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A recent weekend was very busy for families in the Conejo Valley. Thousand Oaks Little League and Thousand Oak Girls Softball held opening day ceremonies. The Conejo YMCA sent dads and kids to snow camp, and a small group of dedicated parents spent the weekend fighting for their schools. More ... It's critical that "CVUSD must evolve to stay competitive," as Aimee Freeman said in her Feb. 28 letter to the Thou sand Oaks Acorn . One step in this direction is to make Meadows Elementary School, one of the schools targeted for closure, an arts magnet school. More ... The School Facility Goals Committee spent six months developing a process to determine the best candidates for school closure that would be unbiased, using primary and secondary criterias. After hearing the results of this process on Feb. More ... We're proud Glenwood parents. Like other parents facing closure of their neighborhood schools, we too want to save our school. It's unfortunate that so many feel that our school should close because it's a "low-testing school." More ... I took my daughter to New York for her 16th birthday. I planned it over Conejo Valley Unified School District's four-day Presidents Day weekend to minimize the days of school she would miss. I called the Thousand Oaks High attendance line on Feb. 12 to report her absent for Feb. 13 and 14. More ... In response to the letter titled "Traffic initiative is about competition in the business world, not gridlock"in the Feb. 28 T.O. Acorn , I must say that Nino DeFranco and myself do not represent any business, including Lumber City/Do-it Center. More ... At 10 a.m. this morning I found a flier from Arboles Care Tree Service on my front door step. Then at 2 p.m. as I left to run errands, I noticed a flier from Gold's Gym hanging on my front door handle. When I returned at 5 p.m., I found a plastic bag filled with rocks and a flier from Schmitz Landscape Maintenance that had been thrown in my driveway. More ... Regarding "Gallegly files for reelection, has Democratic challenger in November" in the Feb. 28 Thousand Oaks Acorn , Democrat Mary Pallant certainly has the right idea in suggesting "the need for change is much stronger now" in the 24th Congressional District. More ... George Burditt gave us some fun in the Feb. 28 T.O. Acorn ("None looks good to me so far"), but I think it's easy to solve his dilemma. It comes down to defining what the president's job really is. We make the mistake of thinking of him as commander in chief- - the boss- - but he's really the head of a team. More ... Recently, President Bush returned from Africa, a continent facing challenges and heartbreak. Malaria and AIDS claim thousands of lives daily. Millions lack access to basic needs like clean water and food. For all its challenges and tragedies, Africa holds hope and opportunity. More ... Letters RSS feed |
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