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I went to see the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Westlake Village on Labor Day. Visiting the wall is an emotional experience for those of us who had a good shot at having our name there. I know where my four comrades are memorialized. I’ve visited this wall and the one in Washington. The wall is a serene, contemplative place. More ... Although I am no fan of the Obama administration, I was aghast to learn that my son’s fourthgrade class at Willow Elementary did not hear the president’s address to students. More ... I couldn’t help but get the feeling that the recent letters concerning the healthcare bill now being debated in congress and everywhere else were written by Acorn readers who are relying on “information” culled from the cable channels Fox, CNN and MSNBC. These are not news organizations. They are opinion organizations at best. More ... I try never to call the school and complain. This time I must complain about our school’s gift wrap fundraiser. Many parents feel that it is inappropriate to use any school time to promote this. My 7-year-old daughter wants to be a part of the raffle and she wants to participate. She will not be able to join in on the raffle nor participate because she has not sold anything. More ... Why is it that parents who are paying $650 per student to use school buses are being penalized? Calabasas High School students are being penalized for riding the bus which is a benefit to the high school and helps mitigate the Calabasas traffic nightmare. More ... Some at the city of Calabasas are intent on spending upwards of $2 million of taxpayer money to extend over 6,000 lineal foot of sewers to serve under three dozen homes in the semi-rural Old Topanga neighborhood. More ... Society’s polarization bodes ill for our country’s future. Liberal vs. conservative, old vs. young, poor vs. rich are just some of the ways we’ve allowed others to define us, mostly un-healthly. We’re really a Heinz 57 mix. That’s our strength. Those who would manipulate us play upon and magnify our differences to achieve their own ends. More ... |
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