Decisions must be based on more than just the city's cash flow
      Regarding your June 21 article "T.O. Boulevard business owners hear about trade-offs for 'smart growth,'" the Thousand Oaks Boulevard Association's out-of-town design consultant is suggesting four-story buildings lining the boulevard as smart growth for our town.
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T.O. is a better place without DARE
      The city of Thousand Oaks is better off without the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. Good intentions are no substitute for effective drug education. Independent evaluations of DARE have found the program to be either ineffective or counterproductive. The scare tactics used ...
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DARE is no good
      Regarding your June 7 editorial, "Thanks, T.O., for preserving DARE as long as you did," drug prohibition truly makes some editors and most politicians insane. Otherwise, why would we hear ridiculous endorsements for a totally counterproductive DARE program?
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In defense of large dogs
      I just finished reading the story about the attack on Ginger, the Pomeranian. I feel for her owners and understand the angst and fear they now experience each time they walk their dog in their neighborhood. I had a childhood poodle that was attacked by a Great Dane. I have been there...
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Our playgrounds are getting filthy
      Thousand Oaks is a wonderful place to live. It has often claimed to be the safest city in California. Our public schools are outstanding, and our weather is lovely. Many families with young children live in our area. But there is something that basically only the parents, caregivers and...
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Doesn't like litterbugs
      On June 27, I went on a walk and counted 417 pieces of trash. My mom, sister and I were amazed at how much junk we saw. I wish people didn't think that they can just drop trash wherever there aren't houses. On Moorpark Road near Wilbur there is a hill that has a bunch of litter on it.
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Please slow down on Hillcrest Drive
      My wife and I are members of Kaiser, and we make frequent trips to the Kaiser clinic near Hodencamp and Hillcrest. For some strange reason motorists race along Hillcrest unaware they're passing a healthcare center.
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ArtWalk 2007 shares gratitude
      ArtWalk 2007 was held June 2 and 3 this year at the Countrywide Bank Building. It was the perfect weather to exhibit works of art in all media with the backdrop of the beautiful rolling hills. The evaluations from the participating artists that we have received, so far, are v...
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