Bond support has been appreciated
     On behalf of the Board of Education, the staff members, and especially the children of the Las Virgenes School District (current and future), I want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the voters for their support of Measure G.
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Sour on elections
     I registered to vote at 18 and have voted in almost every single election since. I have never before witnessed such an onslaught of misleading, negative and intrusive advertising as I did in the last month.
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Parks grateful
     I'm honored voters have elected to return me to a second term as Ventura County supervisor. I am humbled by the hundreds of contributors and volunteers who helped my campaign. In my next term I will continue to work for all residents, emphasizing fiscal accountability, environmental protection
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Message has been sent to Oak Park
     In last week's election, the 24 percent tax increase for Oak Park schools failed, while the 17 percent increase passed.
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Village people
     We were so happy to read the opinion expressed by The Acorn
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A runaround on the roundabout
     Call them rotaries, roundabouts or traffic circles, anyone who has driven in New Jersey, Massachusetts and other northeastern states can tell you that they can be confusing and difficult for those not familiar with them.
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Baseball coach was overlooked
     The Marmonte League Baseball champion this year was Newbury Park High School, but Coach Scott Drootin did not win Marmonte League Coach of the Year.
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Tactics on Lowe's are deceptive
     Lowe's is bound and determined to shove this down our throat. Now they are out soliciting signatures. My husband was recently approached by a paid signature gatherer and she stated gushingly, "Do you want to sign a petition to get the Town Center on the ballot?"
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Town Center will be welcome
     We are getting there. I have seen it with my own eyes. The signatures are stacking up in support of putting the Town Center at Westlake Village Act on the November ballot. Seeing the large number of signatures supporting the Town Center proves this project is right for our community.
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Rights forfeited
     Did you know that the asset and forfeiture laws are so convoluted that you can be accused without any proof of drug dealing, arms caches, threats against the government, etc., and have your home, your bank accounts, your paychecks, any assets that you may possess forfeited while yo
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