August 16, 2007 RSS feed / Letters

The future is scary if we expect government to solve all problems

In the Aug. 2 T.O. More...

Disputes should be settled by HOAs as a last resort

Regarding Southern California homeowners associations, a development's "two dog maximum" should be advertised on the realtor's lawn sign and printed in bold under house listings. More...

Geography lesson

I get my municipal, state, national and international news from the L.A. Times , but I live in Westlake Village, and the Acorn's letters, often amusing, give me just about all the purely local news I need. The Aug. More...

Let's get rolling on Home Depot

As a retired contractor and my wife's personal handyman, I've looked forward to having a new Home Depot store nearby ever since the rumors started that it was coming. More...

Public speaker should stick to comedy

I don't think that John Bravo can be characterized as an antiSemite. He fought in World War II, and, thanks to his service, many Holocaust survivors are alive today. More...

Anti-smoking laws are an absolute necessity

Regarding the editorial in the Aug. 2 edition of the Thousand Oaks Acorn titled "Antismoking laws have a dark side," I wish to speak for the estimated 50,000 Americans who die each year from smokingrelated diseases but who never smoked. More...

Golden rule is best

What heartless people serve on the Lake Sherwood HOA? Shame on them. Mr. More...

It's a pipe dream that hydrogen is a viable solution

Mr. Puls' letter extolling the virtues of using hydrogen is a gross distortion of its potential to replace hydrocarbons- - gas- - as a fuel for the car-crazy American public. More...

Mansionization plan must be defeated twice

I'm happy to inform the community of a Thousand Oaks planning commission decision at the July 23 meeting. They voted to deny the applications to subdivide 0.75 acre and build two huge mansions on rural Rancho Road. More...