March 13, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

Simi Valley's teachers facing difficult times

If this letter is in the Acorn then it is Pink Friday, and it is a sad day for Simi Valley's children. The article in the March 6 issue explained how Simi Unified has to give pink slips to about 230 teachers today. More...

We're living in an age of mediocrity

Once again our elected leaders are demonstrating a total and complete disregard, almost contempt, for the same people that elected them. This feels all too apparent from our governor to our own City Council. More...

Misuse of money is a bipartisan problem

Republicans didn't create the budget mess; Democrats and Republicans did it together by years of fiscal mismanagement. They spent more than taxes brought in. More...

Decision-makers need to get priorities straight

Okay, so let me get this straight, more than 200—I'll repeat that— more than 200 Simi Valley teachers will be receiving a pink slip for possible layoff because of budget issues here and across the state, disregarding the impact it More...

Setting the DoNot-Call Registry record straight

The article in the March 6 edition titled "Cellphone numbers will be made available to telemarketers" was blatantly false. I've gotten the e-mail several times about cellphone numbers being released to telemarketers. More...

When Mountain Gate Plaza was the place to be

Every time I go by the Mountain Gate Plaza it brings back great memories. More...