August 20, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

Her husband, a fireman, deserves his pension plan

I’m the wife of a firefighter. It hurts when people don’t understand or realize the sacrifice he makes, both on and off the job. More...

The debate over healthcare has gone over a cliff

An activist was at my grocery store this afternoon widening the anti-Obama tent. More...

Democrats had no interest in hearing the other side

Here’s a personal account of a town hall meeting I tried to attend on Aug. 12 at the Thousand Oaks Library. It was scheduled for 6:30. We arrived at 5:30. More...

Put the cellphones down, people, and obey the law

I’m writing a letter in the hopes someone will understand. I was born and raised in Westlake Village. I moved to the San Fernando Valley for school a few years ago, but I still work in Westlake three days a week. More...

Another popular restaurant closes

The closing of beautiful Mandevilla restaurant is truly a loss to the Westlake VillageThousand Oaks community. We’ve patronized Mandevilla for the 12 years that it’s been open and have never had a bad meal or experience. More...

It’s affordability that matters on public pensions

I wish to rebut the “Cops deserve their pension plans” letter from Sandee Saurman in the July 30 T.O. Acorn . Would you rather be a person living in El Rio, La Colina or South Central L.A. or a cop working there? More...

Sees a dark side in Republicans over healthcare debate

Because there was no additional room at the Thousand Oaks Library for the Aug. More...

A poll taken by city government just isn’t credible

Regarding last week’s front page story in the T.O. More...

Motorcyclists must be responsible for their driving

I think Mr. Goldsman (‘“Lane sharing’ isn’t illegal”) might have missed the thrust of my July 23 letter. More...

Manna needs push for end of summer

I can’t begin to express my heartfelt gratitude for all the kindness our Conejo Valley neighbors have shown Manna, both throughout the years and especially during this most challenging summer in our history. More...