Fluoride is safe
      More than 60 years ago Grand Rapids, Mich. became the first American community to fluoridate its public source of water. Hundreds of subsequent scientific articles have determined that optimally fluoridated water is the single most effective public health measure to prevent dental ...
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Fluoride is toxic
      Regarding the proposed plan to add fluoride to our water, I think it is important to understand what is being added. The studies which "proved" that fluoride would prevent cavities were evaluating the effects of actual groundwater minerals, not the chemicals that are being added today.
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Apartments should be smoke-free
      Apartment residents have no protection from their neighbor's drifting tobacco smoke. Unfortunately, tobacco smoke doesn't always stay in the unit where it is generated.
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Smoking just isn't neighborly
      No one should have to breathe a neighbor's secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke does drift from one apartment to another, with the apartment getting the offending smoke with no recourse to keep the air in their apartment clean and fit to breathe.
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Stop picking on Heschel West
      "You're killing me Larry!" (Brown) as the mattress commercial goes. If you could only turn your vitriolic prose for the purposes of good not evil. Can you not find anything in Agoura that makes you happy? Your Oct. 11 letter to the editor was so filled with double-speak and, as my ki...
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Kanan drivers, wait your turn
      If you consider yourself a fantastic driver and the rest of the drivers on the road just sheep, you're going to want to skip this letter and go to the next one. Every morning I drive south on Kanan to catch the 101 east into the Valley. Every morning I line up in the lane set aside for...
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Kanan interchange, still confusing
      I know that there has been a plethora of letters concerning the intersection of Kanan and the 101 freeway but the new Canwood Avenue signs are a menace. First of all there are four signs which is confusing enough. But the one just north of the freeway on the east side of Kanan seems to point t...
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Don Zimring fits the bill
      My children graduated from Calabasas High school long ago. Bud Marley was the superintendent then. Since his retirement, the district has chosen capable successors; however, in my opinion, none more qualified than Donald Zimring.
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Finders, Davis great help on LVEF
      It has been my privilege to volunteer in our school district over the past 10 years. First at Agoura High, and for the last few years, as a board member of the Las Virgenes Educational Foundation. During my LVEF years, it has been a pleasure to watch and work with School Board member, ...
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Another nod for Ned Davis
      Westlake Village is at a critical time in its history. We need council members who have experience working financial and development issues in Westlake Village for Westlake Village home owners. Ned Davis has demonstrated that he has the experience and temperament to represent all of West...
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Philippa Klessig has proven herself
      I love living in Westlake Village. I want to thank this and past City Councils for maintaining its beauty and community ambiance while being sensitive to the need for revenue to sustain the qualities that made me choose Westlake Village for my home.
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Carol Kirschbaum stands out
      After listening closely to the four candidates at the Oct. 11 Westlake Village City Council forum, I believe that one of them really stands out among the others: Carol Kirschbaum. Carol demonstrated her depth of knowledge about current and past issues which are critical to the citi...
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Kirschbaum makes fiscal sense
      The Westlake Village candidate who makes the most concrete points and actually backs them up with facts is Carol Kirschbaum. She's very detail-conscious. I like that. This gal's done her homework! I like the fact that she has investigated our voters' issues and shared valuable information. I ...
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Community Learning Center off to a great start
      Our little school with a mighty vision, the Las Virgenes Community Learning Center, has many things in its favor, not the least of which is it's extraordinary and eclectic After School Enrichment Program. This inspired program is a paramount part of the overall mission for "the little schoo...
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