2004-11-25

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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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Agoura Hills



Burglars took everything, including the kitchen sink, when they broke into a secured worksite container near a home in the 32000 block of Lobo Canyon Road on Nov. 6 or 7. The loot included a washing machine, a dryer, an air conditioner and more. The items were valued at $14,000. A vehicle burglary in the 31000 block of Agoura Road […]

Pet of the Week



A shot at redemption



By Kyle Jorrey jorrey@theacorn.com Try as they might to focus in completely on their first-round contest with Culver City, members of the Agoura High School football squad couldn’t help but notice last week which teams are ahead of them on what they hoped would be a path to CIF-Southern Section Div. IV title game. One possible matchup that particularly jumped […]

Basketball camp offered



The city of Calabasas will be offering a Henry Bibby Basketball Camp on Sun., Dec. 5 at Alice Stelle Middle School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The camps will be taught by the USC basketball coaching staff. The staff will cover the basic fundamentals of shooting, ball handling, passing and defense. Instruction will be tailored to each individual child’s […]

Westlake High competes in marching band event



Westlake High competes in marching band event

Childhood bullying can impact a lifetime



By Mike Magee, M.D. Kids just being kids? Not any more. Bullying is pervasive in America’s schools and it causes more damage than many people realize. About 30 percent of sixth- through-10th-graders are involved in some type of bullying—either as a bully, as a target of bullying or both. Bullying is a unique form of aggression because it causes long-term […]

Help kids overcome fear of riding in school buses



Riding a big yellow school bus when you’re 5 or 6 years old can seem pretty scary, but there’s a lot parents can do to make it fun, not fearsome. John O’Leary, president and CEO of Thomas Built Buses, a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America, offers a few simple suggestions. Before school starts after the holidays, ride […]

Custom quilt to help CHS music students



A handmade quilt—inspired by one Calabasas mother’s gratitude for the "excellent music education enjoyed" by her four children while at Calabasas High School—will now help other students travel to the Heritage Music Festival in New Orleans next April. Tickets are now available for a drawing to win the black-and-white quilt covered with whimsical notes, treble clefs and other musical notations. […]

Hispanic recognition program honors Oak Park student



Sebastian Cano Besquet, a member of the senior class at Oak Park Independent School and Oak Park High School, has been recognized as a Scholar by the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program. This program provides national recognition of the exceptional academic achievements of Hispanic high school seniors and identifies them for postsecondary institutions. The College Board is an association […]

American Indian Heritage Month declared



Oak Park Unified School District last week declared November as American Indian Heritage Month. The declaration slightly modified a similar document from the county. OPUSD Superintendent Anthony Knight was concerned that the original resolution, drafted by Ventura County, perpetuated undesirable myths about Native Americans. "My objections and those shared by the board are that this resolution perpetuates the ‘noble savage’ myth long […]