Take flu warnings seriously but no need to overreact
      America's media have a bad case of swine flu hysteria. News stories, sound bites, tweets and twitters are whipping us into a paranoid frenzy. Why not? Fear sells, and pictures of people clad in facemasks walking around in shuttered cities make for interesting front pages—in print and online.
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Schools chief weighs in on election
Guest opinion
By Stan Mantooth Special to the Acorn
      Day after day, wonderful things happen in the schools and classrooms of Ventura County. Our students are motivated, enriched and cared for by a cadre of talented and dedicated teaching professionals and support personnel, ensuring steady progress on every achievement scale.
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