July 19, 2007 RSS feed / Letters

City should approve what's needed, not a Home Depot

This letter is in response to the opinion "Home Depot won't go away just because an EIR is required" that appeared in the July 12 issue regarding the empty Kmart lot. More...

The council should circle its wagons

I am writing to thank Amy Walker-Davis for her wonderful letter to the Thousand Oaks Acorn on July 5 ("Bad decisions are getting to be a habit in city hall"). Thank you, Amy; you are right on the money. More...

Let's stop the mansionization of Thousand Oaks

I've happily lived in Thousand Oaks for over 30 years and am now concerned that the integrity of our community might be threatened. More...

Will Iraqis be as forgiving as the Vietnamese?

Thank you, Acorn , for including information about the Global Exchange program on Vietnam. I enjoyed the slide show of pictures taken during the war, as well as the commentary. More...

Commissioner needs more information before taking a position

First, for a sitting planning commissioner to state a position when a hearing is likely is unprofessional ("Decisions must be based on more than just the city's cash flow," T.O. Acorn letters to the editor, July 12. More...

Irresponsible owners are the problem, not the size of dogs

I just read Roxanne Hill's letter to the editor ("In defense of large dogs," July 12 Thousand Oaks Acorn ). As a past owner of large and small dogs, I agree with many of the points made by Ms. More...

Bush's plan for Iraq a blueprint for failure

The time is past due for us to hunker down and defend ourselves against the terror G.W. Bush and Co. have wrought. He expects us to go down with his sinking ship? No way. More...