Let's not give up the fight to save Meadows school
      We won't save money closing Meadows elementary school. It will immediately reopen as a charter school. Dr. Jeff Baarstad's fiscal impact analysis states that when Meadows reopens as a charter school, the district will save just $19,000 (original projected savings $804,000). Meadows has a...
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Officials in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., have huge impact on water bills
      Some people think that drinking water just comes from some river, lake or well, and all that's done is to put in a little chlorine and pipe it to everybody's home.
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Residents should lobby strongly for Lang Ranch Park safety necessities
      Park plans for Lang Ranch are moving ahead. Residents should be concerned. The traffic problems will worsen. I live near the dog park located in the Conejo Creek Equestrian Center. The dog park brings lots of traffic. In October 2007, my sons were hit by a car exiting the dog park.
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Rules should have been bent so U.S. serviceman could accept his diploma
      Recently I attended my son's graduation at Conejo Valley High School in Thousand Oaks. Retiring principal James Martin announced that one (additional) young man was graduating, Raymond Peter Paladino. While not participating in the ceremony, he wanted to acknowledge Paladino, as he had ...
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High school seniors had the spirit of volunteerism
      Westminster Free Clinic (WFC) in the Conejo Valley would like to thank the following seniors for their volunteer service to low-income, uninsured people in East Ventura County for the past two or more years as part of our medical team.
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It's time to drill oil in the U.S.
      Several days ago, when asked whether the high oil prices would help us, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama replied that he "would have preferred a gradual adjustment." In other words, high oil prices will force us to conserve, and the higher the prices, the better.
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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. Letters must be received by 11 a.m. Friday for publication the following Thursday. Holidays advance the deadline by 24 hou...
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