2006-04-14

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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.

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As a sculptor, Maggie Kildee understands the power of an artist’s vision. It’s the ability to hold raw clay and imagine its potential to become a graceful sculpture, oto stand before a blank canvas and to picture a beautiful landscape. That same giftthe ability to find the diamond in the rough, helped a team of local artists create Studio Channel […]

Scientists identify new red spot on Jupiter

The spot, a 300-year old storm is nearly twice as wide as Earth

Backyard astronomers should aim their telescopes toward Jupiter at sunrise because the largest planet in the solar system is growing a new red spot, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Astronomers recently identified the new red spot, a storm called Oval BA or Red Jr. It’s about half the size of the famous Great Red Spot on the […]

Cornerstone school graduate accepted to Air Force Academy

Introduction to astronomy at an early age sparked Barretts interest in space

Cornerstone Christian School alumna and Westlake High School senior Casey Jane Barrett has accepted an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. She looks forward to becoming an officer and a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. For the past two years Barrett has served as editor-in-chief of the Westlake High School yearbook. She has been […]

Disability doesn’t stop athlete from winning



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Governor appoints Camarillo firefighter to building commission



Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed Ventura County Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Officer Christina Jamison, 41, of Camarillo to the California Building Standards Commission. She will be the fire official member of the commission, which meets bimonthly in Sacramento to review building standards submitted by various state agencies. Local agencies are responsible for enforcing these standards where applicable. Jamison has been […]

Lap-band surgery can be answer to weight problems



For those who have never been able to keep pounds off with diet pills, exercise or other weight loss programs, there is now a minimally-invasive surgery option being performed at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura that significantly reduces food intake. The Lap-band System (INAMED Health, Santa Barbara) creates an earlier feeling of fullness and limits food consumption. The lapband system, […]

Women’s health and wealth conference in Westlake

Wellness Community benefits

The “Women’s Health and Wealth Conference: A Natural Approach” will be presented from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., April 22 at Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Registration is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Admission is $50 with prepaid advance registration or $60 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Wellness Community. The seminar is […]

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FRI., APRIL 14 Former D.A. is Guest Camarillo Chamber of Commerce: Former Ventura County district attorney Michael Bradbury will speak about his tenure with the county and address issues of employment law at the Chamber’s Business @ Breakfast program from 7 to 9 a.m. at Sterling Hills Golf Club, 901 Sterling Hills Drive, Camarillo. (805) 484-4383 Comedy in Malibu Malibu […]