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Some North Texas thieves using stolen social security numbers to file their tax returns
I _DENTON Here's how some thieves file their tax returns in North Texas:they steal someone else's
social security numbers.
|nthis dtvalone since April 1, police have received seven reportsfrom different residents ing that
Isomeone had filed their taxes using the residents' social secuity numbers.
Repo�sofsinni|aridentify th��salso have been nepo�ed throughout North Texas inrecent vveehs
I including Weatherford, Colleyville, Bedford, Grapevine and Irving.
I "It's very common this time of the year,"said Eulesspolice It. Eric Starnes in an email Tuesday.
Irving police estimated that they get at least 50 reports of such thefts each year.The number of thefts
for this year vvasnot available for Irving.��
Two such cases were reported Monday in Denton, according to Denton police reports.
IA 53-year-old Denton man reported to Denton police that someone had filed their taxes using his social
security number.A 34-year-old Denton woman reported to authorities that an official with the Internal
IRevenue Service had contacted her and told her that another person had used her social security
number to file a tax return.
OnFh �d� aG9-yempo|dDenton rnanrepo� attempted
Ireturn and was advised that an unknown person had already filed a tax return using his identity.
The other four Denton cases this mmonthxveresimni|a�according toDenton poUcerepods.(�neofthose
~~ four cases involved a 61-year-old Denton woman who is on disablity and receives governement
assistance but she does not O|etax returns because she does not have any earned income.She reported
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to Denton police that someone had claimed her as a dependent with the IRS by using her social security
number.
IIn Weatherford,a woman advised police that she attempted to file her 2011 income taxes this year and
received an error message from the IRS that advised there was a duplicate taxpayer identificationI
number. �.
Ten cases have been reported in Bedford and Co|lexvU|e.
IAll the cases are listed as fraudulent possession of identifying information.
The IRS offers these prevendonhints:
-- nOon'1carryyourSocia|SecuritycardoranydocumnentxvithyourSSNon |1.
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9 nDon't give a business your SSN just because they ask.Give it only when required.
InProtect your financial information.
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I nProtect your personal computers by using firewalls,anti-spam/virus software, update security patches, I
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and change passwords for Internet accounts.
nDon't give personal information over the phone,through the mail or on the Internet unless you have
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According to the IRS website,the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request
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Champions DFW Commercial Realty is
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Blue Sky Sport Center of Euless has just leased 45,707 square foot of space at 100
E Midway Drive in Euless. Blue Sky is a leader of indoor soccer and indoor
recreation in the Dallas/Fort Worth market. Taking over the building that formally
housed Arena Athletics, Blue Sky Sports Center is pleased to welcome all former
and new customers to this existing new chapter in indoor soccer for the area. With
adult and youth league for all ages, offering men's, women's and coed league as
well as leagues from high school to our littlest guests. Blue Sky of Euless is
pleased to introduce its branded program for our youngest guests with tiny kicks
for under 2, first kicks for 3 and 4 year olds,junior kicks for 5 and 6 year olds and
super kicks for 7 year olds. Blue Sky has a game for all ages including indoor
soccer, football, lacrosse, field hockey, birthdays, team parties his Blue Sky's
fourth location in the DFW area.
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From North Texas to Austin to D.C., our insiders take you 1
beyond the usual rhetoric on government and politics
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April 19, 2012
General endorses I
Texas'Attorney e do ses Kelly Hancock in Senate race
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today threw his support behind state Rep. Kelly Hancock, R-North
Richland Hills,who is running for the open Texas Senate District 9 post. I
State Sen. Chris Harris, R-Arlington, now represents that district but he is retiring in January.
Hancock is running against state Rep.Todd Smith, R-Euless,for the post.The winner of the GOP primary
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"Kelly Hancock is a committed conservative with a record of leadership when it comes to protecting
taxpayers and keeping the cost and scope of government contained,"Abbott said in a written 1 '
statement. "As a proven advocate of tort reform,we need Kelly back in Austin to maintain and improve
the fairness, balance and predictability of the Texas civil justice system in order to promote the integrity
of the law and continue Texas' lead in job creation."
--Anna M.Tinsley
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Gay house flipper turned homebuilder Joel Greenwald scores with talent to find his way onto HGTV's
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Joel Greenwald, left, with show host John Gidding, takes a quick pause before hitting the Pace family's
renovations in Euless. The team, next page, assesses the situation before beginning on the wheelchair
ramp for the fa youngest son. (Photos courtesy Joel Greenwald)
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You are just as likely to turn on the television these days and see your neighbor as a plaintiff on a TV
court show or as a contestant on a reality competition for airbrush-tan technicians as you are to run into ,—
him watering petunias in his yard. With so many micro-niche cable networks with hours upon hours of
programming to fill, almost anyone can end up on an episode of So You Think You Can "Blank,"
America's Next Top "This or That," or Extreme Makeover: "Something" Edition. —
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home and garden television,there is one thing that those doing the making-over possess that can't be
faked:Talent. With a capital T. And local home renovator Joel Greenwald,owner of Grun-Built, recently
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experienced a brief taste of show business — something he probably didn't expect in 2003 when he
started his building career flipping houses after much of the information technology industry he worked
in began being outsourced overseas. —
"I went on to build spec homes and was fortunate enough to be selected to do a two-year renovation of
the Hilton Garden Inn in Las Colinas by the owner of the hotel whose house I had previously renovated," —
Greenwald says. "I now predominantly do renovations, new construction and additions for clients
instead of spec homes."
Greenwald also does some commercial work, so he recently rebranded his company Grun-Built to be
more all-encompassing than GP Luxury Homes, the original name of the business.
His work around town and long list of satisfied clients caught the attention of HGTV producers for the
Curb Appeal spin-off series Curb Appeal: The Block (hosted by out architect and former fashion model,
John Gidding).The show focuses on one neighborhood block, providing small improvements to two —
houses and a more dramatic overhaul to one home's exterior, which can include the house itself,
landscaping or anything else that may be necessary for either aesthetic or practical reasons. —
For the Pace family,there was a singular, major need that went far beyond the cosmetic.
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— "The project for the show was to build a usable outdoor space for the family in Euless.The husband is a
policeman and the wife is a stay-at-home mom who home-schools their children. They were selected for
the show because their youngest is a special needs child that cannot walk and is terminally ill,"
Greenwald says. "The child is growing and their outdoor space was not handicap-accessible.They
wanted a ramp to the front door but to not have it look like it was a wheelchair ramp."
Greenwald and his team built a flagstone space that gradually sloped to the front door without looking
like other drastically angled, utilitarian wheelchair ramps.They also built a swing in the front yard so the
children can enjoy being outside while their mother doles out the school lessons for the day.The
neighborhood kids don't mind it so much either when they come over to play.
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The results of Greenwald's team's work included a wheelchair ramp with stylistic appeal and a porch
swing.
One of the biggest challenges about being on a reality TV show like Curb Appeal:The Block is the
shortened timeline.They had to pull all this off in a mere 10 days. The other would be the drastically low
budget. Greenwald's role on the show was to serve as the general contractor on the project while
maintaining the budget, coordinating labor,scheduling and what he calls"a little bit of the nitty-gritty
work." In between all that, he relayed the daily progress to host Gidding.Those conditions easily amp up
the pressure, but Greenwald surprised himself as it played out.
"To be truthful, I just blocked it out," he admits. "I thought I would stress out. I took my architect out
with me as a safety blanket. But overall, it was definitely an exhilarating rush for us."
He wondered how doing such hard work be with a camera crew following his every move, but just the
same, Greenwald went through the motions of work and soon found the crew less distracting and
ultimately, he got the job done.The result was a $20,000 renovation that not only made the Pace
family's life easier, but enhanced it. Greenwald was equally moved by the entire experience.
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"It was a tremendous honor for me to be selected to be on the show. It was an affirmation on the
quality of my work and I was able to make a significant contribution to the quality of life of a family
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Something, to be sure,that's appealing on a much greater level.
Visit NGTV.com/Curb-Appeal-The-Block for the episode's air date this spring.Greenwald documented his
experience day by day on his website at GrunBuilt.com.
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tTodd Smith, Kelly Hancock pick up endorsements in state Senate race
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The two Republicans vying for a chance to become the next District 9 state senator picked up big
endorsements this week.
' First,the Texas Hospital Association threw its support behind state Rep.Todd Smith, R-Euless, who is
running against state Rep. Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills,for the chance to replace retiring Sen.
' Chris Harris of Arlington.Then,Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced his endorsement of
Hancock.
The winner of the GOP primary will face Democrat Pete Martinez in the November general election.
"I look forward to working with the Texas Hospital Association to promote smart legislation that
' protects the well-being of our families,"Smith said this week.
And Abbott, in his Hancock endorsement, said: "As a proven advocate of tort reform,we need Kelly back
' in Austin to maintain and improve the fairness, balance and predictability of the Texas civil justice
system in order to promote the integrity of the law and continue Texas' lead in job creation."
' Anna M.Tinsley,817-390-7610
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Thousands of trees to be given away at Euless' Arbor Daze this weekend111
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EULESS --The city doesn't buy many plants. But it gives away plenty.
K More than 3,000 red oaks that will be given to guests at this weekend's 23rd Arbor Daze festival were
Igrown in one of two city-owned greenhouses.
I InIParks and Recreation Director Ray McDonald said the greenhouses save Euless a bundle.
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I "Depending on the projects we have slated for the year, we save between $5,000 and $15,000 annually,"
i he said. "Most of our landscape plants you see in the medians, parks and other places are grown in our
greenhouses. We never have a reason to go to a nursery and buy mature plants." I
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Euless residents who know about the city's"grow-your-own" policy gather acorns and drop them off at the
library, McDonald said. The city plants those acorns to grow trees. a
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The trees are nurtured by a semiretired parks employee who works part time doing nothing else, I
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"Jim Hunsuckle is one of those guys who never went to school for it but probably knows more about
I plants than people teaching the schools," McDonald said. "He takes care of our trees like they're his own. , 1
That greenhouse is his jewel."
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I McDonald said buying rather than growing the 1-to 2-foot red oak seedlings for Arbor Daze would have
cost$12,000 to$16,000.
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I Over the past quarter-century, Arbor Daze guests have walked away with more than 200,000 free
seedlings. In its heyday, the festival was three days long and saw hundreds of thousands of people each 1 3,,
year, city spokeswoman Betsy Deck said.
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Community is the festival's most important facet, Mayor Mary Lib Saleh said.
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"The people are my favorite thing,"she said. "You see so many folks that you haven't seen in a long time. }
They come with their families, buy a turkey leg and sit and enjoy one another's company, listen to good
music."
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The festival retains its educational element with gardening experts who offer advice, products and f
I produce in the Forestry Village, where the free trees are. 1 I.
The Kidz Zone has enough crafts, activities, games and entertainment to distract children for hours. I,
I And there are scads of vendors, which Saleh said is another fun part of Arbor Daze.
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I But the mayor said many guests will appreciate that"it's a walkable festival. You can walk the entire
campus and not be exhausted."
I Terry Evans, 817-390-7620
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