April 15, 2010 RSS feed / Letters

The April Fools’ story was too close to the truth

While I enjoyed the Acorn’s front page April Fools’ commentary, I found your “news” stories neither compelling nor humorous. More...

Jungleland’s return not a bad idea

That 21-story skyscraper headline caught my eye and I said, “What the ?X?X?!.” Well done for April Fools’ Day! However, the idea of Jungleland returning and ending The Lakes retail failure isn’t such a bad idea. More...

Quoting Palin is an April Fools’ joke

Move over, Nancy Needham. Your front page April Fools’ prank had nothing on the hilarious letter written by Bob Meisterling in the April 1 edition of Acorn (“U.S. was in better shape with George W. Bush leading us”). More...

Global warming exists, but it’s not just us causing it

In a March 18 letter to the editor, Sherry Jensen expressed her concerns about global warming. More...

Parks yes, Strickland no

I’ll bet that I’m not the only Republican who’s voted for both Linda Parks and Audra Strickland in the past. More...

Was caught by April Fools’ story but enjoyed it

You really got me, hook, line and sinker on April 1! When I began reading your article about the new city hall, my eyes bugged out of my head. More...

Tax and spend politicians aren’t funny at all

While Nancy Needham wrote her article in jest for April Fools’ Day, I contend there’s nothing outlandish about the way a politician will twist the facts or misstate whatever is necessary to keep spending and taxing ad More...

Fear over global climate change also worried GOP

John Warner was a former Republican senator from Virginia, secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and a veteran of WW II, and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee from 2003 to 2007. In 2007, George W. More...

Use common sense with cellphones or use them privately

Cellphones can be a wonderfully useful tool, but the way I see them being used every day convinces me that they’re more of a bane than a boon for society. More...

America cannot continue welfare for illegal aliens

Regarding responses to my March 18 letter “Children of illegals shouldn’t get a public education,” firstly, that wasn’t the title of my letter, the Acorn renamed it that. More...

Likes Carpenter for county sheriff

Perhaps we can all take a slightly different view of the Ventura County sheriff’s race. It’s not about “sides,” it’s about truth, justice and the American way––borrowing from the old Superman. More...