Until churches teach evolution, schools should ignore creationism
      Ah- the never-ending story about the teaching of creationism in the schools continues. In all of the arguments for and against, there appears to be one that has never been broached: If creationism is taught in public schools,
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If advances in science are ignored, education goes backward
      It's sad and discouraging to see scientific illiteracy demonstrated again and again by so many Americans. It's even sadder that one of them is on a school board and another claims to have been a science teacher. Obviously they're not acquainted with the scientific method or critical thinking skills.
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Defends the First Amendment
      Concerning the letter written by Mr. Pete Gerard in the March 29 edition of the Thousand Oaks Acorn ("Shoot the messenger for printing bad letters"), I would first like to remind you that these are letters of opinion, and the last time I checked, freedom of speech and freedom of the press were still rights guaranteed to all Americans.
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Don't shoot the messenger
      Regarding "Shoot the messenger for printing bad letters" in the letters section last week: There's no reason to get angry at the Thousand Oaks Acorn . They're nice people, and the story they published, "Evolution versus creationism under the microscope again" (March 8), was wellwritten and no sides were taken.
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District has the wrong priority on school principal
      In response to the March 22 Thousand Oaks Acorn editorial ("Like it or not, personnel matters a private matter, even in public agencies"), Conejo Valley Unified School District and the board of education have again systematically pushed forward their agenda with no regard of our students' welfare or education.
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Effective principal should be allowed to keep her job
      How lucky we are to have an amazing, energetic and respected principal at Wildwood Elementary School. During her short tenure, Darlene Hale has implemented several new programs to correct academic deficiencies, all of which have become very successful. Wildwood's Academic Performance Index has increased by 27 points, the second highest in the CVUSD, under Darlene's leadership.
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Dunn was the only sympathetic board member
      In the March 22 article about Wildwood Elementary School's principal not having her contract renewed, there was much evidence of upset parents protesting the decision and asking that their concerns be heard.
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Not pleased with existing school standards in CVUSD
      The letters that appear in these pages as they pertain to the administration of our schools and the conduct of the education of our children raise many emotions within me that are both tragic and comic.
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Bush accepts responsibility for the war in Iraq
      Congress has recently decided that it has to manage the war in Iraq because the president hasn't done a good job. It wants to set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops. The reasoning for this is that the war is very unpopular with the American people due to its cost and instability in Iraq.
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