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2004 ISSUES
Issues of public interest to
watch for this year:
While the Network sees itself as an important collective "voice
of the community," it is up to individual citizens -- communicating as
individuals -- to add their voices to the chorus pressing for responsibility and
accountability in city government agencies and improvement in the quality of life in the
Conejo Valley.
WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR
OPINION POSTED ON THIS WEB SITE?
1) Limit your email to 300 words or less. (Microsoft WORD
.doc files preferred)
2) email it to Bugle Comments
.
Individuals make the ultimate
difference.
Politicians do pay attention to citizen phone calls, statements and opinions offered
during the public comment portion of weekly City Council meetings and the op-ed and
letters to the editor pages of all four local newspapers.
Citizens can say a lot, even in a three-minute: "sound bite" at Council
meetings or the 350-word limit generally imposed on letters to the editors. If the field
-- verbal and printed --is left to the opposing view, citizens have no one to blame but
themselves!
A few key reminders will make the effort easier:
Be dedicated to the position you are taking.
 | Be well-informed on the subject, but understand that the audiences you
are addressing may not have your knowledge. |
| Emphasize just a few important points. You can always speak or write
again. |
| Keep it simple and in every day language. Do not use legal or government
words. |
| Rehearse, rewrite and edit. |
| If you must work from notes while speaking, look up at your audience as
often as possible. |
| Be forceful in your comments, but not so emotional that you get tangled
up in the words. |
| Speak slowly, loudly and clearly. And do not be cute or flip in your
comments. |
Letters to the editor contacts are:
Thousand Oaks Star
Editor's Letters
100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Suite 200
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
E-mail: letters@insidevc.com
Fax: 805.379.3251 |
Los Angeles Times
Letters to the Editor
Times Ventura County Edition
93 S. Chestnut Street
Ventura, California 93001
E-mail: ventura@latimes.com
Fax: 805.653.7576 |
Los Angeles Daily News
Public Forum
P. O. Box 4200
Woodland Hills, California 91365
E-mail: dnforum@dailynews.com
Fax: 818.713.3723 |
Thousand Oaks Acorn
(Weekly published Thursday)
Letters to the Editor
30423 Canwood Street, Suite
108
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Fax: 818.706.8733 |
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The
Reporter
(Free on news racks
Thursday)
Letters to the Editor
1567 Spinnaker DR., Suite 202
Ventura, CA 93001
E-mail: vcreporter@aol.com
Fax: 805.658.7803
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