2007-10-18

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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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Apartments should be smoke-free



Apartment residents have no protection from their neighbor’s drifting tobacco smoke. Unfortunately, tobacco smoke doesn’t always stay in the unit where it is generated. A door-to-door survey of Calabasas apartment residents in 2006 conducted by our organization showed that 36 percent of respondents had secondhand smoke drift into their home in the last year. More than half of those respondents […]

Smoking just isn’t neighborly



No one should have to breathe a neighbor’s secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke does drift from one apartment to another, with the apartment getting the offending smoke with no recourse to keep the air in their apartment clean and fit to breathe. Children especially should be protected. People who smoke are certainly not able to decide for them selves whether their […]

Stop picking on Heschel West



“You’re killing me Larry!” (Brown) as the mattress commercial goes. If you could only turn your vitriolic prose for the purposes of good not evil. Can you not find anything in Agoura that makes you happy? Your Oct. 11 letter to the editor was so filled with double-speak and, as my kids would say, “big words,” that it made no […]

Kanan drivers, wait your turn



If you consider yourself a fantastic driver and the rest of the drivers on the road just sheep, you’re going to want to skip this letter and go to the next one. Every morning I drive south on Kanan to catch the 101 east into the Valley. Every morning I line up in the lane set aside for the cars […]

Kanan interchange, still confusing



I know that there has been a plethora of letters concerning the intersection of Kanan and the 101 freeway but the new Canwood Avenue signs are a menace. First of all there are four signs which is confusing enough. But the one just north of the freeway on the east side of Kanan seems to point to the freeway off […]

Don Zimring fits the bill



My children graduated from Calabasas High school long ago. Bud Marley was the superintendent then. Since his retirement, the district has chosen capable successors; however, in my opinion, none more qualified than Donald Zimring. Like the suit that fits perfect after you find it, Dr. Zimring was waiting to be found by the trustees who make the decision on the […]

Finders, Davis great help on LVEF



It has been my privilege to volunteer in our school district over the past 10 years. First at Agoura High, and for the last few years, as a board member of the Las Virgenes Educational Foundation. During my LVEF years, it has been a pleasure to watch and work with School Board member, Terilyn Finders. Terilyn knows what LVUSD needs […]

Another nod for Ned Davis



Westlake Village is at a critical time in its history. We need council members who have experience working financial and development issues in Westlake Village for Westlake Village home owners. Ned Davis has demonstrated that he has the experience and temperament to represent all of Westlake Village on the Council. As president and CEO of his own company Ned understands […]

Philippa Klessig has proven herself



I love living in Westlake Village. I want to thank this and past City Councils for maintaining its beauty and community ambiance while being sensitive to the need for revenue to sustain the qualities that made me choose Westlake Village for my home. It is not accidental that we have clean and well-maintained streets, excellent transportation services, full library access […]

Carol Kirschbaum stands out



After listening closely to the four candidates at the Oct. 11 Westlake Village City Council forum, I believe that one of them really stands out among the others: Carol Kirschbaum. Carol demonstrated her depth of knowledge about current and past issues which are critical to the citizens of Westlake Village. She stressed her commitment and goals to keep Westlake a […]