2001-06-21

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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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Charter now accepting applications



Applications are being accepted for the new CHIME Charter Elementary School, a laboratory school being developed collaboratively by Cal State Northridge’s College of Education and the CHIME Institute. The school, which will initially serve children – including disabled children – from kindergarten to third grade, is expected to open this August. Applications are available by calling (818) 677-4979. The charter […]

Camps offered for tots and teens



The city of Agoura Hills Department of Community Services has openings for the Camp Summer Fun "After Camp" program at Willow Elementary School, 29026 Laro Drive, Agoura Hills, for children in the 1st through 5th grades. "Marvelous Mondays," "Terrific Tuesdays," "Wacky Wednesdays," and "Thrilling Thursdays" will run from 2 to 5 p.m. through Aug. 16. The fee is $12 per […]

Brown graduate from Calabasas



Michael Patrick Crane, son of Laura Crane of Calabasas, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island last month. Oak Park resident Robert John Samuels was among the 192 graduates who received academic hoods at the Ohio State University College of Law last month. The hooding ceremony symbolized the passage of student to […]

Popular Indian Hills has banner year

Acorn Staff Writer

Indian Hills High School, the alternative school in Calabasas, had their most graduates ever. The class of 2001 consisted of 49 seniors, all considered "at-risk" students when they arrived at the campus. Leaving the campus is another story. Though they struggled at times, the seniors leave on a successful note. They gave credit to the teachers who provided the attention […]

Indian Hills Class of 2001



Yama Abedi, Sharon Azal, Rebecca Brenden, Diana Colvin, Tinelli Comsookri, Alex Condo, Emily Corney, Ryan Dennis, Pamela Desouza, Holly Erwin, Daniel Favia, Laura Fotie, Ideen Ghaffari, Diana Glick, Aaron Goldstein, Matthew Greenfield, Aisha Haque, Michael Haro, Danielle Hobb, Michelle Hobb, Paimon Jahanbin, Jessica Kelkar, Jessica Lamb, Jessica Lampl, Michael Letosky, Anthony Lizaola; Trace Marshall, Keith Mayer, Mark McCabe, Aaron Michalowsky, […]

Viewpoint graduates enjoy school year both in the class and on the field



Viewpoint School celebrated graduation last week with ceremonies at the school’s campus on Mulholland Highway in Calabasas. Both eighth-graders and seniors were honored. Viewpoint completed a year in which it had six league champions in sports and another round of exemplary Advanced Placement scores that were among the highest in the nation. The school said 25 percent of its senior […]

Viewpoint School Class of 2001



Sari Andelson, Michelle Bakva, Hannah Brown, Robert Brown, Jr., Jon Carlo Bruttomesso, Tiffany Caldwell, Kristen Carlson, Elliot Deutsch, Chloe Douglass, Kyle Erickson, Rachael Ettinger, Crystal Feingold, Nicholas Fries, Shanone Frumkes, Roman Gottschalk, Laura Greenwood, Nazia Haque, Caroline Hill, Ryan Holbrook, Deborah Holzer, Eric-Scott Iskowitz, Robin Katz, Shadad Kelishadi, Sophie Kipner, Sue Jean Klassen, Thomas Kubler; Jennifer Lee, Adam Leier, Travis […]

Oak Park girls basketball team enjoys that winning feeling

Acorn Sports Writer

The Oak Park girls’ basketball team, coached by Lindsay Strothers, earned the school’s first-ever California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championship in 2001, the crowning achievement in local sports this past year. Oak Park finished the season at 25-6, two of the wins coming against Morro Bay, whom the Eagles beat in the CIF finals at The Pyramid in Long Beach and […]

Oak Park cross country team finally hits the finish line first

Acorn Sports Writer

A pre-season goal for the Oak Park boys’ cross country team last fall was to win of a CIF championship. And when it came to pass that the Eagles did in fact capture the title, it meant that senior standout Mark Nevers-who has established himself as one of the top age group runners in the country, along with his fellow […]

Agoura girls are champs in water polo

and Wayne Harrison


In only its fifth year of existence, the Agoura girls’ water polo team, coached by Jason Rosenthal won a CIF championship by avenging a loss in the CIF finals a year ago against Santa Barbara. The Chargers defeated the Dons this time, 5-2, in a match played at Pepperdine University and finished the 2000-2001 season at 27-4 to continue their […]