August 27, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

Servants in public safety deserve generous pensions

Wow. Kathryn Levesque’s jealousy of public employee pensions comes across loud and clear (Acorn Aug. 20 letters, “It’s affordability that matters on public pensions”). More...

The White House only wants to hear its proponents

In a recent post on the White House blog, readers were asked to report any e-mail or web article arguing against “Obamacare” that they believed to be “fishy” to an indicated e-mail address. More...

Residents should rally against any water rate hike

The City Council of Thousand Oaks, i.e., Andy Fox, has proposed another water rate increase in November to be followed by another a few months later. The increase bears no relation to the size of the parcel or to any other factors. More...

Increase the fines for drivers who use cellphones with their hands

Thank you for printing BethJo Gewirtz’s letter regarding illegal cellphone and texting usage while driving. More...

Obama’s plan for healthcare deserves to die

Tina Aschennbrenner misjudges, mischaracterizes and underestimates just how informed the public is regarding healthcare reform with her letter last week (“Sees a dark side in Republicans over healthcare debate”). More...

All Americans should be covered for healthcare

Why do we tolerate a healthcare system that’s a failure for millions? We’re the wealthiest nation on earth and are the only industrialized nation that doesn’t provide basic healthcare to its citizens. More...

Our state senator was correct about wasteful spending

I read with great interest the article about state Sen. Tony Strickland’s fight to cut wasteful government spending (Aug. 6 T.O. Acorn , “Strickland bill elimnates Waste Management Board”). More...

Goodbye, Maple Elementary School

After working at Maple Elementary School as a campus supervisor, P.E. instructor, cafeteria worker and volunteer for almost 14 years, I was just notified by the principal that my services were no longer needed. More...