March 22, 2007 RSS feed / Letters

Science trumps dogma in the classroom

If you watch "Law and Order," then you know that detectives have to balance testimony, evidence and probability. A wife explains that her husband is innocent, but the police suspect him because they see blood on his shirt. More...

Defends religion against an outspoken critic

In the Thousand Oaks Acorn March 8 article "Evolution versus creationism under the microscope again," Moorpark physics teacher Clint Harper was quoted: "Fossil records prove that evolution is true. More...

Tired of Fox leading the council

It looks like Acorn staff writer Nancy Needham has issued Mr. Andy Fox a pardon. Pardon me. Is this an example of biased reporting or a way of stirring up controversy? Where was the other side of the story? More...

Relief available for torture victims

Thankfully, torture hasn't been in our local news. But there's been a lot of information coming out about secret CIA torture centers, "rendition" to torturing countries, contract interrogators and treatment of prisoners, etc. More...

Trustee's wife spreads the same tired agenda

First we have to tolerate Mike Dunn's unprofessional, troublemaking tactics on our kids' school board, and now we Acorn readers get to hear from his wife pushing the same agenda: religion in the public schools. More...

The blame for our traffic woes can be given to city councils that gave in to NIMBYs

Your letters to the editor section has recently been full of accusations about who's responsible for the mess that Lynn Road has become. More...

Discovery Center helps students and teachers

The Discovery Center's plan to build a handson science center in our community is great news for our educational system. More...

Please give Girl Scout cookies to troops overseas

I served two tours in Vietnam, and I know firsthand how something as simple as a care package from home can boost morale. More...