2011-03-17

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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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Dr. Seuss on the agenda



Special ed parent group kicking off



Gwen Campbell, a special education advocate, and Robin Burkholz, a licensed speechlanguage pathologist, are bringing a monthly Special Education Advocacy Parent Group to the area. The group is geared for parents of school-aged children. The interactive meetings will take place on the last Friday of each month. The first meeting will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Fri., March 25 […]

Learn about at Camp Kinneret



Camp Kinneret Summer Day Camp will host an open house from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sun., March 20h and April 17 at the 40-acre site, 29646 Agoura Road, Agoura Hills. Families at the open house can take a tour and learn more about the program from the staff and directors. Camp Kinneret is in its 57th season of proving summer […]

High School Highlights



Agoura Chargers Fri., March 18: Theater III class/ Fullerton Drama Festival Spring pep rally/gym/10:05 a.m. ASB candidate meeting/L-4/12:25 p.m. Sat., March 19: VICE dance/G building/8 p.m. Mon., March 21: Counselors to Lindero Canyon Middle School Tues., March 22: Counselors to A.E. Wright Middle School Wed., March 23: Late start day Senior Servant meeting/A-1/12:25 p.m. Thurs., March 24: ASB election assembly/gym/8:40 […]

CHS dance team wins at competition



The Calabasas High School Dance Team competed at Woodbridge High School in Irvine on March 5. CHS entered 14 dances— seven solos and seven group dances—and competed against 26 high schools, including Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park and Saugus. CHS placed in first through third place in all seven group dances and five solos. The awards won by CHS were first […]

Montessori hosts open house



Montessori of Malibu Canyon, a new preschool in Calabasas, is now enrolling. The school will present an open house/family fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., March 26 at the school, 1029 Las Virgenes Road, next to A.E. Wright Middle School. The event will have a bounce house, face painting, magician, balloon artist, crafts, bubbles, healthy food and games. […]

Students kick up their heels



Bulletin Board



THURS., MARCH 17 Pleasant Valley Garden Club Meets at Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3975 Las Posas Road, Camarillo. Snacks and socializing 9 to 9:30 a.m. Meeting follows. Marilyn Smith discusses ingredients and molds to make hypertufa planters. Public welcome. Phone: 805.484.5484 Contact: Sandy Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: 3/17/ 2011 Leprechaun Luncheon 2:30 to 5 p.m. at Dos Vientos Community Center, 4801 […]

Seminar on heart attacks



Health Chats, a free community seminar, will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. Thurs., March 24 at The Oaks mall on the lower level in front of Macy’s Home and Men’s store. Shahrzad Shareghi, MD, cardiovascular disease specialist, on staff at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, will explain heart attack symptoms, what to watch out for and how […]

Homeless vets to receive military funeral



More than 150,000 homeless veterans live in the U.S. Many homeless vets risk having their remains unclaimed at their death and face burial in a pauper grave. The Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program will honor homeless vets with a military funeral service at 10 a.m. Wed., March 30 as part of Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park and Mortuary’s […]