April 8, 2010 RSS feed / Letters

The new director for public schools: Leadership Magnet

Here are my thoughts after reading your March 25 editorial (“The result doesn’t always justify the means”): For eight years my family has been part of the Conejo Open Classroom. More...

Charter schools could be the future in public education

When the March 25 editorial in the Acorn equated Bridges’request for a building to a moral endeavor, the paper hit a new low. That’s a tad bit extreme, don’t you think? More...

Geoff Dean wants your vote for county sheriff

I’m running for Ventura County sheriff because I have the qualifications and experience to keep Ventura County safe. More...

Stop subsidizing jobs for Tony and Audra Strickland

Well, well, well––what a surprise! Both Tony and Audra, henceforth known as the “Steppin’ Stone Stricklands,” have found new government jobs to seek. More...

Not buying one bit of climate change propaganda

Ron Roark Newbury Park

It must be wonderful to be as intelligent as Ms. Sherry Jensen. And I’m sure she’s a very nice person, although somewhat misguided. More...

People of faith are also generous and compassionate

There’s no disputing the facts of Mr. Harrison’s articulate and well written letter regarding people of faith (April 1 edition, “Religious beliefs can cause hatred and mass murder”). More...

Bridges Charter School deserved a better outcome

You’re right, pure unadulterated greed is the reason for Bridges Charter wanting the University campus––to utilize a campus so their children can be educated under the best possible circumstances. How criminal! More...

Wants fresh faces on the CVUSD Board of Education

Come November my hope is we elect some new members to the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education who will act as partners with parents instead of rulers. More...

The driver who killed her dog was in a big hurry

On March 30 at about 8:45 a.m. at the cross streets of Falling Star and Kanan Road, my husband was walking our sweet basset hound, Angus, on a leash. A woman in a black BMW came up Falling Star and turned into my husband and dog. More...

Put healthcare on the national ballot in November

We the people. I start this way because our founding fathers felt that those were three of the most powerful words so Americans would never have to live on their knees or say “by your leave” ever again. More...

Military contractor is completely out of control

Recent congressional hearings have painted a dismal picture of military contractor Blackwater’s operations. Employees stole hundreds of weapons meant for the Afghan national police. They’ve even billed the U.S. More...