September 16, 2010 RSS feed / Letters

Save The Lakes by making it a total dining destination

Regarding the Sept. 2 T.O. Acorn editorial (“Stop spending tax dollars on The Lakes”), I have to say that we agree. More...

Term limits may sound good, but they don’t work

The upcoming City Council election in Thousand Oaks has brought out a candidate who promotes term limits for council members without making a case for such a change and in spite of the fact that term limits haven’t improved governance in the s More...

The rent increase application should be rejected

My mother-in-law lives in the Thunderbird Oaks Mobile Home Park. She and others received a letter dated Aug. 16 from the city of Thousand Oaks stating the owner, A.V.M.G.H. Ltd. c/o Andrew V. More...

Please be rational —not emotional— about immigration

In response to Mr. Volz’s Sept. 2 letter (“Arizona’s law is a step in the right direction”), I’ll state that I didn’t read Linda Principe’s letter of Aug. More...

To hate a religion because of fanatics is wrong

While there are many challenges facing our nation today, one that’s truly distressing is the recent mounting animosity toward Muslims in America. More...

One candidate has a great idea

With all of the political rhetoric that gets thrown around during campaign season, sometimes government loses sight of the fact that it’s in the business of responding to the needs of the community. More...

A pair of Eagle Scouts helped the woman who fell

In “Some people still care about others,” the letter written by Carol Shycoff and Sylvia Schwartz in last week’s Acorn, both writers thanked the young men who helped Sylvia when she fell near the Muvico Theaters. More...

Solution offered to garage sale signs

Here’s a solution to the garage sale sign problem in Thousand Oaks. 1. Anyone can put up signs the morning of their sale. 2. All signs must have an address and date and time of sale on them. 3. More...

Believes in science —not in religion

I’m writing to thank Dorothy Campagna for her hysterical response to Thomas Harrison’s letter regarding Greek gods being lumped in–gasp–with her God. The more of Mrs. Campagna’s letter I read, the harder I laughed. More...

Opponents of gay marriage should study their Bibles

Many Prop. 8 supporters quote the Bible in defense of their argument. Forget for a minute that one of the things that make this country great is our separation of church and state, and look at the Bible. More...