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Why did you have to relate the
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I am a loyal reader of your slandwring our neighborhood
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stand section to see if your latest issue
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this latest issue about Jayme Blashkes that text heres the quote in question: The
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Ranch has been my favorite one yet. in that there were many dogs frolicking this way
I wish your issues would contain more and that, with not a meth dealer in the bunch.
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As Comal County continues to grow, it is

essential the areas infrastructure keeps
pace. For Kevin Webb, Precinct 3 County
Commissioner, roads are the primary issue
facing the County this year.
But, as Webb explained, getting
roadwork completed is a long and difficult
process, sometimes frustratingly so. Besides
the Countys own role, major transportation
projects require the coordination with the
Texas Department of Transportation as well
as the Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO), which is a joint venture between
Comal, Guadalupe County, and the cities of
New Braunfels and Seguin.
Q: What are some of the major projects
for the County in 2015?
A: Weve got lots of projects there were
trying to push forward, including expanding
the sections of Loop 337 from River Road
to State Highway 46, and then the second
section from 46 to I-35 on the south/west
portion. Those two projects total $23 million
and were trying to get TxDOT and the MPO
to push them into an accelerated schedule, as
they are now on the books for 2018.
Right now, we have a real concern at
Kroesche Lane and FM1101. The drive-in
movie theater, which is expected to open
pretty soon, could bring in as many as 900
cars on a road that is, basically, the width of
one car. Their primary concern is if in the case
of an emergency, what happens if there are
100 cars on a road that was built for only five?
There is one part over a culvert, for example,
where the road is just too narrow. With the
road closings to accommodate the new airport
runway, the back way out of there is really not
a great route for emergencies.
This is something we will be working
on sooner than later, as Kroesche would
have needed it even without the new traffic.
Currently, were looking at a couple of projects
out there and are now surveying to see what
may be done to help out those residents.
Q: What are some of the challenges
facing the County this year?
A: We have serious facility issues that
will need to be addressed including a jail and
court/office space. I would like to finish the
details on the facility committees report and
put that plan to the public for input. Thats
going to tell us what direction to head in when
addressing the facility needs.
I will also continue to work with the
extension office to keep trying to improve
our service for the kids in 4H. There are also
the normal issues we deal with every day,

from personnel changes to inclement weather

emergencies. There is something new every
day, but I have to say that working for people to
try to get things done has been very gratifying.
Q: What would you like to achieve this year?
A: This is probably the most frustrating part
of this job because everything moves so slowly
in government. Thats fine with me in some
ways because, historically, when governments
move too fast, they usually develop terrible
ideas. Still, it is frustrating because you want to
get sensible things done for people. However,
a lot of the projects Im working on are very
large and will have a long term impact, so I
try to temper my expectations by keeping that
all in mind. For example, on a major roadway
project, there can be three or more years of
environmental, engineering and Right of Way
work before you ever see a dozer pushing dirt.
To get TxDOT on the Loop 337 projects
and doing preliminary work before the end of
the year is a major goal. I think this will be
difficult, but we already have problems and if/
when the ASA/Word (Veramindi community)
project goes forward, 337 will be a real mess.
Weve also been working with the
Chamber and their Hispanic Business Alliance
in an effort to help businesses that may not
have access to all the opportunities that larger
businesses have. We will have our first meeting
on January 21 at the West-Side Community
Center and were trying to get some business
owners in to see what their needs are and ways
we can help. We (Chamber, HBA) have already
set up a deal with People Fund, which is a nontraditional banking source that helps businesses
that may not qualify for typical loans. This will
help those businesses get funding to either start
or expand. So far, weve had a few businesses
get funding, so thats really exciting.
As for the Solms area, I tried to put
together a pedestrian/bike project for the
MPO to get some connectivity from the West
End over to the Solms area, but we really had
a late start on that, and several other projects
(like the Citys West End/Lone Star project)
were higher priorities. I will continue to seek
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There is something about personal tragedy Park in Round Rock, where we saw a 4-year-

There are several types of playground

Steamboat festival, Lauren said. My husband

equipment Lauren would like to see at Callens and I are both from the Austin area, and we

that propels some people forward to the

old playing with a child who had Downs

benefit of others.

Syndrome, Lauren said. Never once did that Castle. There are swings for wheelchairs, love Texas music. This has been amazing.

In 2012, Lauren and Colby Clawson lost

4-year-old see any difference between them.

merry-go-rounds where kids can sit, music

their infant son, Callen. Today, the couple

To those two kids, they were just superheroes

pods, ramps onto the playscapes, colored was a ladies mud wrestling tournament.

wants to provide a haven for children and

out to save the world. It was amazing to see.

steps so the visually impaired can see their

adults with disabilities.

My husband and I agreed that this park was way up to the playscapes, and more.

Lauren had developed complications something we need to do.

In October, the couples first fundraiser

My husband and I are a little redneck,
Lauren said. When we held the womens mud

They also have a zip-line for kids with wrestling event, it was, unfortunately, a little

while pregnant, and oxygen was cutoff to

The Air Force transferred Colby to nearby

Callen, causing brain damage. The prognosis

Randolph and the couple moved to New

was not good.

Braunfels. And, in June, they decided to work the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation to build a mud-run would also be awesome.

The doctors werent expecting him to live,

disabilities, which I want so bad, Lauren said. cold. Only four girls, including myself, showed
Callens Castle is also partnering with

up to wrestle, but it was still a blast. Doing a

multipurpose sports field where the children

Lauren said she would also like to hold

she said. He made it through birth and stayed which they will call Callens Castle.

can play sports safely. The field, Lauren said,

a fundraising golf tournament, as well as a

in the NICU for about a month. The doctors

would be either turf or padded matting.

variety of galas.

toward building an All-Abilities Park here,

Because of Callen and everything he

thought he wouldnt be able to do anything taught us and everything he was able to do

other than lie there, unable to eat or move.
But neither the parents nor Callen were
ready to give in.

As well, the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation

with his short life, we wanted to do something

partners itself with Unlimited Play, who builds the

like this for him, Lauren said.

playground area. Currently, the Clawsons are

Plans are for the park to be a place where

We were very fortunate to have the those with disabilities can safely play in an

For its part, the City of New Braunfels has which has an account set up for the park

environment that takes those with a wide-range

weekly while I worked with him daily, Lauren

of disabilities into account. The Clawsons also and Old Marion Road.

said. He got to where he could roll over and

want a place where all kids can come to play,

hold his head up and eating from a bottle.

as well, where both the disabled and non- for the park, and Lauren said she would

there were, in the end, too many problems

to overcome.

donated four acres for the park at FM 1044

The couple is hoping to raise $2 million
love to see it open in 2-3 years, but shes well

I want it to be geared toward a very aware that $2 million is a lot to raise.

broad range of disabilities, Lauren said.

1). Checks designated for Callens Castle

working out the final hurdles with Unlimited Play. can be sent New Bruanfels Parks Foundation,

therapist we had, who worked with him

Despite Callens enormous progress, disabled can learn from one another.

For those who wish to donate to the park,

there are several ways:

2). You can go to Laurens website, which

is laurenoethken.wix.com/callens-castle

3). There is also a Facebook page,

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His brain damage caused him to

I want it to range from kids with autism,

the Blowin Off Steamboat Music Festival are

Or to get the biggest bang for your giving

have seizures, Lauren said. At about 5

to kids with vision or hearing imparities, as

going to benefit Callens Castle. The festival,

buck, come to the TX Citizens Third Annual

a.m. one morning, he had a seizure and

well as kids who are walking impaired. The

which will be held at Freiheit County Store, Blowin Off Steamboat Music Festival on the

asphyxiated. He passed away.

main thing that will separate it from other

runs from noon-midnight.

The Clawsons moment of clarity came parks is that it will be fenced in as a safety
after Callens funeral in Round Rock.
My sister took me to the Play All-Abilities
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Latina women and stereotyped them as
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be a minority much longer, and I
wasnt taught to discriminate, so whos
oppressing who? And what, oh dis mo,
WHAT is a real Latina?
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Dear Gabacha: A real Latina hates
gabachas first, then each other, and

gabachas like yourself.

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my life, I called the state of Wisconsin
my home. It was a plethora of cows
and German people, and just as cold
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country would expect. However, upon
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apartment in Milwaukee on Lincoln
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people in the neighborhood, as most
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community. This was mainly down
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preferred cooler weather. However,
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this? Is there another deeper meaning
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Depression,

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With Kelly Colby

On the Personhood
of Corporations
We live in a sound bite culture. Oftentimes,
this is looked upon as a bad thing, used to
imply that humanity is suffering from an everdecreasing attention span or an inability to
grasp complicated concepts. But, it seems to
me just as likely that this attempt to abbreviate
ideas is tied to our desire to be more efficient,
to get more done in less time. I even see it
as being similar to the human drive to define
experience through poetry, just one more way
that we all try to make sense of our world.
That doesnt mean that these attempts are
always successful. Over the last few days, I
have discussed several situations where an
attempt to make an idea simpler through
abbreviation simply didnt work and actually
hindered the message. The most obvious of
these was the quote ascribed to Sarah Palin
that she could see Russia from her window.
Russia is not visible from the Palin home in
Wasilla, nor did Sarah Palin suggest that it
was. What Palin had said was that Russia
was visible from places in Alaska, trying to
imply that, as Governor of Alaska, she was
well aware of the importance of Russia in
Americas foreign policy. The result was a
comedy sketch including the aforementioned
quote and substantial derision ever since. Fair
or not, the consequences are at least in part
due to the language Palin used.
A similar situation occurred when Mitt
Romney said that corporations are people.
In this case, Romney wasnt misquoted, but
he has also been scoffed at ever since. The
rallying cry of corporations arent people!
has been used in just about every left wing
cause since then. The worst part of this is that
Romneys statement isnt actually wrong, but if
he had spent just a bit more time explaining
it, it might have been better received.
Corporations are, in fact, people, and there
are some very good reasons why we give
corporations certain rights, including some
that are listed in the Bill of Rights.
Corporations are people. They are made
up of people just like you and me, and they are,
as far as the law is concerned, legal persons.
Because corporations are legal persons, they
are capable of owning property, bringing suit
and being sued, and entering into contracts.
A corporation is just a way for people to
organize together to accomplish some goal,
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if the Court would apply the decision to a

rights, the corporation, acting in their stead, corporation including more varied members if
also has rights. Corporations have these rights some method of consideration for the desires
to some extent out of necessity. Corporations of the members could be determined.
Both of these cases are just the logical
couldnt function usefully otherwise. But, the
basis of those rights comes from the people extension of the members of a corporation
that make up the corporations; they are not exercising their personal rights. The specifics
new or extra rights; they are only the basic within the law are new, but the rights
rights that are afforded to the people that make themselves are not.
So what other rights might be expected to
up the corporation. This is the type of thinking
apply
to corporations? Well, I would assume
that resulted in two recent and controversial
cases before the Supreme Court: the Citizens that it would be limited to rights that are held
by the members of the corporation and rights
United and the Hobby Lobby decisions.
In the Citizens United case, the Supreme that the corporation might exercise in its own
Court decided that corporations had a right interest of the interest of its members.
If youre still not convinced, consider
to speech. The Constitution outlines a right to
speech in its First Amendment, and since the other rights identified in the Bill of Rights.
people who make up a corporation have this Arent corporations themselves a manner in
and because those individual people have

right, the right transfers to the corporation as which we exercise our freedom to assemble?
well. In essence, the corporation is speaking Do corporations have the right to petition the
for it members. How the corporation uses its government over grievances? Both these are
right to speech might require some method covered by the First Amendment. The Third
of determining the consensus of its members, and Fourth Amendments both involve the
or the individual members might allow those security of property rights. Would we expect
who manage the corporation to use this the government to be allowed to quarter
speech right to further the direct interest soldiers on the property of some corporation
of the corporation, but to take away the or seize property without a warrant or cause?
corporations right to speech would be to The Fifth through Eighth Amendments deal
with the judicial process, and most if not all
hamper the speech of its members.
Many have been troubled by the decision of the provisions would seem to logically
because it allows corporate entities to become apply to corporations just as they would to
involved in national politics to a greater extent. the individuals making up that corporation.
The concern seems to be that ever-increasing We dont question an individual exercising
amounts of money in politics is corrupting the these rights, why would we do so when the
system. There is some merit to this complaint, exercise them cooperatively?
It wouldnt be possible to operate a
but only some. Money has always been part
corporation
without applying some individual
of politics and, as far as I can see, so has
corruption. The very fact that government rights to them. And, its difficult to say what
regulates business is what gives corporations rights might need to be applied to corporations
the interest in controlling that regulation in the in advance. Its important to remember that
first place. We dont prevent individual citizens these rights are not given to us by government.
from becoming involved in election issues that By extension, they are also not given to
directly affect them; there seems no logical corporations either. These are rights that are
reason why we should do so to corporations. inherent. Thus far the courts have ruled on the
Similarly, the Hobby Lobby decision applicability of certain right to corporations,
applied the First Amendment rights regarding but that may not be the end of it. Remember that
the Ninth Amendment says: The enumeration
religion to corporations. Once again, this
in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not
is a right enjoyed by the people who make
be construed to deny or disparage others
up the corporation and is something that the
retained by the people. I would suggest this
members can pass on to the corporation. With
probably applies to corporations as well.
Hobby Lobby, this was applied very narrowly.
The corporation had a very limited number of
members, and there was little question about
their desires. It would be interesting to see

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