April 30, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

Do-it Center wins again, but why?

It's remarkable that Do-it Center- a store that to me lacks choices of product, good prices and customer service- can once again convince a community to keep a competitor from opening nearby. More...

Wishes that Westlake Village wasn't part of T.O.

Regarding Anastasiya Heydari's April 2 letter ("Westlake Village is a city in Los Angeles County"), Westlake Village is more than a city. More...

Senseless spending in Washington, D.C., led to TEA parties

In recent letters to the Acorn regarding the TEA party events, Mr. Browne from Thousand Oaks asked if people didn't realize that our new president is actually cutting their taxes. Mrs. More...

Will participate in the next TEA party on Fourth of July

I applaud the TEA Party protesters on April 15 at the Thousand Oaks Post Office. Al though my family and I planned on being part of the event, unfortunately, we were unable to do so. More...

If we torture others, it's not the same America

Torturing people in the name of America's safety has always upset me. I know—I know —the enemy did horrible things: They killed 3,000 Americans and are still determined to do their worst, and I detest them for it. More...

Local nonprofit will close its doors

On Sat., May 30, the last used books will be sold at the Book Bag. More...

Still wants to see a roller and ice skating rink in T.O.

Half of my wish came true thanks to our wonderful City Council. The former Kmart, a 33,000-square-foot commercial building, is still empty. It's just waiting to be converted into a skating center for our youth. More...

We must do everything we can to help students

After reading the backandforth in our local Acorn about the state of education in California, I'd like to bring the conversation back to Conejo Valley, where most readers live. Here we are not failing to educate students. More...

Spending in the nation's capital has gone too far

Sherry Jensen misstates in her April 23 letter that 95 percent of Americans will receive a tax cut; this is impossible since there are 138 million individual taxpayers out of a population of 300 million (based on 2006 IRS data). More...

It's time to move on and stop criticizing Bush

It's with great disappointment that U.S. Sen. More...

Hopes to see fewer Bush/Cheney bumper stickers

Common sense has finally returned to Thousand Oaks voters. I'd like to offer my praise and thanks to all those thoughtful people who have been displaying Obama/Biden 2008 bumper stickers on their cars. More...

Movie industry is more important than residents

Did you know that if the Thousand Oaks commercial filming permit laws are changed then next-door neighbors will lose their right for peace and quiet? More...