Letters to the Editor

Re: The Star’s June 16 edition: It was so refreshing to pick up the paper Sunday and not see the huge splash highlighting that so-called gay bishop who California Lutheran University has for a professor.

Re: your June 15 article, “Medicare fines lurk for doctors using paper”: It seems strange that people are getting upset about the government's surreptitious gathering of telephone and email addresses when a much bigger — and, in my opinion, egregious ...

As a former probation officer, Superior Court investigator, Child Protective Services social worker and teacher I have been involved in many extremely difficult situations concerning children of all ages who have been victimized physically, emotionally and sexually.

I guess this is a clear-cut case of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend. We are now going to start backing the rebels in Syria and guess what, so are al-Qaida-linked extremists.

Re: your June 13 article, “Council OKs fire station financing deal”: The first emotion to Mayor Tim Flynn’s action at the Wednesday City Council meeting is great disappointment.

Re: Jerry Wilder’s June 13 letter, “Veterans benefits”: It is disrespectful to all Vietnam veterans to still be downgraded by those that have no idea of what these men and women went through and are still going through today.

Re: Jerry Wilder’s June 13 letter, “Veterans benefits”: As a Vietnam veteran, who also has had a claim with Veterans Affairs for more than a year, I feel that Wilder knows very little about the effects of Agent Orange as ...

Re: Jerry Wilder’s June 13 letter, “Veterans benefits”: Wilder needs to do some research on the various "presumptive" conditions that plague veterans who served their country honorably but were exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam.

Re: Jerry Wilder’s June 13 letter, “Veteran’s benefits”: The Star ran a June 9 article about me and my Veterans Affairs medical claim for ischemic heart disease related to exposure to Agent Orange during my service in Vietnam. Apparently, Wilder ...

Let’s see, we can spy on billions of telephone calls and communications, but we can't get people to adhere to the new call list I signed up for.

Re: your June 9 article, “States fight green-building leader over local wood”: A growing number of states are joining the long list of elected officials, forestry experts, conservationists and others who urge the U.S. Green Building Council to promote responsible ...

Last Sunday as I stood singing with the congregation at the Ventura Unitarian Church, I noticed a little girl perhaps 6 years old a few rows ahead of me. She was standing on a chair next to what obviously was ...

Re: your June 13 article, “Simi targets aggressive panhandling”: Now the pressing question on the council's agenda is how to target aggressive panhandling? Drive through most any major parking lot in Simi Valley and you will see people standing, holding ...

Re: Jerry Wilder’s June 13 letter, “Veteran’s benefits”: In 1982, my 72-year-old uncle died. The cause of death was listed as the results of wounds from the Battle of Tarawa during World War II.

In defense of joggers and runners who occupy the bike lane of some streets, there are times when various sidewalks are not safe to run on.

Re: your June 12 article, "Gunman tried to make bombs in high school”: The gunman, John Zawahri, had a mental evaluation after he made repeated violent threats while in high school. So, according to the head of the National Rifle ...

Re: your June 6 article, “Oxnard to loan golf course $1.3M”: According to the article, the loan is coming from the city’s water fund – and this comes after the approval of rate hikes to Oxnard consumers. The money will ...

I would first like to congratulate the winner of the June 4 election, Bert Perello. He has a proven mastery of the issues and will be a very strong addition to the City Council.

Re: The Rev. Sam Gallucci’s June 2 guest column, “Pastor explains mission; seeks homeless solution”: Regarding the homeless services at 3100 Valmore Ave., the Rev. Gallucci didn’t mention how extremely inappropriate their location is, something he himself recognized in a ...

nta’s June 12 letter, “Lawmakers”: Putinta praises our Democratic majority lawmakers in the State Legislature for passing so many bills as doing the “job” they were sent to do and faulting member of the U.S. Congress for not passing much ...

There are numerous streetlights out on east and westbound Highway 126 between Wells Road and the Highway 101 and Highway 33 interchange.

Re: Rekha Basu's June 12 column, “Obama’s supporters were duped”: She and other liberals who are upset with Obama are having a problem because they misinterpreted what he promised when he was talking about the government illegally wiretapping and listening ...

RE: your June 9 article, “Kiosk to fortify memory of neighborhood symbol”: I read this article with more than passing interest as my husband, Ken Smith, was the landscape architect who designed Wildwood Park. His kids named Angel Falls, and ...

Got a problem with the federal government spying on U.S. citizens? If you don't want your telephone calls logged, your photos on the Internet looked at or your emails collected and examined, there’s an alternative kind of communication.