A final word from Toby Keeler
      It has been one month since the Calabasas election, yet some still find it necessary to justify the incumbents' victory by bashing the challengers. Get over it . . . you won! Mr. Pope, in particular, is part of an "insiders club" whose sole interest is controlling power in Calabasas at...
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Eruv wasn't right
      As a Jewish man myself, the provincial tone of Guy Havive's letter regarding the eruv (the Jewish boundary marker in Oak Park) was embarrassing to me. In an era in which teaching our youth diversity is celebrated, how did ethnic separatism become a cause celeb?
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And what about wildlife?
      I am writing in response to Guy Havive's letter regarding the eruv (Jewish boundary marker) in Oak Park. I was very displeased with your lack of compassion for wildlife. You do not care about two birds flying into the eruv being killed. May I remind you that the same God who created me ...
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Help save our open spaces
      Yes, the hills at the northbound entrance to the 101 at Las Virgenes are amazing and beautiful and should be left alone. Everyone who loves these hills, or even just likes them, please contact the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to urge acquisition in order keep our open space open.
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More about those pesky CC&Rs
      To Mr. Gardner ( Acorn , March 22), CC&R stands for Covenants, Conditions and Rules, and they are part of every community that shares community space. Freedom without rules is anarchy.
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Thanks for supporting law enforcement
      I would just like to extend a very sincere "thank you" to Mr. Paul Scrivano for his letter in the March 29 Acorn in support of the sheriff's deputies and police officers who protect our local communities.
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Who's teaching our kids to write?
      As the father of a student at Westlake High School who was experiencing difficulties, I became concerned that my student was getting the same high grade regardless of the quality of work that was turned in to the teacher. I asked for and received copies of my student's work and found that ...
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Even a puppy deserves TLC
      I love my school, my teachers, my principal and my school friends. I am also very proud of my school's Student Council because last year they made a donation to Malibu Pet Companions, a nonprofit organization that pays for the vet care of animals at the Agoura Animal Shelter.
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Debating Darwin
      It is sad and discouraging to see scientific illiteracy demonstrated again and again by so many Americans. Biological evolution is an empirical fact as well as a scientific theory. The scientific argument as to the factual nature of evolution was settled in the latter part of the 19th c...
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