Doesn't like Acorn's attitude toward the environment
      That was a lovely opinion piece printed in the Aug. 30 edition of the T.O. Acorn - - spoken like a true blue, head-in-the-sand dinosaur of an era gone by. Making light of the "two double A's" that you tossed into the trash can, or "the spray paint can . . .
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Why the favorable treatment for day laborers?
      Regarding Nancy Needham's Sept. 6 article "Homeless campers create conflict in Thousand Oaks," I can fully understand the concern by residents and surrounding retailers in the Hillcrest Drive and Moorpark Road area were some of the unfortunate homeless are camping out and have ...
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HOA boards should enforce their CC&Rs
      In his letter of Aug. 30 defending the Dos Vientos Ranch homeowners association board of directors, Mark Goldstein fails to note the responsibilities and legal liabilities inherent in homeowners association board membership.
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Roller skaters have a place to go
      I read the letter regarding the need for a roller-skating rink, and I couldn't help but write back. I've lived in Thousand Oaks for about 49 years, and I remember the roller-skating rink that was across from the old Kmart.
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The fight against polio isn't over
      I'm writing to inform the public of the "We're Still Here Campaign," which will be observed Oct. 14 through 20. PostPolio Health International (www.post-polio.org) is calling on polio survivors to let the whole word know that poliomyelitis isn't yet completely eradicated.
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