Snowball crime grows times 3 - Avon Police amaze us!

Business Briefs - Vail, Colorado - www.BusinessBriefs.net - Mar. 8th thru Apr. 4th, 2012 - Page 5
Snowball crime grows times 3 - Avon Police amaze us!
Business Briefs
Analysis
Copyright 2012
AVON - The second
SnowBall Festival ended
last week after a cold, but
clear weekend with
another 10,000 or so
young people coming to
Eagle County.
Last year’s Vail Daily
headline read, “Snow
Ball’s crowds were mostly
polite,” with a contradictory
sub-headline that
read, “Police make fewer
than 50 arrests at 3-day
festival.”
“Fewer than 50
arrests?” Business Briefs
questioned. “That seems
good. They were polite
criminals! But, really, it’s
bad, very bad!”
Last year, the now
defunct Vail
Mountaineer’s front-page
headline read, “Snow
Ball a boon to business.”
Wow, that’s really
good,” Business Briefs
wrote last year.
So, after some nudging
by a few advertisers,
Business Briefs eventually
came around and actually
supported a second
event in Avon, telling the
council that they need to
work on reducing the
crime for this year.
The old, naive
Business Briefs’ publisher
actually thought that
48 arrests from a year ago
would surely drop to at
least 30 or so.
But, with 159 arrests,
either directly at
Snowball or indirectly
after Snowball (including
some 19 DUI arrests), it is
time to consider if this is
really the way we want to
make a living
in Eagle
County on taxpayer-owned
land.
Last year,
police attributed
on 5 DUI
arrests to
SnowBall.
A n d ,
r e m e m b e r ,
wasn’t someone
killed on
the frontage
road while
walking late at
night by an
attendee of
Snowball?
If we are
wrong about
attributing that
to SnowBall,
we apologize. But, clearly
something has to be done
to curb this kind of stuff
before innocent people
who don’t attend snowball
are killed by
screwed-up people who
do attend Snowball.
Business Briefs likes
the promoters!
Before going there,
Business Briefs doesn’t
have a problem with the
promoters, Chad
Donnelly and Scottie
Staughton. We believe
they are good promoters.
Obviously, they know
how to market and
advertise to get a crowd
to come here.
But, clearly this event
attracts the wrong kind of
people to Eagle County.
We do not want to be
known as the DrugFest-
CrimeFest capital of the
world. Or, do we?
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Avon Police Chief Bob Ticer poses with Lt.
Greg Daly at the Mobile Command Post
located near Nottingham Park for the
Snowball concert. The Post was purchased
by former Sheriff AJ Johnson for Y2K purposes,
prior to New Year’s Eve in 1999.
training ground for law
enforcement all over the
state by knowingly holding
events that attract
many hard-core drug
pushers.
The festival has to be
good for the hospitals
and governments that
collect sales taxes from
full hotel rooms and
mostly full restaurants.
Yes, we’ve heard the
mantra that we were kids
once and don’t you
remember what you were
like when you were a
kid?
Yes, actually, we do
remember. But, what is
remembered is not all
that great. In fact, too
many of those that overindulged
went on to live
horrendous drug-filled
lives with low-paying
jobs, etc.
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Even a 24-
year old kid
riding a chairlift
with the
publisher on
Sunday said,
“When they get
caught and
have a felony
on their record,
they might as
well continue
to sell drugs all
their lives
b e c a u s e
nobody will
hire a felon!”
That young
man said that
ecstasy was the
drug of choice
for most young
people.
He seemed
wise enough to understand
all of the risks
involved with this type of
behavior.
Cops had a Field Day -
Like shooting fish
in a barrel!
Avon Police Lt. Greg
Daly was kind enough to
tour the park with the
publisher on Saturday,
visiting the four or five
music tents, visiting the
police station, and touring
the Eagle County
Mobile Command Post
that was setup to coordinate
the vast number of
law enforcement agencies
that came for the weekend
and assisted in all the
arrests.
Watching stupid
young kids gets get
charged with crimes was
very sad, and hearing
about them barfing all
over everything was also
difficult to stomach, pun
intended!
140 arrests, 19 DUI
arrests, 20 distribution of
narcotics arrests sold to
undercover officers, 4
intent to distribute narcotics
arrests, 14 possession
arrests for ecstasy,
cocaine, hashish oil and
meth, etc. etc etc.!
Why would we want
to attract these people to
our community and hold
events that help turn this
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Business Briefs – www.BusinessBriefs.net – Volume 6, Number 5 -Mar. 8th thru Apr. 4th, 2012
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Peter Fontanese reviews music in Eagle County
By Peter Fontanese
Happy March, live
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took a look at live music
venues and the talented
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them that lie east of Dowd
Junction.
This issue, we will concentrate
on venues that are
west of Dowd Junction, in
the Eagle River valley, in the
communities of Avon and
Edwards.
Park Hyatt at Beaver Creek
Some of the best live
entertainment still resides at
The Park Hyatt in Beaver
Creek. Shannon Tanner,
now in his 20th year, is still
entertaining crowds from all
over the world at McCoy’s,
which is mountainside at
the Park Hyatt hotel.
Joining Shannon for at least
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is Vail’s own Steve Wickum
(The Wingman). Shannon
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3:30pm until 6pm every
Wednesday through
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song selections, although
designed to please crowds
of all ages are not just “off of
the rack” favorites. I am
always grateful to entertainers
who understand that the
listening audience may
wish to also hear the B sides
of the hit records!!!
Shannon and Steve are also
frequently joined by a cavalcade
of other local music
personalities turning this
Après show into a world
class jam any way that you
cut it. When the weather
warms up in the spring
Shannon and Wingman frequently
take their show outside
and perform for crowds
that can easily measure 500
plus people. In the tradition
of great Vail Valley outdoor
cocktail parties this is one
surely not to be missed!!!
When Shannon and
Wingman take a day off you
can hear local favorites
Donny Ziegelbein and Brent
Gordon performing in
McCoy’s on Mondays and
sometimes Tuesdays as
well, schedule permitting.
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Peter Fontanese reviews music in Eagle County
The Park Hyatt, Splendido, The Vista, Agave, Woody’s Tavern, and the Main Street Grill
From Page 1
comes back here each winter to our
lovely valley … Thanks Dave!
When Dave Kemmerly takes a
break on Mondays and Tuesdays,
you can again hear the beautiful
singing and guitar work of Donny
Ziegelbein in the Hyatt Lobby bar.
Donny is occasionally joined by various
friends of his that add different
textures to his already very interesting
show.
The Lobby shows at the Park
Hyatt begin at 3:30pm. and run
until 6pm, and will continue
through the end of the season. As
with the McCoy’s shows, when the
weather warms up, it is not uncommon
for the Hyatt Lobby entertainers
to move out back, mountainside
for their shows.
Splendido at Beaver Creek
One of the consistently excellent
live music and dining experiences
in our valley’s entire history is
Splendido at The Chateau in Beaver
Creek. Chef David Walford is
always coming up with wonderful
new ideas for the most discerning
gastronomes and also does a phenomenal
job with all of the aspects
of his restaurant. The live music at
Splendido is in the same class as the
culinarians at Splendido. Bob
Finnie, a Vail and Aspen favorite
since the late 80s, tinkles the ivories
at Splendido Sunday through
Wednesday evenings. Bob starts
performing around 7pm. On
Tuesday evenings, Bob is joined by
the incomparable Beth Swearingen.
Beth has been wowing audiences on
Broadway (and all the other major
stages of the world) since she was
just a wee lass!
In the late 1980s, Beth decided
to make our valley her permanent
home. The chemistry between Bob
and Beth is something that you will
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Locals jam with Eagles bandmember in California.
From left to right: Roy Bloomfield; Donny Ziegelbein
(turned around) Ron Hardy, Peter Fontanese (in
back), Don Felder of The Eagles, and Shannon Tanner.
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these two is crowd pleasing and
very, very interesting at the same
time. Beth starts at around 8pm on
Tuesdays at Splendido through the
end of the season.
Other longtime favorite entertainers
Peter Vavra and Pat Hamilton perform
at Splendido on Thursday
through Saturday evenings. Peter
Vavra is one of the most sensitive
pianists I have ever had the pleasure
to listen to. Pat Hamilton is a
wonderful Guitarist and an even
better vocalist. The blend between
these two extraordinary talents is
something that audiences will
appreciate very much. The contrast
in styles between Bob Finnie and
Beth Swearingen;
and Peter Vavra and
Pat Hamilton make
these talented entertainers
the perfect fit
for Splendido. For
additional information
please call
Splendido at 848-
8808.
Grouse Mtn. Grill
at Beaver Creek
Across Scott Hill
road from Splendido
lies the fabulous Pines Lodge and
the even more fabulous Grouse
Mountain Grill. I am not even sure
how many seasons Tony Gulizia
has been at The Grouse Mountain
Grill but it has to be nearing twenty!
Tony Gulizia, (Tony G. to his
friends and fans) is a national treasure.
Now that James Brown is gone,
I am pretty sure that Tony Gulizia is
the hardest working man in show
business, or that he is certainly tied
for first place with another colleague
of mine! Tony has an unbelievable
talent for making music
swing. There is an unmistakable joy
and energy that comes through
when Tony plays and sings. Our
school system also benefits from
Tony’s talents and kindness with
the “Jazz goes to school” program.
Along with his brother Joey and
an ensemble of other outrageously
talented people, Tony has spent the
last two decades giving selfless of
his time to Eagle County children
and fostering in these lucky kids the
same joy and understanding of
music that Tony and his brother
possess. Way to go guys and
thanks!!! Tony performs at The
Grouse Mountain Grill most nights
starting around 7pm. For more specific
performance information
please call the Grouse Mountain
Grill at: 949-0600.
The Vista at Arrowhead
One of the greatest restaurants
in our valley ( I will let Simone
Fodde tell you how good that they
are in her column!) is Vista at
Arrowhead. Now we can hear one
of our greatest Pianists at one of our
greatest restaurants!! In August,
after a 35 year run at The Lodge at
Vail, pianist extraordinaire Mickey
Poage relocated to Vista restaurant.
Along with being a world class
Pianist, Mickey has a wonderful
way of making his audiences feel
right at home. When I sit and listen
to Mickey I could be right in his living
room, or my living room and I
have heard hundreds of people
echo this sentiment over the years.
When you are at Mickey’s
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The world is not ending in 2012 - Mayan Prophecy
By Simone Fodde
The bulk of
Coba's major
Last fall, I visited Playa
del Carmen, Mexico, located
in the Yucatan peninsula, to
get beach time and dental
c o n s t r u c t i o n
seems to have
been made in
the middle and
work done. Unfortunately, the
weather was rainy, so I decided
late
period,
Classic
about
to get out of the coastal 500 to 900, with
rain and travel inland 40 kilometers
most of the
north of Tulum, where dated hiero-
the pre-Columbian Mayan
city of Coba (Co-ba), now in
ruins, is located.
Coba was built around
two lagoons. A series of elevated
glyphic inscriptions
from the
7th century.
H o w e v e r
Coba remained
stone and plaster roads an important
radiate from the central site to site in the Postvarious
smaller sites near and Classic era
far. These are known by the
Maya term “sacbe” (sockbay).
Some of these causeways
go east to the Caribbean
coast, and the longest runs
over 100 kilometers (62 mi)
when new temples
were built
and old ones kept in repair
until the 14th century.
I advise hiring a guide
during a tour of the pyramid.
it’s mostly a new-age interpretation
that this planetary transition
will culminate for great
transformation for both the
westwards. The site contains They are delightfully planet Earth and its inhabitants.
several large temple pyramids,
and the tallest is known
informed and eager to talk
about the misinformation on My research shows that
a positive physical and spiritual
as the Nohoch Mul group of
structures, being some 42
the 2012 Mayan prophecy.
He mentioned the discrepancy
transformation
from the year 2012.
starts
meters (138 ft) in height.
Coba is estimated to have
had some 50,000 inhabitants
(possibly more) at its peak of
civilization, and the built-up
area extends over 80 km. The
site was occupied by a sizable
agricultural population by the
1st century.
between what is
known as apocalyptic writings,
which he says, is a
description of various astrological
alignments that culminates
in the date of December
21st, 2012.
Once home, I decided to
research this and found that
Others have interpreted
the Mayan prediction as the
cataclysmic end of the world,
including the Earth collision
with a black hole or a passing
asteroid or a planet called
Nibiru.
However, over a century
of scientific research has failed
Early Season Specials
Simone Fodde below and above the 121 steps
to the top of Coba, above jungle treetops!
to prove the
existence of
such planet.
Professional
Mayan scholars,
including
my guide, dismiss
any cataclysmic
event,
and assert that
these dooming
predictions are
not part of the
classic Mayan
a c c o u n t s .
A s t ro n o m e r s
and scientists
have rejected
these proposed
events as pseudoscience.
There are a variety of
beliefs about 2012, from the
spiritually transformative to
the apocalyptic. The word
“Apocalypse” in ancient
Greek means ”lifting of the
veil” or “revelation” - a disclosure
of something hidden
from the majority of mankind.
Both the Hopi Indians
and the Mayans recognize
that we are approaching the
end of a new world age. Both
Hopi and Mayan elders recognize
that is not a prophecy of
doom.
The world will not come
to an end. Rather, this is a time
of transition from one world
age to another.
In the worlds of historian
Joseph Robert Jochman
(PH.D.), “Our moving
through with either resistance
or acceptance will determine
whether the transition will
happen with cataclysmic
changes or gradual peace and
tranquility.”
The same can be found
reflected in the prophecies of
many Native American
visionaries from Black Elk to
Sun Bear”.
Some further research
describes these events as the
“Reawakening of the sacred
feminine”
energy.
Nicaraguan Grandmother
Flordemayo of the
International council of the 13
Indigenous Grandmothers
says that the final pictogram
from the “Mayan Story of
Creation” shows the resurgence
of the feminine energy.
In her words, “2012 is
such a profound archetype …
personally, I think it’s about
transformation and renewal.
It is nothing as simplistic as
the end of the world.”
So, there it is - the rest of
the story about the Mayan
prophecy and this amazing
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their savings paying their
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down for a loan modification,
had their wages garnished,
been sued, or lost
everything.
You don’t have to be
the next victim on the list.
Bankruptcy can help!
The specific benefits
to filing for bankruptcy
are varied, depending
upon whether you file
under Chapter 7 or
Chapter 13, as well as the
specific circumstances of
your financial situation
and your case itself.
Possibly the most important
benefit at the start of
the bankruptcy process is
that all debt collection
efforts must cease, once
you file your bankruptcy
petition.
This means that creditor
harassment, wage garnishment,
foreclosure,
debt
collection lawsuits, repossession
and all related
activity must be placed on
hold. Filing for bankruptcy
can give you muchneeded
breathing room as
you figure out what to do
to save your home from
foreclosure, or what debts
you wish to reaffirm so
you can keep certain
property.
It is a common misconception
that filing for
bankruptcy will mean
that you will lose your
home, your car, your business
and all of your possessions,
and that you
will not be able to rebuild
your credit in the future.
This is simply not the
truth!
Even when filing for
bankruptcy, you can
ensure that certain assets
are protected, particularly
if you file under Chapter
13 and undergo a reorganization
of your debt,
Attorney Ed
Woodland says
bankruptcy law
truly offers people
a second
chance - a fresh
start!
rather than a liquidation
of assets to pay off creditors.
When a Chapter 7 or
Chapter 13 bankruptcy is
successfully completed,
all eligible debt will be
discharged. You will be
free and clear of all eligible
debt and will have no
further obligation to those
creditors.
This is the final goal of
any bankruptcy case and
the reason it can benefit a
debtor so greatly.
Bankruptcy law truly
offers people a second
chance - a fresh start!
Bankruptcy Myths
There are many myths
about how difficult life
can be after bankruptcy.
Some may say that it will
be impossible to buy a
home or a car, or that you
can never rebuild your
credit. This is simply
untrue.
Most of our clients feel
a great deal of relief after
filing for bankruptcy. In
taking control of their
finances, stopping foreclosure
and discharging
debt, they are able to
breathe again and have
the opportunity to make
the right decisions this
time around, in order to
avoid a similar situation
again in the future.
Bankruptcy is a valuable
legal recourse that
enables people to get a
fresh start financially.
I welcome you to contact
our firm and talk to
us about how bankruptcy
can benefit you and your
family.
About Ed Woodland
Ed Woodland is a
Colorado native who has
practiced law since 1998.
Mr. Woodland has represented
hundreds of people
through the bankruptcy
process, and handles
each case personally.
He is licensed before
the States of Colorado
and Minnesota, as well as
the United States District
Court for the District of
Colorado, and the Untied
States Bankruptcy Court
for the District of
Colorado.
Mr. Woodland
received his B.S. and
M.P.P. from the University
of Utah, and his law
degree from the William
Mitchell College of
Law, cum laude, where he
was Editor of the William
Mitchell Law Review.
He can be reached at
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LLC, 215 Broadway, P.O.
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Business Briefs - Vail, Colorado - www.BusinessBriefs.net - Mar. 8th thru Apr. 4th, 2012 - Page 9
Snowball crime grows times 3 - Avon Police amaze us!
From Page 5 amount of
people into sick, pathetic
criminals with criminal
records that can haunt
them all of their lives.
In effect, we become
their enablers, and for
what, the Almighty
Dollar?
We can do better
than this! We must
do better than this!
It is always easier to
go along to get along. We
have absurd political parties
that have helped
destroy our country with
this kind of thinking.
Some one once phrased
it, “Stinkin’ Thinkin’!”
We have good promoters.
Let’s tell them to
book the kind of acts that
attract the kind of people
we want in Eagle
County!
Let’s use taxpayer
land for events that promote
our recreational
opportunities and
encourage the kind of
people to come back
again and again.
Some one told us that
entertainment headliner
Snoop Dog must have
used the phrase MF 50
times during his show!
What are we
doing with this
kind of act
h y p n o t i z i n g
our kids with
that kind of
talk.
It reminds
us of former
Commissioner
Arn Menconi’s
use of that
kind of language
to
“mentor” kids
with.
Avon’s
new chief
is clearly a
top-notch professional!
Chief Bob Ticer
impressed Business
Briefs from the git-go.
Clearly, he was interested
in solving real crime, not
just the traffic kind we’ve
come to get used to in
Eagle County.
Chief Ticer and his
crew has had some
notable busts, with the
latest being the so-called
Bridge Street Bandit, who
allegedly committed
large numbers of thefts,
mostly in Vail, and made
a donkey out of the Vail
Some one told us that
entertainment headliner
Snoop Dog must have
used the phrase MF 50
times during his show!
What are we doing with
this kind of act hypnotizing
our kids with that
kind of talk.
Police Chief.
Ticer and his crew did
old-fashioned police
work to bring the bandit
to justice, and noticeably,
those types of crimes
aren’t being reported
anymore.
Ticer told Business
Briefs that his job was to
follow the policy that the
Avon Town Council
wants done.
He indicated that if he
had more people,
he could have
actually made
more arrests!
G r e a t .
That’s what we
need - MORE
ARRESTS!
What kind
of policy is this?
Ticer said
that his job is to
provide the
council with the
data. The council’s
job is to
make policy.
“Whatever
is made, I’ll work
diligently to be
prepared,” he
stated.
Not criticizing Avon
Chief, nor Avon council
Business Briefs
knows that taking a position
to do something different
with SnowBall will
not be popular with all.
But, living life should not
just be a popularity contest
by telling people
what they want to hear.
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We owe it to our kids,
our families, our friends,
our customers, our
guests, etc. to provide a
safe county and safe
events in our county.
God forbid we continue
this type of activity
and innocent people die
from people that are out
of their voluntarily druginfested
minds.
Yes, we’re opposed to
the War on Drugs. That
war kills innocent people
also. We get that.
But, staging the kind
of events that invite the
wrong kind of people
here is ludicrous.
It has been said that if
we hang out with the
wrong kind of people, we
will become like those
people.
They will change us.
We will not change them!
The Avon Council
should work with the
promoters to provide a
better SnowBall for next
year. And, with proper
thinking, we can do this
constitutionally!
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Business Briefs - Vail, Colorado - www.BusinessBriefs.net - Mar. 8th thru Apr. 4th, 2012 - Page 10
Let’s Get Eagle’s Economy Going
Again With Eagle River Station!
"We all know that things are difficult in this economy, but
did you know the Town of Eagle's general fund revenue
has declined by $1,009,183 or 18% since 2007?"
"Did you know that the Town of Eagle's expenditures
have decreased by $2,435,828 or 38% since 2007?"
Town of Eagle General Fund Revenue 2007 to 2009*
2007 ‐ $5,612,910
2008 ‐ $5,391,892 (decrease of $221,018 or 3.9% from prior year)
2009 ‐ $4,906,900 (decrease of $484,992 or 8.9% from prior year)
2010 ‐ $4,603,727 (decrease of $303,173 or 6.1% from prior year)
Town of Eagle General Fund Expenditures 2007 to 2009*
2007 ‐ $6,356,421
2008 ‐ $5,968,004 (decrease of $388,417 or 6.1% from prior year)
2009 ‐ $4,828,652 (decrease of $1,139,352 or 19% from prior year)
2010 ‐ $3,920,593 (decrease of $908,059 or 18.8% from prior year)
*Data provided by Eagle County Assessor's Office
and Colorado Department of Revenue.
"The fact is if Eagle's economy going to start
growing rather than shrinking, it is time to
consider the short and long term economic
benefits of Eagle River Station (ERS).
The latest ERS economic impact
study from January 2012 projects:
E d S m a l l
Ed Small
is not a NIMBY!
NIMBY: NOT IN MY BACK YARD!
Ed lives near the proposed Eagle River Station (ERS),
the proposed mixed-use complex consisting of rental
housing, restaurants, retail stores and fun. ERS is proposed
to be built a few blocks east of the courthouse, on
Chambers Road in Eagle. Eagle River Station will be
located across from Ed’s home on the Eagle River. Ed
understands that Eagle and Eagle County need this
project to help grow out of this recession by helping to
put people back to work.
Ed is “100%” for this project!
Join Ed in supporting ERS.
Contact managing partner Jeff McMahon today!
Plan
• The Town's general fund will experience an average
annual net surplus of $1.9 million dollars, a net surplus of
$8.2 million over a five year period.
• $5.1 million dollars in use tax fees to the Town during
construction phase (2013 to 2016)
Annual total labor income from ERS commercial operations
(including indirect and induced effects) is projected
to be about $118 million in Eagle County and $140 in the
state of Colorado.
• $2.4 million dollars in sales tax revenue to town starting
in 2014, and will grow to $3 million dollars by 2016
• 759 direct construction jobs and 1,200 total jobs in Eagle
County in 2013
• 2,187 direct jobs and 3,000 total jobs in Eagle County
after project completion
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Join us now by contacting us immediately to help
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Dear Publisher,
No one can say that you
don't aim to please. Here's
the (ad) copy. If you can
manage to get it in (late
change), that would be great.
Regards,
Scott Wirth, Ace Hardware
Publisher’s response: Dear
Scott, One of our competitors,
the SneakPeak weekly,
has the following Late Fee
Policy, according to their rate
sheet: “Each advertiser is
guaranteed two changes per
ad per week. If you have
three or more changes, you
will be charged $25.00 per
adjustment. Corrections do
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applied for any materials
submitted after the deadline.
The fee is $50.00 per ad.”
Business Briefs does none of
this - never has and never
will! Our policy is very simple,
as stated in the blue box
of the Business Briefs 2012-
2013 Publication Schedule,
often on the back page of the
paper. Our policy is, “Past
the deadline? Call anyway!”
If we can possibly make the
changes (free, of course) any
advertiser requests past the
deadline, and still meet our
print deadline, why wouldn’t
we? And, we will never
charge a production fee, let
alone a late fee. Business
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valued customers. We aren’t
perfect, nor claim to be, but
we try to do our best for you
and thanks for noticing. We
do “aim to please!”
Vail resident opposed
to selling town hall!
Dear Publisher,
This is in reference to
your article in the February
9th edition regarding (the
Vail council’s attempted sale
of) Town of Vail property.
This subject MUST be
kept on the FRONT PAGE of
your newspaper. I encourage
the other newspaper, the
Vail Daily, to do the same.
This project, as presented
by the Town of Vail, is one
big mistake.
Dick Neal, Vail
Publisher’s response: Your
wish is our command! When
I approached Don Rogers,
the Daily’s publisher, and
suggested they “bit” about
all the propaganda that the
town would make so much
money off the medical center,
I explained that the town
receives no sales tax and
property tax revenues directly
from this deal. Rogers
said, “I get your point,” but
never did anything about it.
That is why Business Briefs
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what’s best for the community,
no matter the cost to us
personally. Always have,
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Somebody actually doesn’t
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Dear Publisher,
You guys may be the
dumbest people to ever put a
newspaper out in the history
of the world. You suck!
Your article on the limo
situation is a joke. Check the
Public Utility Commission
(PUC) laws on what limos
are allowed to do. They can't
stage within 150 ft of a taxi
stand and they cant pick up
walk ups. The end. Its the
law, you idiots.
The cops enforce those
things called laws. Just get a
taxi license if you want to be
a taxi. You people are so stupid
it hurts.
The owner of that rag
you call a "Business Briefs"
doesn't go to New York
because the taxi drivers
smell? Amazing journalism.
Your comments on all of
the alleged incidents to with
this article had no facts to
back them up. None! Its not
journalism if you can't substantiate
any of your "facts."
If you are reading this
and you didn't have anything
to do with this awful
article, you need to quit that
crap hole of a rag and get a
real job. You will only hurt
yourself by listing this place
on your resume. Wow! I can't
believe how bad this is.
Words can't describe how
bad of a paper you put out.
The "Enquirer" called.
They want their idiot writers
back to write about Elvis
being alive with aliens in
another galaxy.
Signed: Juan or Warren or
whatever
Publisher’s response: Dear
whoever wrote this? Since
you failed to sign your name,
we cannot be certain who
you are. We love letters like
yours. You get to allege. We
get to respond.
• Journalism 101 - someone
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agree that allegations are not
always facts. Duh!
• The Public Utility
Commission is not the
supreme law of the land. The
federal constitution is. They
used to teach that in the public
high schools. Laws that
violate the constitution are
“null and void and of no
force or effect” - Marbury vs.
Madison U. S. Supreme
Court decision around 1814?
• We are entitled to not go
anywhere we don’t want to.
The publisher is not fond of
New York. The publisher’s
last trip to New York was to
bust a Bernie Madoff kind of
guy who ripped off two
older women for $360,000.00.
The publisher set him up, the
Postal detective offered the
publisher a job as a Postal
detective, and the 35-yearold
female U. S. attorney literally
jumped up and down
when she realized the publisher
got the goods on the
bad guy! The publisher
respectfully declined the job,
saying he’d rather live in
Colorado.
• Quit our job? But the low
pay and the incredibly long
hours, including all-nighters
during deadline week, are so
attractive. Why work a real
job (40 hours per week)
when we can work 80 to 100
hours per week?
• Occasionally, the publisher
does dumb things.
• Occasionally, the publisher
is an idiot.
• Occasionally, the publisher
does suck - hot fudge marshmallow
milk shakes that he
invented while working as a
soda jerk in high school.
That’s soda jerk, not sort-ofa-jerk.
• Occasionally, the publisher
cracks funny jokes, but isn’t
quitting his day job, even
though you’d like him to.
• We dislike monopolies -
ski mountain monopolies,
newspaper monopolies, the
former NBC, ABC, CBS
monopolies until cable
came into being, and taxi
monopolies.
• We do like freedom. We
like the freedom to write our
opinion, and the freedom to
print your opinion. We think
limos, taxis and their customers
should be free, also.
• We miss Elvis!
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