The school district should start over on closure criteria
      The Conejo Valley Unified School District School Board needs to reject the entire findings of the School Closure Committee. The board should reevaluate the primary and secondary criteria, which are flawed, to properly evaluate schools for closure.
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Legislators a bigger concern in public education than principals
      Regarding last week's letter from John Barchilon of Thousand Oaks ("Zero tolerance for 'Zero Tolerance'"), Mr. Barchilon says, "Presidents can be impeached. Supreme Court justices can be impeached.
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McClintock doesn't live here; why is he representing us?
      Should the California Attorney General investigate state Sen. Tom McClintock for using an address of convenience? Given the T.O. Acorn' s recent article about McClintock not living in Thousand Oaks, the attorney general of the state of California should prosecute for fraud.
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Don't give up on electric cars
      It's been three years since my wife has been to a gas station. For her, our all-electric Toyota RAV4-EV is good enough to meet all her daily needs. When she charges it at home using cheap off-peak electricity, we refuel with the equivalent of 75 cents per gallon.
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Motorcycle parking will improve at The Oaks mall
      In response to Chad Smith's letter in the Jan. 17 Thousand Oaks Acorn ("The Oaks needs more parking for motorcycles", we're pleased to share that motorcycle and scooter parking is a priority. As Mr. Smith noted, we're currently under renovation which means that current co...
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Lern yer English good or luke bad
      Oh my gosh!!!! It shure wuz funnie wen Cindy J. Schreiber kritisized the editer in last weeks ishue and spelt "grammar" rong!!!! My dawter's laffed at that!!
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