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February 8, 2008
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Academic Decathletes earn near perfect score
Residents invited to support team at speech showcase tonight
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
Coach Larry Jones was curved over his small desk in the Academic Decathlon team's classroom at Moorpark High School on Tuesday morning, carefully recounting the scores that his team earned at the county competitions last weekend. More...
Youths explore law enforcement careers

Young people between the ages of 15 and 20 who are interested in a career in law enforcement are invited to join the new California Highway Patrol Explorer program offered in Moorpark. More...

History written by the hands of legends

WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers FAMOUS WORDS- Area residents Maria Elena and Rick Taylor look at presidential and historical American manuscripts at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley last week. About 30 rare documents were on loan to the library for two days and included signatures... More...

 Community
•Strickland opposes tax increases
On Jan. 25, Assemblymember Audra Strickland (R-Westlake Village) signed a taxpayer protection pledge, sponsored by Americans for Tax Reform, to "oppose and vote against any legislation that increases state taxes. More...
•Moorpark College president to retire in July
•Climate change talk offered
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 Health & Wellness
•Polish up the pearlies
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers OPEN WIDE- Campus Canyon Elementary School fifth-grade student Christopher Raum undergoes a dental exam by volunteer dentist Neil Fanning of Simi Valley during the "Smiles Count" visit at the school last week. The program is designed to prevent tooth decay and gum ... More...
•Therapist shares practical tips on parenting with residents
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 Bulletin Board
•Datebook
FRI., FEB. 8 Speech Showcase Moorpark High School Academic Decathlon Team hosts Speech Showcase, 7 p.m., Moorpark High School Performing Arts Center, 4500 Tierra Rejada Road. 15 team members present prepared, impromptu speeches, $5 donation at door. Proceeds support competition expens... More...
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 Business
•HomeAid Announces New President
Robert A. Perlberg was recently elected president of HomeAid Los Angeles/Ventura, the nonprofit arm of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. Perlberg entered the homebuilding industry in 1969 and has served as CEO for RAP Communications Inc., a full service marketing and ad... More...
•National College Planners Workshop Coming
•Shape Up at Boot Camp
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 Schools
•Mesa Verde students master their instruments
THE SOUND OF MUSIC- The String Orchestras of Arroyo West Elementary School play the annual Winter Concert recently at the school. The class, directed by Cheryl Marvin, consists of Beginning Strings and Concert Strings with students from grades 2 through 5. The orchestra will be participating in the ... More...
•Straight from the dentist's mouth
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 Sports
•We are the champions
SOCCER HEROS- Moorpark Soccer Club's Girls U11 participates in the Copa Real Nike Tournament last weekend. The team members are bottom row, from left, Teryn Stevens, Gabrielle Stephens, Michelle Magnani, Myah Huss. Middle row, Brooke McFadden, Kelsey Rouse, Elena Castaneda, Brooke Stanley. Top row, ... More...
•Marmonte wrestlers duel at MHS
•Four for the Month
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 Police
•Sheriff's Blotter
On Jan. 3 a prowler was reported going through the contents of a boat stored on private property in the 1100 block of Walnut Canyon Road. Officers responding to the call found a man lying on his stomach in a wash 200 feet from the boat owner's home. During a field lineup, the victim po... More...
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 Family
•Family Men Don't Wear Name Brands
A 'sensitive' issue
Every couple communicates differently. For example, I speak with my wife through movie analogies. One day my wife had a bad day at work- nothing had gone as planned. More...
•Get a leg up on the competition
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 On The Town
•Spending the summer 'On Golden Pond'
LONG-TIME LOVE- Don Pearlman and Helene Benjamin portray married couple Norman Jr. and Ethel Thayer in "On Golden Pond," playing through March 2 at the High Street Arts Center at 45 E. High St. in Moorpark. The Thayers are opening up their lakeside cottage in Maine for the 48th summer. The play exam... More...
•Restaurant du jour
•Rotary brings 'magic' to Moorpark
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 Letters
•Mayor works for enviorment
Many Moorpark residents may not be aware that Mayor Patrick Hunter has signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement back in 2005. And 25 counties have vowed to do more for global warming through cool cities. More...
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 Editorials
•Good news: 23 Freeway expansion project is ahead of schedule
Once in a while, an editorial can talk about something positive. This is one of those occasions. Motorists in Moorpark, Conejo Valley, Simi Valley and other areas have been coping with a construction project to widen the 23 Freeway. Although it seems like an eternity since the project began, the ... More...
•Political Cartoon
•The Real McCoy
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 Vacation Photos
•Take Your Moorpark Acorn on Vacation
AMERICANS IN PARIS- The Moorpark High School French class practices its lessons at the Eiffel Tower in France. Robbi La Londe is the language teacher. More...
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 Real Estate
•Agents Play An Important Role In Home Transactions
When Shannon Cohen and her husband decided to put their five-bedroom, two-bathroom house on the market this month, they returned to Bob Dougherty, the same Realtor they had used the last time they purchased a home. The Cohens never considered trying to sell the house themselves. More...
•Donna Gardner
•New Windows
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