2006-08-10

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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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In favor of the Town Center



I have been a proud resident of Westlake Village for over 25 years. My family enjoys shopping and living in this community and we look forward to being able to shop for our home improvement needs here in Westlake Village as well. We are one step closer to making this a reality. Westlake Village residents now have the chance to […]

Getty offers art, culture



Summer is synonymous with outdoor activity, but the Los Angeles area also has much to offer indoors. There’s always something new going on at the J. Paul Getty Museum at Getty Center, as Clint Harper, a Moorpark College professor and Moorpark city council member, knows firsthand. Harper and his wife, Sharon, visited the Degas exhibit in June, and have been […]

Register today for older adult programs



Registration for fall classes in the Encore and Oasis older adult programs at Pierce College is from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Thurs., Aug. 10, at the college’s campus center, 6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills. Free parking is available in Lot No. 7, and pink directional signs will be posted. These programs offer a broad range of classes for […]

Scan the skies and learn about telescopes



Members of the Ventura County Astronomical Society will conduct a new telescope users’ clinic at 8 p.m. Fri., Aug. 18 at the Charles Temple Observatory at Moorpark College. Members of the public who have questions about how to use a telescope are invited to attend at no charge. The following club members will be available to answer questions on special […]

Local alt-country band to play



The group Merle Jagger, an instrumental trio, is ready to blaze a new trail of amped-up country with a mix of bluegrass and rock for the new western millennium. At 8 p.m. Fri., Aug. 11, the band will open for Asleep at the Wheel at The Canyon, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. Mark Christian, a native of Southern California orange […]

Folk music coming to Strauss Ranch



Led by sisters Libby and Cindy Harding, the band Conjunto Jardin will perform at 3 p.m. Sun., Aug. 13 at Peter Strauss Ranch, 30000 Mulholland Hwy., Agoura. The concert is presented by the National Park Service. Admission and parking are free. Picnickers are welcome. The site features a broad lawn, shaded picnic tables and an easy hiking trail. Conjunto Jardin […]

Comedy will raise funds



Guests will dine, donate and be entertained at the Comedy in the Conejo fundraiser on Sun., Aug. 13, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Thousand Oaks. Renowned magician Ivan Amodei will warm up the night, and top-notch professional comedians Bruce Baum, Carrie Snow, Jay London and Chicago John Caponera will entertain guests with two hours of adult comedy. A live […]

Youth group stages ‘The Mikado’



Curtain Call Youth Theatre in association with the Camarillo Community Theatre will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta/ musical “The Mikado,” from Fri. to Sun., Aug. 18 to 20, at the theatre, 330 Skyway Drive, Camarillo (inside the airport). Show times are 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $5 to $10. For […]

Drama showcases blue collar life



HOOSIER HYSTERIA- Theatre Lab students Alex Posey, Kelsey Smith, Smyth Campbell, Danielle Murray and Michael Stahler rehearse Matt Williams’ play “Between Daylight and Boonville.” The play takes place in a trailer park in a southern Indiana coal mining town when an accident brings the miners’ wives together. The play will be presented at 8 p.m. tomorrow, Fri., Aug. 11 at […]

Skatepark is open on Wednesdays through August



Gateway Church in Agoura Hills invites the community to attend the church’s Uturn skatepark every Wednesday throughout August. The fee is $5 for a 5 to 8 p.m. skate session. All money will go to repairing/rebuilding the sports facility. For more information, call Justin at (818) 889-4147, ext. 13 or go to www.uturnizm.com.