2007-08-30

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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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Called to the Torah



Amy Richman will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks on Sat., Sept. 8. She is the daughter of Susan and Andrew Richman of Oak Park and an eighthgrade honor student at Medea Creek Middle School. Taylor Stein was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Aug. 4 at […]

Or Ami presents education program

Kesher offers small group instruction

Congregation Or Ami invites the community to its September open house to learn about its award-winning Kesher youth learning program at 7 p.m.on Wed., Sept. 5. On hand will be Kesher faculty and Principal Michal RozenbergYalovsky, who recently won the Ner Ami Innovator Award for creating this program in the field of Jewish education. Kesher, meaning “connection” in Hebrew, replaces […]

Blotter



Agoura Hills Someone stole a purse containing Spanish bank cards, a Spanish ID card and $400 in cash from a locked room at the Renaissance Hotel on Agoura Road Aug. 18. A $300 watch and $350 worth of Euro currency were also stolen. Someone installed a “skimmer” on a gas pump at the USA Gas Station at the corner of […]

Pet of the Week



PRETTY BABY- Theo, 5, a male domestic longhair brown tabby cat, needs a home. Theo can be adopted from the Agoura Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road. To take Theo home, ask for ID No. A1085274. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so please call (818) 991-0071 first or visit http://animalcontrol.co.la.ca.us.

L.A. County animal agency is largest in country

More than 28,000 pets adopted last year

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care is now the largest animal adoption agency in the United States. The department placed 28,309 animals last year, an increase of more than 600 animals from the 2005-06 fiscal year. “Our staff and volunteers work diligently to place abandoned animals into new, loving homes,” said director Marcia Mayeda. “They should be recognized […]

Girls rule in this litter



PUPPY LOVE- Carly Forgrave, a fourth-grade student at Lupin Hill Elementary School in Calabasas, has her hands full with six sheltie puppies. The all-female litter, born on July 11, is keeping the Forgrave family busy this summer.

The Acorn’s 2007 Marmonte League Preview



Westlake Warriors Last season’s results: (1st in Marmonte, 12-1 overall) Westlake surprised a lot of people last year by beating Moorpark in the final regular-season game to win the league title. The Warriors did a fine job of capturing the close contests in 2006, going 3-0 in games decided by three points or less. Westlake lost 427 at home to […]

Oaks Christian, Oak Park expected to be class of Tri-Valley League

Eagles' defense features 11 seniors; Lions carry 46-game winning streak into season

Before any team wins a championship, there always seems to be another team that blocks its path. For the current Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts, that team was the New England Patriots. For the Brooklyn Dodgers, it was always the New York Yankees. For Oak Park High’s football team, their nemesis has been Oaks Christian. There are six teams in […]

Chamber will promote school, career program at breakfast



The Thousand OaksWestlake Village Regional Chamber of Commerce will promote the SchooltoCareer programs of Las Virgenes and Conejo Valley unified school districts at the Networking Breakfast of Champions from 7 to 9 a.m. Fri., Sept. 7 at the Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. Registration begins at 6:45 a.m., with an Early Bird Drawing at […]

Banned books on display



Books that people have attempted to ban will be on exhibit Sept. 4 through 28 at California Lutheran University’s Pearson Library. “Banned Books: From a Historical Perspective” will be held in observance of Banned Books Week, which the American Library Association created in 1982 to remind people of the freedom to read. The ALA has designated Sept. 29 through Oct. […]