2011-01-28

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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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Garden Grove Impact Academy to focus on math, science

Informational meeting set for Feb. 16

Simi Valley Unified School District will open the new Garden Grove Elementary School Impact Academy of Math and Science in fall 2011. Families not residing in the Garden Grove Elementary School attendance area will need to apply during the School of Choice window of Feb. 1 to 28. Families interested in enrolling a student in this program are invited to […]

DKG raises funds for teaching scholarships



Three local chapters of Delta Kappa Gamma raised funds for California Lutheran University’s Future Teacher Scholarship Fund on Jan. 8. The chapters were Iota Phi of Moorpark, Epsilon Phi of Camarillo and Eta Psi of Thousand Oaks. Each chapter donated to the fund, and with the added proceeds from a raffle the final total was $790. George Petersen, dean of […]

Applications available for Santa Susana



The Santa Susana Magnet High School admissions office opens its application season for the 2011-12 school year on Feb. 1. Santa Susana is a school of choice in the Simi Valley Unified School District, with about 1,250 students in grades nine to 12 who are interested in a college preparatory academic program, the visual and performing arts, and/or information technology. […]

Teens honored for essays on patriotism, democracy




Two young Simi students who share a desire to make America a better place will be honored tomorrow for essays they wrote on patriotism and democracy. Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars national headquarters sponsors two essay scholarship contests for students in grades six through 12. The Patriot’s Pen program is open to middle school students, and the Voice […]

SVHS alumni baseball game on tap



The Simi Valley High baseball program will host its second annual alumni game Saturday at the Pioneer baseball field. A fundraiser for the SVHS baseball squad, the event will include a home-run derby at 11 a.m. and a noon game featuring alumni against current varsity players. Major league pitchers and brothers Jered and Jeff Weaver, as well as MLB catcher […]

All-Star effort from boys’ club team



SERVING IN UNIFORM



Army Spec. Jeffrey D. Hubler has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. He is the son of Gary Hubler of Simi Valley. Hubler is a graduate of Grace Brethren High School. He received a bachelor’s degree in 2009 from California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks. Pvt. Lucas Ryan Mosley, 18, graduated from U.S. Marine Corps boot camp […]

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Gorell hosting meet-and-greet at Howie’s



Assemblymember Jeff Gorell will meet with the public for an open discussion about the significant budget issues the legislature is facing. He will speak and be available for public input from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fri., Feb. 4 at Howie’s Grill & Bar, 109 W. Cochran St., Simi Valley. Gorell has taken part in similar “card table office hours” […]