2013-07-19

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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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Park district’s summer classes keep kids in learning groove




During a summer class at the Leap and Bound Academy on July 11, six elementary school students were asked to write about a life-altering event. “What kind of day have you had that maybe started out really well and then you got mad, or then you got in trouble, but then it got better?” asked teacher Andrea Yamamoto. “What kinds […]

Audubon Society offers $500 landscape grant

Cash must be used to replace nonnative plants

The Conejo Valley Audubon Society is offering a $500 grant, in memory of Tom Halpin, for homeowners to change the plants in their yard to California native ones. The society has experts who will make plant lists and help gardeners shop for the plants, and help plant them. Homeowners who change their yards will receive a sign saying that they […]

CALMING INFLUENCE—



VCAS hosts adopt-athon



Ventura County Animal Services, in partnership with Rescue Me Inc., will host its ninth annual Dog-Gone Cat-a-Strophic Hugs, Slurps and Slobbers Pet Adoptathon from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., July 28 at the Camarillo Animal Shelter, 600 Aviation Way. The free, family-friendly event will feature food, music, entertainment, vendors and the chance to adopt a furry or feathered pet […]

Freshmen earn an ‘A’

Four Freshmen


At the same time “Forever Plaid,” the lighthearted satire of 1950s male quartets was playing in Thousand Oaks, the real thing came to Moorpark last Thursday evening when the Four Freshmen played a one-night performance at the High Street Arts Center. The Four Freshmen were one of the most successful and certainly the most innovative of these quartets, incorporating intricate […]

Senior center hosts concert of Indian music



Hamsadhwani Carnatic Music Academy in Thousand Oaks will present a Carnatic Vocal Concert by Vidwan Delhi P. Sunder Rajan from 4 to 7 p.m. Sat., July 20 at the Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi. Other musicians taking part in the concert are Arun Ramamurthi on violin and Vignesh Venkataraman on mridangam (percussion). Admission is free; donations are welcome. […]

Nonprofit expands care for caregivers

Senior Concerns celebrates grand opening of support center


Suzi Hogan began providing around-the-clock care for her mother after rescuing her from an abusive retirement home in Kentucky three years ago. But the challenge of looking after the needs of her aging parent, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease and dementia, pushed her to her limits. Hogan had a heart attack while moving her mother to California. Hogan recounted her […]

Wilk hosts town hall on Obamacare



Assemblymember Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) will hold a town hall meeting to discuss the impact of the Federal Affordable Care Act from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thurs., July 25 at Simi Valley City Hall, Council Chambers, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road. At the event, residents will hear from Chuck Rosen, president of the California Association of Health Underwriters, on the effects […]

Free diabetes classes in August



Livingston Visiting Nurses Association will hold diabetes classes to introduce basic information regarding diet, medication, exercise, blood sugar monitoring, new developments and common problems. The classes are open to the public and free of charge; no registration is necessary. Following is the schedule for August: Aug. 7: from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi. […]

Linemen do the heavy lifting to stay in off-season shape

Boys in trenches join skill players at tournament


The linemen aren’t just sitting around while the skill players are away at passing tournaments. Ventura County’s finest linemen are keeping in shape this offseason by flipping tires and pushing trucks. “While our team is at passing tournaments, we’re practicing,” said Royal High’s offensive tackle Chase Pratt. “We’re running, lifting and getting ready for the hogs tournament.” The big boys […]