Would like a new Home Depot in Thousand Oaks
      There have been several articles and letters in the past weeks regarding the Home Depot project on Hampshire Road, and Id like to express my strong support for the project. I've lived in Thousand Oaks for 16 years and am excited to have a new Home Depot developed at the site of the ol...
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Vacant Kmart an eyesore in T.O.
      My office is directly adjacent to the property previously occupied by Kmart, just south of the 101 Freeway on Hampshire Road. I'd like to voice my strong support for the proposed Home Depot. It will be a welcome change to the existing vacant buildings and deteriorating parking lot.
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Home Depot would kill existing stores
      It's quite apparent that the city of T.O. doesn't value the existence of the small businesses in our town. If they did, they wouldn't be considering Home Depot (without) a full environmental impact report. How many small businesses will go under?
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The debate over evolution versus creationism is like comparing apples to oranges
      There were two more creationist letters in the April 12 issue of the T.O. Acorn . Lorin Wainwood's letter has already been refuted by my letter in the April 5 issue. However, I cannot see how such a depth of ignorance of biology and the scientific method could be cured without at ...
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A middle ground is achievable on evolution
      I'd like to respond to Lorin Wainwood's letter titled "Still looking for proof of evolution," which was a rebuttal to my "Evolution can be your friend" piece, and also offer some comments on Kevin Urquhart's "On evolution versus creationism, think for yourselves.
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You can't have it both ways on sound walls
      Huh? Dennis Ling's letter of April 26 has me scratching my head in confusion. He tells us that in the beginning, Caltrans surveyed the neighborhood where he lives and recommended a 12-foot-high wall to block the sound waves from the 23 Freeway.
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Delaying the developer should have consequences
      I had planned to send this letter in a few months ago but figured it was too late to do any good. But after seeing this week's Thousand Oaks City Council meeting, I had to send it.
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Will miss Bully
      I read your article in the April 19 Thousand Oaks Acorn on the end of an era at Two Winds Ranch. The article brought my daughters and me to tears. I will miss Bully and all of the wonderful things he's done for my girls immensely.
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The true costs of the war in Iraq will come later
      I've come to believe that the best way we can support our American troops is to get them out of Iraq. Along with many U.S. citizens, I've been struggling to understand what is the best action we can now take, given the terrible circumstances of this war.
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Students in poverty
      American college students are going broke attending college to learn about the plight of the poor. Samuel Rosen Newbury Park
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