Bay Area man says city’s responsibility should be to the state, not the Feds
      City attorney David Hirsch’s pretense about upholding federal marijuana laws ignores the fact that state or local authorities are not authorized to enforce federal statutes that conflict with California law. As elected officials, the City Council took an oath to uphold California law and...
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Politician should be able to swear on the Koran instead of Bible
      In response to the letter “Unhappy with congressman who wants to be sworn in with the Koran,” published in the Dec. 15 edition of the Simi Valley Acorn , I disagree with the author that the new member of Congress should not be sworn in. I believe that any member should swear on whate...
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Simi’s philosophy discussion group is timely and free
      I’ve been both intrigued and put off by the distinguished speaker series at the T.O. Arts Plaza: worldclass speakers but at very high prices. Accordingly, I was delighted to find a similar series in Simi that is both monthly and free. The Language and Philosophy of Peace discussion group ...
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