2004-06-10

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'Paywall' removed

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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MADD encourages you to report parents who drive drunk with their kids



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Orientation for Interface volunteers scheduled



Interface Children Family Services is having an orientation on Thurs., June 24, at 1305 Del Norte Road in Camarillo. The session beginning at 2:30 p.m. will introduce perspective volunteers to the challenging opportunities available at Interface, such as outreach crisis counseling intervention to runaway and troubled youth and their families, battered women and their children, youth mentors, mediation services and […]

Seminar series to focus on children’s issues



Thousand Oaks attorney Diedre Wachbrit will speak from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., June 19 at Westlake Village City Hall, 31200 Oak Crest Dr., as part of the PAUSE4Kids Speaker Series. Wachbrit, a special needs trust and estate planning attorney, Stanford law graduate and member of the PAUSE4Kids board of directors, will discuss "Special Needs Trusts: Pitfalls and Opportunities" […]

It’s time for vacation

Bible school

The United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, 1049 S. Westlake Blvd. in Westlake Village, will host a Vacation Bible School for children 4 to 12 years of age. "Hero Quest" is the theme of the Bible school which will be conducted from 9 to 11:45 a.m., June 21 through June 25. The cost is $25 per child.  For more information […]

Local youth called to the Torah



The following youth will or have been called to the Torah at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks: Agoura Hills: Rachel Friedman, daughter of Laurie and Lester Friedman, was to have celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on June 5. She’s a seventh-grader at Lindero Canyon Middle School. Oak Park: Alexis Pomush, daughter of Bonnie and Steve Pomush, will celebrate her Bat […]

Chabad celebrates 25 years



By Lori Porter porter@theacorn.com When Chabad of the Conejo opened its first local outreach center, an 800-square-foot office in Westlake Village, little did the leaders know that the synagogue would eventually serve 5,000 Jewish residents in the Conejo Valley and Las Virgenes valleys. On June 15, Chabad of the Conejo will celebrate 25 years of serving not only the Jewish […]

Agoura



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Pet of the Week



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Story of the Week

Story of the Week There have been some classic comments by sports figures down through the years. Yogi Berra is given credit for coming up with the best ones. But there are some brilliant "non-Yogis," and I thought you’d like to read some that maybe you’ve never seen. Because my column is "G" rated, there were some I couldn’t print […]

Former major leaguer shares inspiration, hope at Wellness Community event



By Kyle Jorrey Acorn Sports Writer In the mid-1980s, southpaw Dave Dravecky was one of major league baseball’s most promising arms. Pitching first for the San Diego Padres and then the San Francisco Giants, Dravecky amassed a record of 64-57, including a two-hit shutout of the St. Louis Cardinals in game two of the 1987 National League Championship Series. Then […]