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The new millennium has been a transformative time for newspaper publishing.

Changing reader habits and the advent of new technology have placed big demands on companies in the print news business.

The Acorn and its parent company, Times Media Group, understand that their biggest responsibility is not only the delivery of credible, relevant information in a timely fashion, but making sure residents have easy access to the publication when stories become available.

That’s why we’re super excited about the news being shared today.

Following a five-year stretch in which Acorn readers were given the option of purchasing online subscriptions to the paper, that so-called “paywall” is coming down.

“Mr. Publisher, tear down this wall,” the late President Ronald Reagan might have once said.

And so we did.

Starting immediately, all online content from our five Acorn publications will be available at no charge to the reader, meaning a paid subscription is no longer required to click and read articles. The weekly Acorn has always been delivered to your driveway at no cost—that more than 40-year tradition will continue—and from now on The Acorn on the internet will be free as well.

Why the change?

The Acorn is your community newspaper, and we want to make sure it stays that way. We believe it’s important that residents feel a connection to the stories we write and also learn about the businesses that advertise in their community. The absence of a paywall is the best way to ensure this free-flow of information remains.

We also invite readers to sign up for the new, easy-to-read Acorn newspaper e-edition delivered weekly to your e-mail. Viewed on mobile, desktop or laptop, the pages are super easy to navigate and, free, just like the print paper.

Local journalism is first gear in the engine that drives America’s free press, and a free press it shall be.

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Local students attend leadership conference The Oaks Shopping Center again sponsors two outstanding students from Ventura County high schools



Local students attend leadership conference The Oaks Shopping Center again sponsors two outstanding students from Ventura County high schools Rose Lindgren of La Reina High School and Isaac Hilburn of Ventura High were recently selected to represent Ventura County at the American Academy of Achievement’s 39th annual "Salute to Excellence" weekend in Scottsdale, Ariz. The students were sponsored by The […]

Oak Park students will pay to park

Acorn Staff Writer

It’s been said that there’s no such thing as a free ride, and now there’s no free parking, either, at least for Oak Park High School (OPHS) students, who will face a $50 parking permit fee when they return to school this fall. The fee was enacted when school officials realized that there are only 236 student parking spaces, but […]

United Way of Ventura County will disburse more money



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Keeping the park clean



Exercise program targets women regarding fitness



Exercise program targets women regarding fitness The American Heart Association (AHA) is inviting women ages 25 and older across the country to join its new free program, Choose to Move. The 12-week program helps women increase their daily physical activity level in practical and innovative ways. Developed by the AHA and the Cooper Institute in Dallas, Choose to Move focuses […]

Red Cross pleas for blood donations



Red Cross pleas for blood donations American Red Cross Blood Services, Southern California Region, has issued an emergency appeal for blood. Group O blood supply is near a crisis level due to nationwide shortages. The Red Cross currently has 29 percent of the desired inventory of O+ blood, and 52 percent of the O- blood to maintain a one-day supply. […]

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Free day camp offered for young asthmatics



The American Lung Association of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties is offering a free summer day camp, Camp Wheez, for children with asthma from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., July 24 through 28 at Sacred Heart School in Ventura. Children planning to enter grades 1-6 in the fall are eligible to attend. Camp Wheez is designed for the special needs […]

Help now available for ALS disease



The ALS Association is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated to the fight against the fatal neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the support of ALS patients and their caregivers. Often known as Lou Gehrig’s disease for the New York Yankee great who succumbed to it, ALS is a progressive disorder that occurs when motor nerve cells in the […]