Home Depot is funding the drive against Measure B
      Two mailers from the same group opposing Measure B were received by residents in April. This group, Citizens for a Strong and Healthy Thousand Oaks, has a major funder, which is corporate giant Home Depot. Revenue and pictures of children playing were the focus.
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Measure B is in the best interests of T.O. residents
      Measure B isn't the "Do-it Center Initiative." This title is designed to mislead the public into thinking that Measure B is only a battle between Doit Center and Home Depot, which is trying to take over the old Kmart location.
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Resident doesn't want Home Depot close to her home
      I'm a resident of Westlake Village. I live right down the street from the proposed Home Depot location, and I'm very much against them opening another store here. The opening of another Home Depot right down the street from where I live will have a complete negative impact on my quality of life.
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Two trustees have served the district for too long
      Conejo Valley Unified School District Superintendent Mario Contini and our school board president, Dorothy Beaubien, recently decided to cut costs by closing two of our elementary schools. They should have worked to provide equal and fair access by keeping at least one neighborhood elementary school open in each neighborhood of our community.
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Teachers union is again after Dunn
      As most people know, it's been 30 months since Mike Dunn committed what, in the teachers union's eyes, was the crime of the century: He asked for feedback for when vacation should start. Why now, two and a half years later, does this union come forward and file a frivolous lawsuit against Dunn?
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Union official feathers the rest of his comrades
      Please allow an unaligned taxpayer an opportunity to reference Arleigh Kidd's comments published on April 17 regarding Tony Strickland's guest opinion from April 3. Apparently, Mr. Kidd represents his own special interests, the United Association of Conejo Teachers union. Thus, for taxpayers, his opinion should be recognized in that context.
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Civic Arts Plaza is a boondoggle
      As this paper may be aware, I ran for City Council in Thousand Oaks twice just to get the Civic Arts Plaza on the ballot. In fact, the city wouldn't even tell us what they were planning to build on the Jungleland site.
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On animal shelter, critics should keep their mouths shut
      For the last couple of weeks I've been reading the articles, editorials and comments about Newbury Park Feed's owner, who rescues dogs from Kern County shelters. I feel that only one side is being presented, and the comments made about the Agoura Animal Shelter and its manager were cruel and inappropriate.
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The letters are full of negativism
      It's exciting to see the Thou sand Oaks Acorn become a better and better paper- what was once an advertising throwaway is now becoming a good source of community news. But I have one beef: why let angry people unleash so much vitriol in your letters section?
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Disappointed the Health Fair has been postponed
      Many of us senior residents in the local area were just notified that the excellent, effective Los Robles annual Health Fair has been canceled. This top quality medical program has been part of the local community for the past 10 years. Now, suddenly, it is canceled a few weeks before the June 7 event date.
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Obama candidacy makes him worry about racism
      Most residents of Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park and Westlake Village are very proud of their communities. They routinely boast about our beautiful environment, good schools, low crime rate and high quality of life. We're very fortunate and blessed to live here based on the aforementioned.
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Award to Gallegly was totally hollow
      The Acorn's April 24 announcement of Elton Gallegly's receipt of the Spirit of Enterprise Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce failed to note that this 2007 award was also given to 243 other members of Congress.
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