2008-03-21

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Acorn online content now offered free

'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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Trinity Lutheran hosting Easter egg hunt



Trinity Lutheran Church’s annual Community Easter Egg Hunt, for all children from age 2 to grade six, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 22 at the church, 2949 Alamo St. in Simi Valley. Families will assemble in the church sanctuary for a brief devotion with the Easter Bunny. Children will then be split into age groups and led to […]

Eatery will donate 15 percent of day’s earnings to MS Society



A “Dining for Dollars” fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 at Red’s Barbecue, 3090 Cochran St., Simi Valley. Diners who submit a flier when paying will have 15 percent of their bill donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. No discounts will be given. Fliers are available […]

A relaxing Easter weekend



Lately I’ve been working long hours and sleeping very little. I’m physically and mentally drained. Needless to say, I’m looking forward to a relaxing Easter weekend. My wife, 4-year-old son and I will spend the holiday at my parents’ house in Sacramento. I’m planning on making this weekend a mini-vacation for myself. But before the relaxation can begin, I’ve got […]

Students invited to join ‘Assisteens’



Assisteens, an auxiliary of the Assistance League of the Conejo Valley, is ready to expand its reach and services to the community through a membership drive. The teen group currently has 26 members from Oak Park, Agoura, Thousand Oaks, Westlake, La Reina and Oaks Christian high schools. With several students graduating in June, the group hopes to attract up to […]

Find the blessing in betrayal



No doubt Easter becomes a far more meaningful event when we find a way to personalize it in our lives today and every day of the year. Perhaps one of the greatest lessons we can draw from the Easter story, which is often overshadowed by the principles of surrender, resurrection and eternal life, is the fact that Judas actually played […]

Called to the Torah



Katie Marie Lapin was called to the Torah on Feb. 23 as a bat mitzvah of the Center for Early Jewish Education in T.O. She is a seventh-grade student at Sinaloa Middle School and the daughter of Randy and Margaret Lapin of Simi Valley.

St. Jude’s will host open house



St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Westlake Village will host an open house from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6 at the church, 32032 W. Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village. Visitors may take a selfguided tour of the church to learn the history and significance of various church objects and features. Various stations will be set up inside the church. […]

Royal, Simi slug it out

Simi Valley boys' tennis team beats rival, 12-6

It may not be as hyped as football or baseball, but the rivalry between the boys’ tennis teams at Royal and Simi Valley high schools is just as intense to the players. Simi Valley earned city bragging rights on Tuesday by beating its crosstown rivals, 12-6, on the road in the first of two meetings scheduled this season. With the […]

Pet of the Week



Humane Society has good news



The Humane Society of Ventura County said this week that there was an increase of more than 9 percent in the total number of cats and dogs who were spayed or neutered at the shelter in 2007. The highest percentage was in the number of dogs, with more than 130 additional animals being fixed, bringing the total for dogs to […]