April 7, 2011 RSS feed / Letters

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Adam offers up his own sign proposal

The debate over freeway signage is nothing new. The decade of the ’60s saw so much sign proliferation that the 101 corridor was known as “billboard alley.” These poorly designed signs led to the 1974 Scenic Highway Element. More...

Hooters name is offensive

I realize it’s a free enterprise system, and I’m all for new business in the Conejo, but I think the Hooters business model is offensive to women and inappropriate for our community. More...

We’re all a part of the human race

It saddens me when writers to the Acorn or any other newspaper use hearsay evidence as fact to implicate a large group of people for the failings of a few. More...

Upset with House member’s staff

Should we continue to support U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Camarillo) when his local staff seems to be so rude, unprofessional and unaware of his voting record on current issues? On March 15 I called Gallegly’s Thousand Oaks office. More...

Wetlands aren’t always wonderful

I’m a horticulture major and a former state-licensed pest control adviser. There were Facebook comments on the virtues of wetlands made by my county supervisor and a letter in the Acorn by a similarly concerned citizen of the Conejo Valley. More...

Doesn’t want to see Hooters in T.O.

We are extremely disappointed that the Janss mall would consider putting a restaurant such as Hooters in our community. Thousand Oaks has been a wholesome environment where our children grew up to be good, moral citizens. More...

Restaurant being unfairly judged

After reading the article, “T.O.: the next home of Hooters?” I found myself wondering just how many of the people e-mailing or the 50 people that called into the city manager’s office actually go out and dine in Thousand Oaks, wheth More...

No person should be called ‘illegal’

I am writing in response to Joyce Clark’s letter in the March 24 Acorn regarding undocumented immigrants. It implies that undocumented immigrants are costing taxpayers money. More...

Don’t let T.O. lose its no-sign appeal

Twenty years ago I arrived in the United States, a fresh-faced immigrant from England. I was offered an executive position with Pleasant Holidays in Westlake Village. More...

Join the tea party on April 15 in T.O.

As another income tax day approaches, I’m reminded of the words from the old Tennessee Ernie Ford song “16 Tons”: “Another day older and deeper in debt.” How true this is for our once great country, now suffocating in de More...

OC critic responds to criticism

In the March 3 issue of the T.O. Acorn, Mike Moersen, in a petulant letter, suggested somehow that my criticism of Oaks Christian and its sports program was unwarranted and juvenile. More...

Let the people vote on taxes

The tax extensions Gov. Brown wants to put before voters in a special election is not a new plan for additional taxes. Tax extensions simply keep the current tax system in place. These taxes support our public schools and other vital services. More...