2017-12-29

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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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Library classes cater to computer novices

The Simi Valley Public Library will offer free computer classes from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at the library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road. The Computer Basics Course can teach some of the beginning skills necessary to understand and navigate the modern world. Laptops will be provided or patrons can bring their own. To reserve a spot for any class, call […]

Pet of the Week

READY TO GO HOME—Madam is a 10-year-old cream tabby. She has been at the shelter for eight months and is looking for a good home. If you would like to adopt Madam, ask for ID No. A663474 at the Ventura County Animal Services in Camarillo, 600 Aviation Drive. Occasionally pets have already been adopted, so check www.vcas.us before visiting the […]

Auto tech class



Nanor Deirboghossian, the sole girl in Simi Valley Unified School District’s new automotive repair program, knows more about fixing cars than many twice her age. “I’ve learned how to do oil changes, how to change tires,” said Nanor, 16, “definitely more than your average (teen).” Offered for the first time this semester for students in the district’s three high schools, […]

Part B standard premium to stay the same in 2018

COMMENTARY /// Medical fees


How much will your Medicare cost in the coming year? The numbers just came out, so let’s go over them. We’ll start with the Medicare Part B premium. Part B covers doctor services, outpatient hospital services, certain home health services, durable medical equipment and other items. The standard monthly premium for people with Part B will be $134 for 2018, […]

Program offers info on Alzheimer’s

Help and Hope will be presented in March

Help and Hope, a program for people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia and their partners, provides information to promote quality of life and family health. A program of the Alzheimer’s Association California Central chapter and co-sponsored by the Camarillo Library, Help and Hope will offer four modules over two days from 10 a.m. to 2 […]

Unusual lives inspire creative hymns

Roots of Faith

Two great hymn writers illustrate how God can use the most unlikely people in his service. John Newton (1725-1807) was speaking of himself when he wrote, “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see.” Newton worked at sea on British merchant ships. […]

Christmas trees can be recycled at the curb

Free Christmas tree recycling pickup service is available to Simi Valley residents with curbside trash service through Sat., Jan. 6. Christmas trees placed in the green yard waste container or at the curb on the designated collection day will be picked up and recycled at no additional charge. Trees must be placed at the curb by 6:30 a.m. on the […]

Experienced agent joins team of Lydia Gable Realty Group

Lydia Gable Realty Group with Compass has announced that agent Lynn Yang has joined the team. A Los Angeles native who now lives in the mountains of Malibu, Yang has been in real estate for 14 years. She has detailed knowledge of properties throughout the Westside and the San Fernando and Conejo valleys. Her vast experience and transaction volume make […]

Photo exhibit supports fire victims

“Let’s come together, our doors are open” is the theme of the opening reception for the exhibition “In High Style: The Photography of Neal Barr,” from 5 to 7 p.m., Sat., Jan. 13 at the Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main St., Ventura. Admission is free for the reception. Refreshments from downtown businesses will be served. A no-host bar […]

It just keeps going around and around

The Movie Nut

Do we have to lie to ourselves in order to live? Do we have to pretend we control the choices we make? We do—according to Woody Allen. He believes each of us has character flaws that make us tragic and cause us to make the same poor choices over and over again. That belief forms the plot of “Wonder Wheel” […]