Ex-councilman's letter lacks credibility
      When will Dan Del Campo go away? We sat in the Conejo Sierra Club meeting when City Council candidate Dan Del Campo told us that he was an environmentalist. He was either lying at the time or the siren song of developers and their minions got to him.
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Dos Vientos residents told to fight for open space
      I encourage the folks from Dos Vientos and surrounding neighborhoods to organize and keep Rancho Potrero as open space, not only to protect the land so we can all can enjoy its pristine surroundings If you don't agree, here's what you'll get:
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Stretching the truth is getting to be a bad habit
      Misinformation was rampant in two of last week's letters about Rancho Potrero. Let's look at the facts. You can judge for yourself if Save Open Space or some of your politicians have been more truthful. Fact No. 1: The conceptual plan for Rancho Potrero was created and approved in 2005 without...
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Rules must be interpreted fairly
      Amen to Dan Goldberg's letter of Nov.1 about his son being expelled after accidentally leaving his Boy Scout knife on the key ring he brought to school. My daughter went through the same thing as a junior at Westlake High School in 1999. My daughter, Shelsi, wasn't only a model student, but the...
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School principal staunchly defended
      This is in response to the Nov. 1 letter "Events shouldn't set bad examples" from Jan Moon. As University Elementary parents, we feel the need to respond. Not only are we University parents, but we recently moved our two children back to Conejo Valley Unified School District from ...
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Acorn criticized for running ad from labor union
      Upon opening the Oct. 25 edition of the Thousand Oaks Acorn, I was perturbed to discover the half-page advertisement titled "Is Atria Senior Living Breaking Promises to Local Seniors?" Its presence is an embarrassment to your publication.
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CRPD board not interested in hearing from her
      As someone who has lived in the Ventura County part of Thousand Oaks for decades, I've seen many changes. Most of the changes have been for the good, but one that's not is the increasing disregard of our elected officials toward their constituents.
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A conservative sees it differently
      This is in response to Bob Griffin's letter in the T.O. Acorn from Nov. 1: You're just trying to push your liberal agenda regarding the global warming hysteria and also President Bush and, as you said, "his war on terror.
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Lives were touched by one extremely memorable woman
      Thousand Oaks lost one of its best citizens last week--Lia Vigna--a woman whose life did make a difference to every person she met. She'll be missed by all of us who had the tremendous pleasure of knowing her. Lia sparkled; she shone with beauty and a kind, grounded, loving spirit that ne...
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