2003-08-14

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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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St. Paschal to pray for sick



At 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., Aug. 21, Father Jim Clarke will say a special Mass that will include the "Anointing the Sick" Sacrament at St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church, 155 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. Praise and worship services will precede Mass at 7 p.m. Clarke is chairman of the St. John Seminary Department of Spiritual Theology and spiritual director […]

Local softball team a winner



The 12U SoCal Sliderz travel team recently finished in second place out of 44 teams in the 2003 Western Amateur Softball Association Girls "A" Fastpitch National Championship at Manteca, Calif. Marah Krasnow was the lone team player from Thousand Oaks. Other players are from Camarillo, Simi Valley, Sunland and the L.A. area. Marah’s team also competed in the Triple Crown […]

Deck steps up as new Agoura baseball coach



By John Loesing Acorn Staff Writer Scott Deck, an assistant coach for Thousand Oaks’ Southern Section Division II championship team last season, is the new head baseball coach at Agoura High. Deck, 29, replaces Zach Miller, who moved to Las Vegas. "We really liked his enthusiasm to work with the kids and we followed the success he had at Thousand […]

Charger Legion team completes summer season



Agoura’s 16th District squad finishes with 26-3 record The Agoura 16th District American Legion 17 and under team completed a very successful summer recently, finishing with a record of 26-3.  The team, made up entirely of players from Agoura High School, went undefeated in the regular season, and then beat Oak Park to win the district and then Granada Hills […]

Basketball league for special players now forming



Basketball league for special players now forming The city of Calabasas has announced a sports program, "All Starz Basketball League," that’s open to children and adults between the ages of 7-21 who have a cognitive and/or physical challenge. Participants will be taught basketball handling skills, basic game rules and how to compete on a team. The goal is for each […]

Sign up now for adult softball



The Agoura Hills Department of Community Services has announced that space is available for the fall season of Adult Coed Softball and Men’s Softball Leagues. The Adult Coed Softball League plays Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Chumash and Forest Cove parks in Agoura Hills. League play is scheduled to begin Sept. 7. The Men’s Softball League plays […]

Calabasas offers flag football



The city of Calabasas is kicking off its first season of flag football, to begin Sept. 7. Flag football is open to boys and girls ages 5 to 10. Games will be played on Sunday afternoons with make-up games being played during the week. The season will conclude Nov. 30. Registration is limited. To sign up or for more information, […]

Pet of the Week



Agoura Hills



The hatchback window of an SUV had $1,000 damage after it was smashed while it was parked in a Lake Lindero Drive driveway between 9 and 11 p.m. Aug. 5. No estimate of dollar loss accompanied the report of a Blazer that was keyed on Meadow Vista Way the night of July 29. The total loss was $400 after an […]

New directory connects Valley’s religious groups



The distance—both spiritual and geographic—between most religious faiths in the Valley "has just been greatly reduced by a new resource directory from the Valley Interfaith Council (VIC)," according to Rev. Ron Degges, pastor at the 500-member Little White Chapel in Burbank. "Many congregations and spiritual leaders feel a sense of isolation. This resource will help consolidate people of good will […]