2013-07-12

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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.

Archives

Tips to avoid pain during gardening



Gardeners can lessen the aches and pains that can come from growing plants at home by heeding the advice of gardening expert and author Melinda Myers. Vertical gardening: Grow plants on a blank wall, fence or post. Height makes gardening easier and creates visual interest. Choose tools wisely: Look for ergonomic grips, long handles and ratcheted tools to keep posture […]

Theater books star-studded acts




The highly anticipated return of singer Chris Isaak and the only Southern California appearance of country star Clint Black are among more than 250 performances slated for the upcoming season at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. The Kavli Theatre will be closed in August during the $2-million renovation of its lobby and will reopen in September with a packed […]

‘Hamlet ‘ to be at festival



Twelve years after playing Hamlet on the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival stage, Brett Elliot will bring the Bard’s tragedy back as director of “Hamlet,” which concludes the festival’s 17th season. Shows are 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from July 19 through Aug. 4 in Kingsmen Park at Cal Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Drive, Thousand Oaks. The grounds open at […]

Calendar



FRI., JULY 12 West Valley Folk Dancers 7: 15 p. m. at Canoga Park Senior Center, 7326 Jordan Ave. Learn and perform international folk dances. Wear soft shoes. $4 admission. Phone: 818.348.6133. SAT., JULY 13 Thousand Oaks AAUW Coffee And Chat 9 a.m. at Side Street Cafe, 652 Lawrence Drive, Newbury Park. Prospective members welcome. Contact: Narda. Phone: 805.493.2138. Email: […]

Local pastor traveling cross-country on foot




Jim Buckley may be wearing out the soles of his shoes, but his spiritual soul is stronger than ever. It’s been more than three months since the 66-year-old pastor of Newbury Park First Christian Church began his walking tour across the continental United States. On a mission to promote family and strengthen American homes one step at a time, Buckley […]

Ruggers will be ruggers

Idea for local rugby club proves to be a big hit


Shawn Love wanted to continue playing rugby after college, and the only way to do that was by forming a club team. Love, who competed on a rugby club at Arizona State University, returned to Thousand Oaks in 2009 and started the Ventura County Men’s Rugby Club. Finding players to join the club was the easy part. Love had 70 […]

2013-07-12 E-Edition

Chemicals are bad for humans



After World War II, BigAg and the chemical industries convinced farmers, the public and our government that we could not produce sufficient food without toxic herbicides and, since the 1990s, GMOs (genetically modified organisms). This has led to ever-increasing use of toxic chemicals to control superweeds and superpests. The EPA is now considering a request by agricultural giant Monsanto to […]

Deputies given thumbs up

Reports show residents happy with police service


The results are in, and the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office has earned high marks on a 10-question, citizen-feedback survey issued in March. “I’m pleasantly surprised that the number of positive responses was so high,” said Capt. Ross Bonfiglio. “I might have expected more neutral and even more negative responses.” To gain valuable feedback on how well deputies performed their job, […]

No DUI arrests made at checkpoint



No drunk drivers were arrested during a DUI checkpoint on Saturday night in Moorpark. The Moorpark Police Department held the checkpoint on Los Angeles Avenue near Spring Road from about 9 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday as part of a larger countywide effort. Deputies stopped 764 cars and performed two field sobriety tests, but no drivers were arrested for […]