Even bullies go back to school
      The new school year is approaching, and I know I'm not alone in my concerns about harassment and bullying in schools. It is an epidemic problem throughout the United States, and our school district is no exception.
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New coach needs coaching
      Regarding AHS girl's volleyball coach ( Acorn Aug. 16), new Agoura High School girl's volleyball coach Carlos Cojulun mentions some advice he received from Doug Magorien, his head coach for Westlake High's volleyball team.
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Kanan 'cry babies'
      What a bunch of cry babies. The Kanan intersection works. All you have to do is read the posted directional signs- it's so simple. Thank you, Caltrans, for getting it right. Connie Raabe Agoura Hills
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Speaking of traffic
      Have they nothing better to do? Recently, my wife was driving around our home in Oak Park when she was pulled over by a local police officer. The offense: tinting on the driver and passenger side windows.
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Renters need consideration, too
      All citizens of the city of Calabasas deserve the attention and care of the city, not just the homeowners. To place inordinate attention on homeowners while casting apartment renters aside by overlooking their concerns time and time again is akin to an aristocratic society bereft o...
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All Calabasas residents feel the effects of growth
      I was disappointed to see The Acorn (Aug. 16) fuel division in the Calabasas community, bemoaning the developments being "heaped on the residents of the west side." A letter to the editor in the same edition insinuated that our elected officials favor the east side of town and "do ...
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Council candidate ready to try again
      I would like to thank the 1,728 people who voted for me two years ago in the Agoura Hills City Council election. It was a significant improvement from the 523 votes I received in 2003, but still not enough to get sworn in as a council member. That is why I have decided to run again, ...
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More homework on hydrogen fuel
      Mr. Puls makes an argument for the use of hydrogen as a fuel (Aug. 16). He doesn't, however, give any information as to how it might be obtained from the ocean's waters. The energy that is needed to release it must come from someplace, which he fails to mention at all.
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Jimmy Carter's off base
      Can't somebody find Jimmy Carter a rest home? Carter 's latest headline pontifications are to admonish America for its lack of empathy for that warm and fuzzy social club known as Hamas.
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Stock market blues
      I was feeling depressed My investment was trashed I bought into the market The next day it crashed. I seem to jump in too soon or too late When I break even I celebrate.
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No man is an island
      Every American is responsible for the deaths of the coal minters in Utah. Our insatiable demand for electrical power, which predominantly comes from coal, fuels the greed of mine owners like Robert Murray. In their lust for wealth they are willing to risk the lives of hard-working Americans b...
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