July 3, 2008 RSS feed / Letters

Hands-free won't make cellphones safer in vehicles

I feel compelled to write regarding last week's Acorn Opinion piece on the hands-free cellphone law for drivers starting July 1. More...

Letter distorted the truth about man's graduation

I read Tara Kadium's letter to the editor this morning regarding Ray Paladino's graduation. She's entitled to her opinion, but her take on the facts of the situation are incorrect. More...

Decision to close Meadows school was deplorable

I mourned the loss of our neighborhood school again after the June 17 board meeting to "reconsider" the decision to close Meadows and University elementary schools. Meadows and University families rallied together. More...

At-large elections make sense for Triunfo Sanitation

Triunfo Sanitation District should elect all five board members in an at-large election. That was the unanimous vote by the Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) on Tues., June 24. More...

POLICIES ON LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND OTHER EDITORIAL MATERIAL

The Thousand Oaks Acorn welcomes Letters to the Editor and other comments and suggestions. Letters should not exceed 350 words and please, no more than one letter per month. More...

U.S. Marine had his chance to be in commencement

Regarding Mrs. Kadium's letter about graduation at Conejo Valley High School, Mrs. Kadium is only partially accurate ("Rules should have been bent so U.S. serviceman could accept his diploma," June 26 T.O. Acorn. More...

Principal should have made an exception

I was astonished to read in the local newspaper about the poor judgment exhibited by Principal James Martin in not allowing a United States Marine to sit at his graduation ceremony with his class at Conejo Valley High School due to More...

Why does the city waste money on a day laborer site?

In case you missed it, a $673,288 Community Develop ment Block Grant (CDBG) federal funds spending plan was approved for fiscal year '0809 during the May 13 Thousand Oaks City Council meeting. More...

High gasoline prices have finally awakened America

In response to Diego Cruz's June 26 letter ("It's time to drill oil in the U.S."), high oil prices will inevitably force us to conserve; yes, "even a caveman can do the math." It's not only "radical environmentalists" who prevent drilling in More...

Help available for older people who are seeking jobs

I wish to respond to the letter in the June 19 Thousand Oaks Acorn ("Ageism is alive in America and in our county"). More...