Angels in our community
      I would like to say thanks to all the wonderful people who took time out of their Sunday evening to help me. I was on my way to the Dean Torrance concert in the park when I fell and broke/dislocated my ankle at Agoura High School.
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Remembering Michael Reardon
      It was with sorrow that I read about Michael Reardon, who is missing after being swept off a cliff in Ireland, in this week's Acorn . I moved to Oak Park in January 2004. My son and I were new, and we knew no one here.
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More on revered rock climber
      That was a great article on Michael Reardon (July 26). That's why I love your newspaper. The last paragraph was certainly inspirational words to live by. How ironic that it was the ocean thagot him and not the rocks.
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Disagrees with Acorn faith columnist
      It's one thing to be spiritual and have the freedom to impart one's personal definitions of enlightenment publicly, but it's another thing to imply that said enlightenment is of a religion one does not belong to. I refer to Mr.
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Acorn Movie Nut went too far
      From The Acorn movie review on "Sicko": "It brings to mind an almost Hitleresque notion of some new age 'final solution'- let's just eliminate the problem." I saw the movie, and I agree with some of what Michael Moore said. But to compare the state of our healthcare to the Holocaust is ...
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Skateboarder advocates helmets
      Thank you for printing Alice Dillon's letter. She pointed out that The Acorn featured in the same paper articles about James Street, who died from injuries from a skateboard accident, as well as a picture of boys riding skateboards without helmets. I was at the conce...
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Kanan interchange still isn't right
      I have tried to remain optimistic that the final fixes on the new interchange alluded to by the Agoura Hills assistant city manager in his May website (www.kananroad.org) Q&A session, such as the green arrow for the eastbound onramp to the 101, would actually work. Unfortunately, this i...
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About that signal on Mulholland
      The environment is a necessary concern when planning any structure that could impact a view or cause damage to a natural habitat. A 20-foot traffic light will not block any view. As for the environmental habitat, this light will be placed in the same spot as an existing pole.
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Freedom of speech always goes first
      Recently, I've felt letters in The Acorn about America were inappropriate. This changed given my asking "If opinions about our nation are not to be expressed in a community paper, then where?" So, please pass the soapbox.
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