March 26, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

Resident rolls out the welcome mat for Home Depot

As a 36year resident of Thousand Oaks, I live a little over a mile from the proposed Home Depot site on Hampshire Road, and I welcome Home Depot into our community. More...

Stores that play by the rules deserve the city's approval

I've talked to my neighbors, and we agree that this whole Home Depot debate is just ridiculous. More...

Acorn editorial misses the mark on classroom sizes

Obviously from your opinion on March 12, "We must do more with less spending," you are as sick and tired of the Home Depot and Costco sagas as I am. I can't think of another reason why such an inflammatory opinion was put in the paper. More...

Let's keep good teachers, but let the other ones go

I'm frustrated, as I'm sure many other are, by the recent "pink slips" issued to our teachers. Some teachers who have seniority shouldn't necessarily be excluded from potential job cuts. More...

To save money, the city should cancel Lang Ranch Park

Regarding the Acorn March 5 opinion ("It's time for council members to lead"), the Thousand Oaks City Council anticipates budgetary shortfalls for the next two fiscal years of $3.2 million and $4.0 million respectively. More...

Reduce the waste of water by fixing household leaks

With the snow pack at 85 percent and reservoirs sitting at 75 percent, the story is not all that grim, but even with recent rainfall, we're likely to see mandatory water rationing this summer. More...

Sculpture had an interesting name

"New sculptures to be unveiled in T.O." has to be the funniest article the Acorn has ever run. A sculpture depicting, in essence, a giant hole? Titled "Uranus"? Outside the children's entrance of the library? Stop it! More...

It's 'survival of the fittest' in the world of business

I've been a resident of Westlake Village for more than 20 years. I always enjoyed the convenience of shopping at Kmart on Hampshire Road until it closed. I shop regularly at Home Depot in Newbury Park. More...

Home Depot is short on personnel

Why another Home Depot when the one we have is so ineffective? I am the "do it yourself queen" of my cul-de-sac, yet I avoid HD like the plague. More...

Big box stores shouldn't go into our neighborhoods

For what it's worth, I recently asked a simple question about the amount of traffic that will be increased in the Thousand Oaks tract adjoining the new Home Depot site; however, I never got a straight answer. More...

Undeserving of getting a pink slip

For the last few weeks much has been said about the teachers of California. I've read people comment that teachers are paid too much and that they should quit whining about budget cuts and layoffs. More...

The school district is full of deceit

As part of Conejo Valley Unified School District's justification for placement of the MATES (Meadows Art and Technology Elementary School) charter campus at Glenwood instead of Meadows on Jan. More...

Angered and disgusted by a hate crime in T.O.

Hate crimes are a despicable action that are used to brand and humiliate certain bodies of people. More...

Police, paramedics and neighbors were oustanding

On Sat., March 14, our car was sideswiped in front of our home by a hit-and-run driver. Hearing the screech of tires and the sound of a crash, one of us immediately ran out to see what had happened. More...