2015-10-29

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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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College-bound students want to know



KNOWLEDGE IS POWER—Oak Park Principal Kevin Buchana,flanked by student ambassadors, welcomes parents and students to the College Knowledge Night Oct. 7 at OPHS. Hundreds of students and family members attended workshops about higher education and met with SAT/ACT test prep vendors.

Year of the QB

Players across region sling ball with confidence while putting up monster numbers




Quarterbacks bask in the glory of victory. They also get besmirched in the stain of defeat. High school QBs represent their team, school and community. They have arguably the hardest job in the sport. They must know where, how and why every chess piece on the field moves, including all 11 defenders. Last week, the Acorn delved into quarterbacking with […]

Other local football matchups



Calabasas (7-1) at Oak Park (6-2) Outlook: The Coyotes, who are No. 1 in the CIF-Southern Section Western Division coaches’ poll, will qualify for the postseason with a win on Friday at Oak Park. Calabasas bounced back nicely from a 40-39 setback to Camarillo the previous weekend by taking care of business against Agoura in a 34-0 home win. QB […]

The Acorn’s High School Football Game of the Week

Westlake Warriors (7-1) vs. St. Bonaventure Seraphs (5-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Larrabee Stadium at Ventura High


Football isn’t easy. It’s not strolling through Central Park with Mick Jagger or talking with tigers in Lincoln Park Zoo. It’s certainly no Sunday Funday with the cast of “You’re the Worst.” “Football is a grind,” said Tony Henney, Westlake High’s head coach. The Warriors keep finding ways to win. Westlake pulled out a 25-21 comeback victory against Moorpark on […]

EYE ON LOCAL AREA STOCKS



Nominations sought for awards



National Association of Women Business Owners-Ventura County (NAWBO-VC) is seeking nominations for nine local, outstanding business women in the following categories: Woman Business Owner of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award (new in 2016), Innovator of the Year, Rising Star of the Year, Community Advocate of the Year, Education Advocate of the Year, Young Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, NAWBO-VC Member […]

Holistic healers start business networking



Healers in Westlake have started a local nonprofit chapter of the The Holistic Chamber of Commerce, a business that promotes holistic, natural and sustainable products, services and solutions. Nick and Audrey Newmont, presidents of the HCC in Westlake, have 23 years of holistic business experience and five years in business as the Newmont Center in Agoura Hills. Chamber meetings are […]

Getting to the root of the problem



SALON SALUTE—The Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Rootementary, a new fast-service hair-coloring salon, Oct. 15 at 2900 Townsgate Road, Ste. 100 in Westlake Village. Pictured is co-owner Guy Matthew Dee, former owner of Guy Matthew Salon and Day Spa in Agoura Hills. Rootementary offers quick root touch-ups, highlights and full cover coverage at modest […]

Briefs



Screening of coming-of-age film Cal State Channel Islands’ Center for Multicultural Engagement will screen the coming-of-age film “Mosquita & Mari” from 5 to 8 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 5 in the Petit Salon at 1 University Drive, Camarillo. The story follows two teen girls growing up in East Los Angeles who struggle with the pressures of school, poverty, undocumented status and […]

Las Virgenes endorsements



On Nov. 3, voters will decide not only on protecting the fiscal health of the district by continuing the highly successful Measure E initiative, but by electing new leadership to the board of education as well. Neither of these issues seem very controversial. But as history has shown, with the absence of controversy comes an absence of voters. That potential […]