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.
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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.
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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. The mayor doesn't want to own up to the fact that our city is having cash flow pro...
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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. Hill, but she neglected to include a few very important facts in her letter.
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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. Many of us choose Thousand Oaks for our homes because we enjoy the natural beauty of the community and the high building standards which the city maintains. ...
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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.
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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. I was amazed that when several Vietnamese were questioned, they all said that they do not hate us for the Vietn...
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