2002-12-05

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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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Eagles ousted in second round of playoffs



By John Loesing Acorn Staff Writer The outmanned Oak Park football team bid good riddance to the 2002 season with a 35-7 loss to Valley Christian in last week’s Southern Section Division XI playoffs. The normally tight Eagle defense gave up 350 yards to the visiting team from Cerritos. Plagued by injuries throughout much of the year, Oak Park finished […]

Oak Park girls win second straight state cross country crown

Special to The Acorn

Back to back; the girls’ cross country team from Oak Park High School won the state meet for a second consecutive year at the Woodward Park course in Fresno last Saturday by defeating Harvard-Westlake of Studio City, 92-133. The Eagles had an overall time of 97:12. Harvard-Westlake’s time was 98:12. The next three were Maranatha, 151 (98:31); Piedmont, 159 (99:37); […]

Youths offered holiday tennis



The Conejo Recreation & Park District Sports Office is accepting applications for the "Total Tennis Academy Holiday Tennis Camp" which will run from Mon., Dec. 23 through Fri., Jan. 3 at California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks. Open to coed youth ages 7 to 18, the camp will be offered Monday-Friday (no camp on Wednesdays) in half […]

Oak Park boys win cross country state title

Acorn Sports Writer

After winning their third straight California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championship the week before, the Oak Park boys’ cross country team won its first-ever state title at Woodward Park in Fresno last Saturday. The win was all the more historic because the Oak Park girls won their second consecutive state championship later that day, making it only the fourth time ever […]

Sports Junkie



Sports Junkie By Irv Lippel By Irv Lippel "If you want to be a good goaltender, it helps if you’re a little nuts," claimed Lorne Worsley. "Gump" Worsley was all of that and then some. And his round face and short, pudgy physique added to his humorous persona. A boyhood friend in Montreal had named him after the comic-strip character, […]

Top 10 college planning tips cited by students



High school students who would like a little advice about planning for college and a career may be interested in the following 10 tips provided by 10 high school and college student writers for ACT, a nonprofit organization that disseminates education and career information. 1. Work hard the entire four years of high school so you will be more appealing […]

Bookmark winners announced



Westlake Village Library has announced the winners of the 2002 Children’s Book Week Bookmark Contest. "Book Time!" was the theme for this year’s contest. Entries were judged on creativity, originality and neatness. White Oak School, kindergarten through second grade: Nicole Wildermuth, first place; Whitney Stane, second place; Noah Davies, third place. Third through fifth grade: Carolyn Zhang, first place; Julian […]

High school to present classic comedy



El Camino Real High School’s play production department will present "You Can’t Take It With You," a comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, at 1:15 p.m. Wed. and Thurs., Dec. 11 and 12 and at 7:30 p.m. Thurs. and Fri., Dec. 12 and 13 in the school’s Greib Theatre at 5440 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills. The play […]

Teens value integrity in workplace

Survey shows changing ideals

Teenagers in America want to work for honest companies. Nearly nine of 10 teenagers said they would refuse to work for a company accused of wrongdoing, while three out of four teens say they would not buy a product from a company accused of wrongdoing. These are some of the key findings of a recent poll of American teens called […]

Datebook



THURS., DEC. 5 Newcomer Wonderland Agoura Newcomer’s Club hosts Winter Wonderland luncheon preceded by a raffle and fashion show at 11 a.m. at Wood Ranch Golf and Country Club, Simi Valley. Optional cookie exchange. $23. (818) 991-9960 Let’s Get Clogging Conejo Valley Cloggers teaches all levels at 6:45 p.m. tonight, Dec. 12 and 19 at Old Meadows Park, 1600 Marview […]