2007-09-14

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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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For the record



Mark Oberman, co-owner of Channel Islands Aviation, was incorrectly identified in an article last week as Michael Oberman, his son, who is a pilot at the Camarillo-based flight business.

Audience can meet cast



The Camarillo Community Theatre will present the Pinki’s Playhouse production of “Mother Goose Visits Treasure Island” at 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 15 and 22 at the theater, 330 Skyway Drive, inside the Camarillo Airport. Tickets are $5. The show is about an hour long. After the performance the audience may meet the cast in the lobby. In support of FOOD […]

New West names marketing director



Sharon Rifelli has been appointed director of development and marketing for the Los Angeles region of the New West Symphony. Rifelli will work with the Los Angeles region board of directors and Peter Van Name, regional vice president, to raise funds for the symphony and develop the audience for the Masterpiece concert series at the Wadsworth Theatre in Brentwood, Calif. […]

Coffeehouse to present engravings

Public is invited to opening reception

Barbara Fumagalli’s engraving “Cat’s Cradle,” along with more than 30 other large and small formatted engravings and prints, will be on exhibit starting Sept. 22 at the Proverbs CoffeeHouse, Peace Lutheran Church, 71 Loma Drive in Camarillo. The public is invited to the opening reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Sat., Sept. 22. The exhibit will be open for viewing […]

Retrospective to fill three galleries

Tom McMillin exhibit- 1958-2007- starts Sept. 23

Studio Channel Islands will present a Tom McMillin Retrospective: 19582007 and Mentor-to-Many exhibition from Sept. 23 through Nov. 3 at the gallery on the campus of Cal State Channel Islands. The opening reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sun., Sept. 23. Parking is free. Gallery hours are noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday or by appointment. In […]

Camarillo Cafe to celebrate 18th birthday

Musicians invited on stage

The Camarillo Cafe will celebrate its 18th birthday on Fri., Sept. 21 at Freedom Center, 515 Eubanks St., Camarillo, at the Camarillo Airport. Open stage, open mike will begin at 8 p.m. Signup is required. Featured performers Bob Jones and Peter Boles will appear beginning at 9:30 p.m. There will be a hoot/jam after the show. Admission is $10, and […]

“3:10 To Yuma”



After decades of celluloid adoration, the western, some said, died back in the mid-’60s. Gene Autry and John Wayne and Randolph Scott had gotten too old, and Gary Cooper rode off in ’61. Seemed maybe Hollywood had moved along. But then came Butch and Sundance, “The Wild Bunch” and some foreigner named Sergio Leone. We were back in the saddle […]

Brother, nephew of former champ Garcia on boxing card



Miguel Angel Garcia will headline a fight card to be presented by Cabral Enterprises beginning at 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 20 at the Sagebrush Cantina, 23527 Calabasas Road in Calabasas. Garcia is the younger brother of former world champ Roberto Garcia. He is an undefeated prospect out of the La Colonia/PAL Boxing Club in Oxnard. The club has produced two […]

Calling on sponsors for athletic booster club

Donations are tax-deductible

The Adolfo Camarillo High School Athletic Booster Club has announced a new fundraising opportunity for student organizations with their membership drive. Fifty percent of a membership will be credited to a specified student’s school organization, club or athletic team. The tax-deductible contribution will help fund programs for the school year. All 200708 Scorpion, Platinum and Corporate sponsors will receive passes […]

CSUCI week to make service-learning a focus



Learn and Serve Challenge Week will be from Sept. 17 to 23 at California State University Channel Islands. The week is intended to raise awareness of the benefits of service-learning. Servicelearning is a teaching method that incorporates community work into the curriculum, giving students realworld experience in their field while meeting community needs. CSUCI has established partnerships with more than […]