are also

named as deendants.

The issue acing the court isnt the single

vendor system. Its that the bidding process

demanded certain criteria be met, and then,

at the last minute, ater the bids were in, the

City made wholesale changes to that criteria

- verbally and on the y - selecting multiple

companies or the work rather than one. And

those companies, the suit alleges, didnt meet

the terms o the initial bid. This is much like

checking everyones Lotto numbers and then

pulling selected numbers out o the ball beore

the drawing. Not exactly, but Im sure you get

the point. #gamerigged

Heres the problem with our companies

being selected rather than just one: Two o the

plaintis, the owners o JJs Towing and Pro Care

Wrecker Service, did not submit bids or thecontract, because they didnt think they could

reasonably handle 100% o the work. Had they

known the contract would be split our ways, they

would have certainly submitted a bid. The third

and nal plainti, the owner o Comal Towing,

did submit a bid, but structured it to conorm with

the terms o the original deal. Had he known

those terms were to change, he would have bid

dierently. As one might imagine.

Then there was this damning phrase,

right there in Section VIII, ELEMENTS OF

CONTRACT, paragraph 5, Agreement;

Exceptions (d) o the Citys RFP

(Request or Proposals): No oral

statement o any person shall

modiy or otherwise change

or aect the terms, conditions,

or specifcations stated in the

RFP or the resulting contract.

That means that Council couldnt

change stu with their mouths. Always

a good policy.

There was this item too, under section

1.8 SPECIALITY EQUIPMENT: Must have

wreckercapable o towing 12-yard tandemdump loaded (50,000 GVW) and all other

equipment needed to right an over turned big

rig or an 18 wheeler. And yes, that emphasis

on Must have wreckerwas in the RFP. They

meant business on this one.

Until they didnt.

The suit alleges that at the time the

contract was awarded, none o the our

companies that got it had that equipment.

Or, or that matter, the land required to storeat least 100 vehicles, as the RFP required.

Comal Towing did. JJs and Pro Care would

have arranged to comply had they known the

rules were up or grabs. But nobody could

have seen that coming. This, boys and girls,

is where lawsuits come rom.

We were at the meeting when the contract

was awarded we saw the verbal change

take place. Why the City Attorney doesnt stop

Council when its about to do something like

this is bafing. My lawyers stop me rom doing

stupid stu all the time. In act, thats the most

important part o their job.

As or the Doug Harrison lawsuit,

well, it looks like ormer Scooter Store

employees are turning on the man that was

once able to convince them to sacriice

or the greater good.

GOOD SOLID ADVICE: It should be notedthat when somebody with more than what

you have asks you to sacrice, they really

mean they want you to give something up

so they can either a) keep more of what they

have, or b) get more of what they want. The

correct response to someone who has more

than you, and who asks that you sacrice, is:

You rst. Then get back to me when we have

equal shares. Youll nd they never quite give

enough away to match you.

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HELP WANTEDContinued from previous page.

Doug Harrisons 8,400 square foot house,

7,000+ square feet of barns and stables, full

sized tennis court and pool clocks in at a value

$1,734,500, per the County Tax Assessor,

while the average home of the people he

asked to sacric does not.

At issue is the current value o The Scooter

Store Employee Stock Ownership Plan, orESOP, o which the nearly 3,000 plaintis

in the case have no idea. The ESOP was

the plan that compensated Store employees

with stock in the company, to make them

eel like employee-owners. In 2008, it was

worth $36.9 million. At the end o 2011, it

was worth $7.5 million. Ouch. Like we said,

nobody is saying what its worth now, but ater

an FBI raid and a bankruptcy ling, well, itsprobably not much.

Harrison responded to the suit on social

media with the ollowing quote. As weve said

beore, this guy is good. Very, very good. He

manages to say its not his ault, that he eels

bad or everybody, and, as a coup de grce,

puts the blame or the losses not on Store

executives, but places it rmly on the heads

o the people bringing the suit. Remember cult

rules dictate that i someone holds the leaderresponsible, that someone is actually hurting

you, and only because they are such a sad,

little person, whom we should all pity. Anyway,

heres what Doug had to say:

Hello riends, amily and ellow

employee-owners,

By now you are probably aware that a

ew o our ormer employee-owners have

led a lawsuit against Te Scooter Store,almost everyone involved with our ESOP,

and me. While the people involved have

voiced numerous complaints, the primary

one seems to be their alse belie that I

cashed out some o my equity in the

business during the investment rom Sun.

For the record, that is completely untrue.

I now t at you ave a een eep y

aected by the recent sad events at Te

Scooter Store and that you have many

more questions than answers. I am

considering the possibility o hosting a

town hall meeting like we used to have

in the good ole days. I cannot ofcially

speak or the company, and I might not

have answers to all o your questions,

but I would be happy to share with you

anything that I can. I you are interested,

please post a comment to this message

and I will pursue urther.

Last, but not least, while I believe

that this misguided lawsuit has a very

high probability o having a negative

impact on your receipt o proceeds

rom your ESOP account, please do

not hold this personally against the

people involved. I can only assume

that - like many o the rest o us - they

are hurt, scared, and simply looking

or answers. I will continue to reach

out to them and Ive already spoken to

their attorney to help answer many o

their incorrect assumptions.

Sincerely, Doug.

Like I said. The guy is good.

\m/

Mike Reynolds

Publisher/Editor-in-Chie

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7TH ANNUAL FROG FEST!

10,000 rubber frogs will take to the Comal River in Landa Park the

afternoon of Friday, May 3, and one lucky adoptive frog parent could be

walking away with thousands of dollars in prize money. It only takes onefrog to win, and a single frog adoption costs ve dollars. But if you have

the means and the determination, you can put a whole team of frogs into

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First place gets $2,000!

10TH ANNUAL WEIN & SAENGERFEST

Beer. Wine. Entertainment. You know the drill. Downtown, Saturday,

May 4, noon to 10pm. Enjoy.

SUNDAY COUNTRY DANCE

Paul Sanchez and the Wrangler Country Band will be playing great

classic country music for the VFWs Veterans Programs at the Geronimo

VFW Post 8456, 6808 N Highway 123, Geronimo, on May 5, 3-6:30 pm.

Doors open at 2 pm. Open seating. $7 donation. Hall is smoke free and

open to all. Info 830-303-9903/830-379-9260.

THE GATHERINGCountry Music Show and Dance will be at Geronimo VFW, 6808

N Highway 123, Geronimo, on Tuesday, May 7, from 7-10 PM. VFW

kitchen at 5:30 pm with hamburgers, etc. Adults $7--12 & under $3. This

month featuring Ed Gary, Pricilla Speed, & Hayden James, along with a

great house band. Smoke-free & always open to all. For reservations call

Dorothy at 512-825-2180.

MASONS/EASTERN STAR 2013

JOINT BBQ FUNDRAISERSaturday, May 11, 11am to 2pm. Brisket and sausage plates, door

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contact Ron Zipp at 830-629-5600.

HERB APPRECIATION DAY

Free program. Samples and herb information, along with herb

dealers, arts, crafts, sample munchies. Conservation Plaza, Saturday,

May 11, 9am to 3pm. Admission is free.

DOS RIOS 5K/10K SPLASH AND DASH

Cypress Bend Park, Saturday, May 11, 8am. Registration begins at

6:30am. Fees: 5K - $35, 10K - $45, Kid Run - $10. All entrants get a free,

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BREAKFAST LIONS TURKEY SHOOT

Blast a paper target for a good cause! Each round will cost $5 per

shooter, and the prize will be a $25 gift certicate. Dont worry about

ammo as well provide the ammunition for 12 gauge, 20 gauge, and

410 shotguns. Location: Behind Dietz Gun shop, 5 miles West of New

Braunfels on 46. Turn left into the drive that leads to the Gun shop. Go

past the gun shop and take an immediate left. The shoot will be 100

yards down that road and on the left. Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and

5. For more info, call Frank at 210-488-6348.

YOURE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

The E.N.A.A.C.T. Family Academy would like to invite you to their

2013 Spring production of Youre A Good Man, Charlie Brown at

the Tree of Life Church in New Braunfels located on IH-35 South. This

production will take place in the Main Sanctuary on Thursday, May 9th

at 7:00 PM, Friday, May 10th at 10:00 AM (matinee) and 7:00 PM.

Tickets are $6 per person or $5 for groups of 10 or more. Tickets can be

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Heldover:OblivionTom Cruise and Morgan Freeman

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Uncle K. Esel is a lietime resident o our air city, and iswell known or his sage advice on a wide range o topics.I you fnd yoursel perplexed with no one to turn to,send your question to Uncle Esel at: [email protected]. Be sure to write Question or Uncle Esel in thesubject line o your email.

Uncle Esel,Why is the city spending money to

work on sidewalks in downtown? I live onthe West End and the sidewalks my kidshave to walk on are in horrible shape,and thats where there are sidewalks. Inmost places there are no sidewalks.

Help Us, Melissa

Dear Melissa,The city spent thousands on consultants

who made recommendations on the sidewalks,and then the city spent thousands to get specicrecommendation on the sidewalks, then thecity will spend thousands on engineering thesidewalks. Then they have to come up with themoney to actually do the construction. Are youwith me so ar?

The thinking is that sidewalks in thedowntown bring in business (which they can)and increase oot trac thereby creatingstronger business environments and, get this,(its important), they generate more tax revenue.Its a sound thought process except or the partabout the city also destroying opportunitiesto create stronger business environmentsdowntown when they also vote down issuesbecause they dont want their riends having toworry about competition or because they dontcare or a particular person. This just sends astrong message to people trying to create adowntown business: Dont bother.

As or your sidewalks, well, how do youexpect to compete when you dont createrevenue or the city? I mean i the new sidewalkcame with a couple o new restaurants, a snow-cone stand and some bail bond companies, thenmaybe you could get a study requested. Or not.

To be air, the city has at times beggedthe state or eds to give them money to createsidewalks in neighborhoods, but theyve never

hired anyone to create a three inch thickbinder on the subject, so those dollars are ewand ar in between. In reality, in many placeslike here, the property owner is responsible ortheir portion o sidewalk on their property butin the public right o way. We dont deal withthis much or enorce it, but in the cold states, itis a crime to not shovel snow o the sidewalk inront o your home or to repair it i it is broken.

Perhaps i we just required people tohave and maintain the sidewalks on theirproperty, then these businesses who protrom the sidewalks would pay or their ownand keep them up instead o yet another caseo re-distribution o our money. Problem is, thatwould mean that riends o certain ocialswould have to pay some o their money orthat and we cant have that.

Love, K

Dear Uncle Esel,Wow, so the ormer Scooter store

employers are suing the ormer CEO

o the company. Is there really a casethere? I mean he retired didnt he? Doyou think they stand a chance?

Tanks, Satyaprakash

Dear SatyaprakashThere has been a lot o talk and allegations

about the act that the ormer CEO and amilygot out o the amily business and then it allslike some house o cards with talk o raud andFBI raids ollowed by the destruction o thelives o over 1500 people rom massive layos(another lawsuit). I dont suppose a jury couldspare much sympathy or those unemployed andpenniless 1500 people and their allegation thata ormer CEO who lives in a multi-million dollarMEGA, MEGA mansion and takes vacationswhile that house o cards crumbles, ater allarent juries made up o millionaires? No,you say? Well then maybe there is somethingor the ormer CEO to worry about.

You know, sometimes the Securities andExchange Commission has a problem with these

sort o things and we all know what they did topoor Martha Stewart, and she didnt even getaround to derauding Medicare like the ScooterStore did. Do I smell a minimum-security barb-wired resort in someones uture? By the way, Ind it most ironic that you ask this question andyour names meaning is the light o truth.

Love, K

Uncle Esel,I didnt see you change your picture

on Facebook to support gay marriage.

are you against that?Out and Proud, Jose

Dear Jose,I havent been on Facebook much lately

and at my age, I dont even remember how tochange the picture anyway. I have always beenopposed to discrimination o gays and lesbiansand I support their right to be treated the sameas anyone else. I was always ne with extendingbenets to lie partners much like heterosexualcouples who were common-law married. Theonly thing I can absolutely say on gay marriageis that it should be up to the states to decide theirown issues and not the ederal government.

I think those boneheads make enough o amess or us and I wish they would butt out o thisidea that they have to dene every moral codein this country. I say stand up or equality, askor what you believe in and let us decide locally.You know the Esel amily had two ancestors,both named Hamlin who lived as a gay marriedcouple. Sadly they have no descendants. It is also

being reported as I write this column that the rstNBA player to come out as gay will be eaturedin the new Sports Illustrated. Reports say JasonCollins has come out and the impact o a veteranwho has played on many teams with many,many players will be quite interesting to watch.

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Dear Mexican: Although Im

amiliar with your column, I dont read

it regularly. But today, I was struck

by something you said in a recent

column about how Mexicans can

make Americans like Mexicans. So I

quote: We called ourselves Spanish,

we considered ourselves white. Im

Mexican, and I consider mysel White

because Im not black or red or Asian. I

understand what Im made o.

People rom Spain are Caucasian.

But in the U.S., educators dont teach you

anything about Spain. Tey downplay

Spains impact on this country. est

questions in school always emphasizedthat the Spanish came here or glory

and gold, not to settle this land. So I

took 15 trips to Spain over a period o

20 years to explore Spain. Ive written

and researched or years to learn who

the Spanish really are. And I am here to

tell you that I am proud to have a drop

o Spanish blood! Do you know where

to nd the towns o Laredo, Reynosa

and Durango? Not only in Mexico, but

in the Basque Region o Spain! Yes. Te

conquistadores named New Spain areas

ater towns in Spain! So even i we are

one-quarter Spanish, we are members

o the white race.

he Anglo-Americans have

succeeded in many ways o shaming

Mexicans about their heritage and

their ancestry. But I am very proudo being Mexican. I know who we are

and I know who I am. he blood in

my veins is Indian and Spanish; we

are Caucasian as well. I we cant call

ourselves white, why can others? Why

is it that my riends rom Iran, Egypt

and Albania check o white when

aced with a U.S. application or legal

orm? How do these groups end up

being white and Mexicans dont?

Why is it that even a mulatto calls

himsel white now? So please dont

be so eager to dismiss us as non-white!

Dear Brownie: You dont regularly read

my column? No manches! I have no problem

with Mexicans being proud o their Spanish

ancestry as long as they dont ignore their nopal

en la rente, just like I dont mind Mexicans to

be proud o their indigenous blood as long

as they dont try to pass themselves o as the

pure-blooded heir o Cuauhtmoc. But news

fash, chula: Mexicans no son white. Nor

are Spaniards. White is a construct, not

a race. And the only legitimate Caucasians

come rom the Caucasus, ancestral home o

the Boston Marathon bombers (quick asideor Mexicans: dont the Tsarnaev brothers

look like at least one o your cousins, just

like Saddam Hussein looks like everyones

to?). Finally, do better researchLaredo and

Reinosa are in Cantabria, which is about as

Basque as you are white.

Dear Mexican: As a student o

history, I believe that Mexicans shouldbe more attuned to speaking English.

Te Spanish did nothing but enslave

and subjugate everybody on this

continent. Speaking their language

only gives them credit they dont

deserve. For all the aults o the U.SA

(and there are many, as you know), at

least speaking and writing English can

open some doors or you here and give

you a chance in lie. Every immigrant

group that ever came over on a boat

or crossed the border has had it tough

in this country. Te ones who couldnt

speak uent English naturally had

it tougher. So, as a certied advice

columnist, whether or not youre

really an hombre or not, you should

be advising everyone to at least sign

up or the program here. I they dontlike whats happening, they can always

swear at their boss in Spanish and he

or she will never know the diference.

But ask or a big at raise in English.

Dear Gabacho: Im not certiied by

any organization Im aware o besides the

National Organization or DESMADRE,

but I wont pass along your advice to myreaders. Repeating your consejo to them is

like me telling Mexicans they should use

salsa to spice up their oodtheyd laugh

me back to Cantabria.

Ask the Mexican at [email protected], be his an on Facebook,ollow him on Twitter @gustavoarellano

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beverage (note, non-alcoholic beverages

are those things kids and really religious

people drink). Im talking about ginger beer.

While it has a very misleading name, it can

be an extremely complex and delicious

drink. Well, provided you like ginger.

Theres really no getting around the

ginger in a ginger beer. Ive tried a TON o

ginger beers. Whenever I come in contact

with a new one, I try it out, much the

same I do with beer. This particular ginger

beer, Reeds Extra Ginger Brew, is ar and

away my avorite o them all. My main big

reason: the sweetener. Nothing throws me

o more than getting a chemical-y, corny,

breakast cereal tasting sweetness. The

main reason I dont drink most soda, in

act, is that lavor.

Some ginger beers will go or a cane

sugar, which is nice, or even an agave

nectar, which I really enjoy. Reeds

however takes the necessity o sweetening

and uses it as an excuse to add some

really interesting lavor. They do indeed

use cane sugar, but they also use honey,

pineapple juice, lemon, and lime. I really

appreciate the pineapple juice, it adds

a great tang and noticeable pineapple

notes. You get the honey notes as well, but

not really so much honey sweetness.

The ginger itsel is a great, earthy,

spicy variety. The regular and the Extra

Ginger are the same except in regards to

the ginger content, which is nearly double.

I cant say I am an expert at the dierent

varieties o ginger, but this is the classic

lavor. They inish o the brew with a blend

o secret spices. Ive seen some ginger beers

that used peppers, some that used vanilla

or lavender, but the Reeds is a secret.

What I can pick out is deinitely clove,

cherry, and maybe, MAYBE a little bit o

lemongrass or something. Im not sure, but

Id love to see the recipe. Theyve also got

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Like most everyone else, I imagine, I have

been caught up in the coverage o the Boston

Marathon bombing. Under no circumstances isthis an event over which to make political hay,

but the coverage o the bombing brought into

ocus two issues that I eel are worth talking

about. In both cases, the issues are something

we will have to come to grips with since our

country will continue to ace attacks like this.

The rst issue is that we dont seem to

have a xed understanding o the denition

o terrorism. Classically, terrorism is denedas the use o terror as a means to promote a

political agenda. But thats not how we have

come to understand it in recent history. I it

was, then we would have to agree that almost

all military action is terrorism. Ater all, are not

most military operations designed to terriy

someone? And, isnt war just a particularly

aggressive means o accomplishing what are

usually political goals?

Most o us, instead, accept a slightlydierent denition o terrorism. It is a denition

that is unsaid, but understood. Terrorism is the

use o terror targeting innocent civilians as

a means to promote a political agenda. The

dierence is minor, but i you examine current

aairs, youll see that its an important one.

For example, I have recently seen

libertarian activists make the argument that

since our drone strikes oten result in the deathso innocent civilians, then they should also be

considered terrorism. The idea behind this is

to create a moral equivalency between our

actions in the Middle East and elsewhere and

the attacks we ourselves have experienced.

Accepting this should erode support or our

military actions abroad, something that many

libertarians would like to see stop.

Regardless o how much I would like our

government to stop kicking a hornets nest,

though, I cant accept the equivalency because

it ignores an important aspect o the denition:

intent. Our drone strikes are not intended to

result in civilian casualties. The civilian casualties

are an unortunate result o some o our attacks.

I the death o innocent civilians was all

that was required to make something terrorism,

then almost all war would all into this

category. This twisted logic is used repeatedlyin arguments we see, rom the insistence that

Ruby Ridge and Waco could be considered

governmental terrorism, to the argument that

Israeli reprisals or terrorist attacks are terrorism

themselves. In both cases, one could make alegitimate argument that these actions were

poorly planned or even oensively callous, but

it would simply be inaccurate to say that they

targeted innocent civilians.

Similarly, other groups twist the denition o

terrorism to t their own ends. Both the Aurora,

Colorado, and Sandy Hook, Connecticut,

shootings have been called terrorism by some.

In these cases, innocent civilians are targeted,but there is no discernible political motive to

be ound. Being crazy doesnt prevent you

rom having political motivations (Charles

Manson or example), but being insane is

hardly a political perspective. Alternatively,

there are cases where clear political motives

are ignored to avoid labeling the action as

terrorism - the most blatant example being the

Fort Hood workplace violence.

The denition o terror is importantbecause we ace a secondary issue in our

continued War on Terror; how exactly are

we going to respond to terrorism as a nation?

During the Bush years, we decided to

react militarily to terrorism. We used the

military to hunt down terrorists, and we were

willing to topple governments that appeared

to be harboring or hiding them. This seemed

pretty clear-cut in the response to 9/11. But,ater Aghanistan, things got uzzier. Was our

involvement in Iraq really necessary? Why

did we not treat Iran and Pakistan in the same

way? There was certainly credible evidence

that both nations harbored terrorists.

Since Bush, we have moved away rom

this. President Obamas administration kept

many o the tactics the Bush administration

used; they just avoided openly deending them.

When orced to look at terrorism, our current

administration is most likely to approach things

rom a criminal justice point o view.

There are several problems with this

attitude. It does little to address how we handle

terrorism militarily, and we are still engaged

in combat in several countries. It also makes

gathering intelligence somewhat troublesome.

As we have seen in the atermath o the Boston

Marathon bombing, allowing a terrorist hisconstitutional rights to an attorney can really

slow things down.

At the same time, I am concerned that we

might go too ar. In the Boston terror bombing,

we have a suspect who is an American citizen,and like it or not, he has rights. We cant allow

the government too much leeway, or well nd

ourselves with no rights at all. I now believe I

made a mistake in supporting the passage o the

Patriot Act. Like many others, I was convinced

that it was needed. In many cases it was, but

it has certainly been abused since its passage,

and it hasnt solved our terrorism problem.

I still support the idea o ghting terrorists

and those who support them vigorously.

Outside o our borders or when dealing with

non-citizens, terrorism should be a oreign

policy or even a military issue. That means that

terrorists we catch should be treated as enemy

combatants. They cant expect to receive the

same legal treatment as American citizens.

And when we are dealing with nations that

support terrorists or sponsor terrorism, it should

be clear to them that the consequences will besevere. Such acts are tantamount to war.

Terrorists that have citizenship, however,

need to be aorded their rights, with one

glaring exception. Our government should

withhold contact with any legal representation

until such time that its convinced that any useul

intelligence has been collected. As a trade-o,

no evidence collected in such a manner should

be available to prosecute the suspect, and the

government should be held civilly liable incase where suspects are later ound innocent.

This would hopeully deter abuses.

Interrogation will not be a means by which the

government can avoid air legal proceedings

since any inormation gained will be

inadmissible in court. It should also make the

government wary about scooping up suspects

with dubious evidence since alse imprisonment

charges would be almost certain to ollow.

I oer these ideas only as my own. As a

nation we are going to have to begin creating a

template or dealing with terrorism. The rst step

has to be a clear and careully worded denition.

The second should be a careul consideration o

how we will treat terrorists. I think its time that

we recognize that this is something we will need

to deal with or some time to come.

You can read more rom Kelly Colby at yourfrstshrug.blogspot.com.

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