September 2, 2010 RSS feed / Letters

Busy streets aren’t helpful for walking to school

I had to laugh out loud reading the Aug. 26 editorial “Classrooms reopen next week.” The line that got me was “Here’s an idea: Tell the kids to walk to school. More...

Owner of mobile home park is full of greed

My sister is a resident of Thunderbird Oaks Mobile Home Park. She’s been there about three years. Since she retired from her job she’s had to budget herself very carefully to get by on her Social Security. More...

When it comes to illegal immigrants, try to be rational

This is in response to Ms. Clark’s Aug. 26 letter (“Illegal aliens are a threat to our nation’s economy”). More...

Answers offered by conservatives solve no problems

It appears that my letter taking a humorous poke at Congressman Elton Gallegly for using a 20-year-old photograph has raised some hackles among the local right wing. More...

Constitutional rights only apply to U.S. citizens

Linda Principe recently responded to a letter about the Arizona immigration law. More...

Coaches run high school sports like it’s their fiefdom

What price are our children paying for high school sports? At our high school, we’re experiencing a situation involving our volleyball program that’s not promoting a positive experience for our children, the parents and the team. More...

Parents and adults should set better examples for kids

Regarding the T.O. Acorn Aug. 26 editorial “Classrooms reopen next week,” as our children approach another school year, we might wonder how they will change over the next nine months. More...

T.O. Boulevard business owners encouraged to vote

As president of the Thousand Oaks Boulevard Association, I’m advocating the continuation of a very important special district in the city. More...

Racist bigots should shut up about Arizona law

Perhaps you should print this letter for all of the racist bigots who are chastising the state of Arizona and boycotting it for— what may I ask? These bigots haven’t even read the Arizona law that had to be enforced by Gov. More...

Arizona’s law is a step in the right direction

I find I must respond to the idiotic letter in your Aug. 19 edition from Linda Principe (“There’s no denying that Arizona’s law is racial profiling”). More...

Federal spending is entirely out of control

For over a year we’ve been bombarded with how poor the economy is. Yet our federal government led by our current president has done nothing but spend obscene amounts of taxpayer money. More...

Greek gods and supreme beings are all the same

Some 2 million years ago the first primitive humans evolved into a separate species and through several more transitions finally became the species we are today. More...