2007-08-02

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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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Or Ami members help dress foster children for fall



Early Saturday morning on July 28, Or Ami parents and teens gathered at the Mervyn’s store in Canoga Park to help foster children choose new clothes for the new school year. Temple volunteers chaperoned young children through the store aisles to pick out appropriate clothing. Mervyn’s provided many of the participating foster children with a $100 shopping spree and a […]

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Agoura Hills Vandals caused $2,000 in damages to a vehicle while the owner was shopping at the USA Gas Station on Kanan Road July 20. The culprits allegedly committed the crime because the vehicle’s owner didn’t want to give them money to buy food. Burglars stole two tennis bracelets valued at $4,000, two rings worth $23,000 and a wallet with […]

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Alfie, 10, a male orange tabby cat, needs a home. Alfie can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Alfie home, ask for ID No. A3690144. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first or visit http:// animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us.

Local couple rescues dog



“Come see this dog. We have to have this dog,” my husband exclaimed as we entered the local pet store. I walked over to the cage he was staring into and saw one of the most unusual puppies I’d ever seen. The dog appeared to be part Dachshund with just a bit of Rhodesian Ridgeback (a truly odd mix). She […]

Agent wins company approval



Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance recognized Calabasas-area network representative David Meyer Samuels as one of the company’s top 10 representatives in production for the year ending in May 2007. He was recognized at Northwestern’s annual meeting in Milwaukee recently. Samuels ranked third in premium policy sales among more than 7,000 company representatives nationwide.

Chamber discusses housing foreclosures



The Agoura/Oak Park/ Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce will a host a breakfast at 8 a.m. Thurs., Aug. 8 at Terri’s Cafe in Agoura Hills to discuss the growing number of foreclosures in the real estate market. Zane Widdes, a Chamber member and realtor with Rodeo Realty in Westlake Village, will discuss how foreclosured property can be bought in today’s […]

Borelli appointed senior vp sales for Countrywide



Countrywide, a division of Countrywide Home Loans Inc., recently announced that Frank Borelli has been appointed senior vice president of regional sales for the company’s wholesale lending division in Southern California. In this position, Borelli works with mortgage brokers to offer home financing solutions that meet a broad range of clients’ needs and heighten the success of their business. He […]

Louanne Masry joins L.A. law firm



Attorney Louanne Masry, daughter of attorney Edward Masry of “Erin Brockovich” fame, has joined the law firm of Taylor & Ring in Los Angeles. Masry, an Agoura Hills resident, started practicing law at her father’s firm, Masry & Vititoe in Westlake Village, in 1997. Ed Masry, a former Thousand Oaks City Council member, became a household name in the late […]

Counselors are boon to elementary schools



Counseling for students at the elementary school level can bring major benefits, according to a report presented to the Las Virgenes Unified School District Board of Education. Several new counselors were hired for elementary schools as part of Measure E, the $98peryear parcel tax approved by voters in 2004. Five elementary counselors- Kelly Lowry, Royce Daniels, Erin Howard, Holly Pike […]

Agoura marketing exec promoted



With more than 20 years of entertainment licensing, marketing, business development and communications experience, including a career that began at Fox Broadcasting Company, Michael Peikoff of Agoura Hills has been promoted to senior vice president of licensing and merchandising for 20th Century Fox. Since joining the company as VP of licensing and merchandising in October 2005, Peikoff has played an […]