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Answers to harmonica players' common questions about using and choosing harmonica microphones.
The Gig Savers series has been designed to give studying harmonica players answers to common questions in a brief, affordable, yet informative fashion. Harmonica Microphones is the first published book to specifically cover harmonica microphones and their usage. Subjects covered are: popular microphone models, bodies, elements, accessories, interchangeability and customization, and how they are used and matched with an amplifier.
- Format: Book
- Series: Gig Savers
- Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
- Date Published: 12/9/2005
- Difficulty: beginning
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Why Not?
This is the actual and un-photoshopped image of 28-year-old singer and occasional actor
Christian Bautista
shirtless for the Bench billboard that went up along busy EDSA in the metro a month ago. Many had to take a second look [traffic hazard] to confirm that it's really the wholesome "Romantic Balladeer" in a rather bold move. Well, it's him all right, thanks to gym sessions and whole lot of image development.
Loco Over Jaco!
Jaco Benin
is the son of former Side A band member Joey Benin. He is now part of the latest batch of Star Circle and will appear in ABS-CBN's reprised youth oriented show "Gimik 2010" to be launched earlier this year. He also performs for the Sunday noontime show
on a musical segment entitled "Full Circle". There are plans for a solo album to be released soon under Polyeast Records.
Float On
Bench Body model and singer-actor
Jay R
keeps on truckin' in showbiz, as he's not over and done with. He is busy with his noontime show with GMA-7 plus some movies on the side and guest appearances in his home studio's soaps. He produces his own music, which is pretty impressive. Of course, the 28-year-old self-proclaimed "Philippines' Prince of R&B" models for the underwear line of Bench and he still looks awesomely sexy after all these years.
Lance Onate, singing star
The last time I saw singer-dancer
Lance Onate
was during Holy Week in Boracay Island. He was with his good friend, the male model Mark Manicad. He was tan, trim and,
, titillating. I heard he's a big star now – as part of the four-boy song-and-dance act BoyzFrenz, which is "making a big splash in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei." Recently, he came back for a vacation and now he's on an Asian concert tour with the popular group. I bet he's the sexiest guy in that pack. And what can I say – way to go, Lance!
Redux: Geoff Taylor
Here are more images of sexy model and singer
Geoff Taylor
. Of course, he can smack-dab fit into those speedo-style briefs, no matter how tacky and garish they are. That is because he used to be a model prior to joining showbiz as a singer. The 5'11"-tall native of Tuguegarao, Cagayan is now busy concentrating on his singing career by appearing in out-of-town shows. With such looks and talent [and bod!],
Geoff Taylor
will soon be on his way to fame.
Rock'N'Rolla with Marc Abaya!
Ramon Marcelino "Marc" Abaya
is described as "one of the Philippine rock music scene's most prolific singers". Marc is the current frontman for the local band
Before that, he was a member of the band
and a VJ for MTV Philippines, where he got recognition as a host. The 30-year-old sexy singer went to the Ateneo for a college degree. Now, he can be seen on the boob tube as an actor – he debuted as one of the leading men in the afternoon soap
Ligaw na Bulaklak
of ABS-CBN, and he will be seen next in the the prime time series
Humiling Ka Man Sa Langit.
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Mary Boykin Chesnut
Mary Boykin Chesnut told about the civil war, from her own (Wealthy) and everyone else's (finiancial) point of view
She saw the war first hand and told about what she saw. She didn't shy away from what she saw, nor did she let her husband's excessive pro-slavery attitude change her very anti-slavery views. (She was never very outspoken about her opinions though.) She kept a detailed diary about the horrors that she saw from her first visit on Feb. 2/1861 until Jun. 26/1865.
She knew and thought about how important her experiences were historically (And that in and of it's self is pretty amazing, seeing as most people don't even think far enough ahead to plan what they're going to wear tomorrow.) She filled her diary with the cycle of changing fortunes of the south during the Civil War. She edited her journal and wrote new drafts for publication in 1881-1884, retaining the lack of fore knowledge.
Mrs.Chesnut was politically aware, she analyzed and portrayed the various classes of the south through the years of the war. She provided a detailed view of southern society and especially of the mixed rolls of men and women. She was *forthright about the complex and fraught situations related to slavery, particularly the abuses of women's sexuality and the power exercised by white men. For instance: Chesnut discussed the problem of white plantar's fathering mixed-race children.


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The Caine Mutiny
Captain Queeg: madman or misunderstood taskmaster? That's the dilemma facing the first officer (Van Johnson) of the U.S.S. Caine when its stern new captain (Humphrey Bogart) drives the crew to the brink of mutiny. Part sea-going adventure, part courtroom drama, The Caine Mutiny is a tale that manages to be both thrilling and thought-provoking. Bogart shines in one of his last roles.


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Brian Stewart, director of manufacturing for Sekisui Diagnostics P.E.I., left, Cathy Adams and Cody Gotell, packaging technicians, discuss the launching of a multi-million-dollar plant renovation in Charlottetown coinciding with its five-year anniversary in the province.
When Brian Stewart, originally from Crapaud, completed his engineering studies and headed to Ontario for employment, he assumed he wouldn't live in P.E.I. until retirement.
But, new opportunities are flourishing in the P.E.I. bioscience sector. Stewart is now director of manufacturing overseeing Sekisui Diagnostics P.E.I. in Charlottetown – the largest North American facility in Sekisui Chemical's Diagnostics Group.
Sekisui's origins in P.E.I. are rooted in Diagnostic Chemicals, founded by P.E.I. entrepreneur Regis Duffy. Acquired by Genzyme Corporation in 2007, the company was purchased in 2011 by Sekisui Chemical. It is headquartered in Japan and has 23,000 employees worldwide and $13 billion in annual sales.
The P.E.I. facility develops and manufactures clinical chemistry reagents and diagnostic tests, primarily for cardiovascular, liver, and infectious diseases, and diabetes. Each year, 1.5 billion clinical chemistry tests made at the P.E.I. facility are used worldwide.
"Our diagnostics are essential to measuring and improving human health," says Graham Coll, manufacturing process development scientist.
Since Sekisui arrived in P.E.I., its annual revenues have grown 125 per cent and staffing from 70-to-117 employees. The company just signed a 12-year lease on its facility with a multi-million-dollar renovation planned to maximize space and efficiency. A new packaging line will dramatically increase capacity.
The company is implementing Lean Six Sigma training for all P.E.I. employees.
"It empowers staff to see problems and promote efficiencies," says senior operations manager Eugene Howatt. "Six Sigma is part of Sekisui's "lean" culture, and our P.E.I. model includes everyone, promoting employee engagement. We're family oriented and haven't lost our P.E.I. roots."
Vickie Perry and Cathy Adams agree. Perry, quality assurance specialist, began working for Diagnostic Chemicals in 2000 and still relishes coming to work.
"Everyone's involved in the finished product. People matter here."
Adams, a P.E.I. grandmother with fish-plant experience, is a packaging technician.
"We're proud to help people around the world. Plus, I appreciate the fulltime job and benefits."
With its fifth anniversary, Sekisui is poised for future success.
"We're established and growing, "says Stewart. "There's great support from government and the P.E.I. BioAlliance. Sekisui's a hidden gem people need to know about."
Sekisui is launching an engagement program to connect with Island students.
"We have high-quality jobs, all of them attainable with local degrees," says Stewart. "Opportunities exist; our job is to showcase them. And in the process, we may pull others back to P.E.I."
- Margaret Magner, Ph.D., is a freelance journalist in Charlottetown (www.magnerink.com). This is one in a series of articles on P.E.I.'s bioscience sector.


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- --- In firstname.lastname@example.com, Systems Glitch wrote:
>Yeah, the Tarbell 1101 Floppy Disk Controller is another board that depends on the STATUS byte being present during pSYNC pulses (an 8080A feature). To be specific, it's the BOOT ROM (if used).
> Some of the older hardware was designed to take advantage of some very specific aspects of the 8080's timing. I discovered this with my Solid State Music PB-1, which uses extremely long wait states to burn EPROMs mapped in as RAM. It sort-of worked some of the time with my Cromemco ZPU (only at 2 MHz), and refused to burn more than a byte or two with my IMS Z80 board at any speed.
> It's an usual use of wait states, but I couldn't make full use of my PB-1 until I picked up a true 8080 based CPU board.
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
During BOOT, it disables CPU MREAD & MWRITE and recreates them but keeps MREAD local to the BOOT ROM while MWRITE can access the RAM on the S-100 BUS. This way, it can execute the BOOT ROM at address 0000 to 001F, while still storing data in RAM at those same addresses.
I really enjoy the creative solutions that were used back then.
- Yep, front panel is working good now. One odd thing I have run into is that from the Zapple monitor I can write to the SMB's onboard RAM, but I cannot write to the RAM on the memory board but I can write to the memory board from the front panel.
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> > After bad chips I finally got the front panel working, and after a couple bad tantalum caps on the SMB I also got that working. Very exciting when I got the Zapple monitor prompt!
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> That's looking great! Very well done :)
> Can you now Examine/Deposit via the front panel?
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Arguably, zero is neither. Zero disobeys many rules that we usually ascribe to numbers. It is also feasable zero is not a number at all, but the absence of numbers, in the same way that black is the absence of color.
As it is between two odd numbers (1 and -1), it could be classified as even. It is not, however, divisible by two as all other even numbers are, so therefore it may be classified as odd. Since neither can be agreed upon, zero is neither even or odd. It's just zero.


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At last I've got my hands on the documentary film "The Cheese Nun", which follows an American nun on a Fulbright to study artisanal cheese-making in France. A perfect foil for a cheese tasting party!
From the synopsis, I understand that Sister Noella represents the cheesemakers from the abbey Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut, but the film follows her to Auvergne, France where they make St. Nectaire. I don't want to spoil the surprise by watching the film ahead of my cheese-tasting party, so I am looking to hounds to help me plan ahead.
What are your suggestions for cheeses related to those in the film? And wine? I am in New York and can get to Murray's cheese shop (expensive!) and Chelsea market.


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It could be used as an alternative to traditional presentation of educational information
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The "Government Watchdog"
This is the time of year when the annual grand jury report is usually released. But there won't be one because the grand jury unexpectedly disbanded this year.
This coming grand jury will be under the leadership of El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Doug Phimister. They operate from July 1-June 30.
The grand jury members are:
Neil Cunningham (foreman), Kathleen Amaru, Robert Dailey, Mark Doyle, Wendy Hagel, David Hall, James Kern, Ann Lee, Linda Lim, Chuck MacLean, Rebecca Martinez, Robert Noyes, Lawrence Oreskes, Thom Orth, Susan Rayburn, Laura Rosio, Janet Saitman, Al Wooden, and Colleen Young.
The alternates are:
Catherine Close, Billy Garrett, Michael Gross, Michael Johnson, Susan Johnson, Paul Kramer Jr., Jeannie Ott, Thomas Simpson and Ken Steers.
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On Tuesday, August 12, 2003, at 12:27 pm, Alex Blewitt wrote: > On Tuesday, Aug 12, 2003, at 12:17 Europe/London, James Strachan wrote: > >> On Tuesday, August 12, 2003, at 11:36 am, James deGraft-Johnson >> wrote: >> >>> I like the suggestion that even if we decide to go with the MBean >>> model, a >>> layer be created, possibly via an interface so this software isn't >>> tightly >>> coupled to MBeans. >> >> An interface based MBean is just a naming convention. There is no >> tying to anything. Indeed there's not even a dependency on JMX never >> mind any other container API. Then the container is totally free to >> go in whatever direction it wishes. > > But by creating (and calling) them MBeans, you are tying it down to a > naming convention expected by JMX which may confuse the issue later. Why? Whats confusing about it? Why would inventing yet-another-API be any less confusing? > Changing things after they've been done is much more difficult than > before they've been done :-) If thats your argument then its already too late to change away from MBeans. Geronimo has plenty of MBeans already - so has Tomcat, Jetty, JBoss etc. Any container should be able to easily work with these components today irrespective of tomorrows container. > >>> Whatever we do, the ease of implementation, such as ease of kernel >>> and >>> service development should be paramount. The easier it is to >>> develop, the >>> greater the chances that we can focus on removing bugs and increasing >>> performance. >> Agreed. >> >> Which is why I think us all developing MBeans to start with is the >> easiest approach. They are very simple. Take a look at some of them >> in CVS (they end with *MBean.java) > > But creating a category of different types (Service, Component etc.) > that developers implement is even easier. Ideally, those two should be > the only two types that implement any kind of MBean interface; and the > remainder of the code developed /doesn't/ need to have the MBean > suffix. I don't see the need as this appears to be unnecessary coupling. However be that as it may - it doesn't change the original premise - of writing MBeans for now until we come up with something better later on. Afterall we have lots of MBeans today we should support. > The more JMX dependencies that get added now, the more difficult it > will be to change at a later stage. So by abstracting into a common > super type(s) now, we can write to a generic API that will be easier > to migrate later, rather than having everything being MBean-based. There are no dependencies. Its a very common *naming-convention* used throughout the J2EE world. I don't see any problem using this established standard rather than yet-another-container-API. James ------- http://radio.weblogs.com/0112098/
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For our final activity in the Fall Invitations to Play series, I saved the simplest invitation of all. It also happens to be the closest to my heart, inspired by something the Little Engineer has done every year since his love of trains began. Fifty years from now, I see myself watching the leaves of another tree fall and seeing his smile as he raised Thomas high in the air with stick crane, his fine, blond hair backlit with autumn sunshine.
If you're new to the series, you may want to read my introduction in the first post, Play Dough Pumpkin Patch Train Play, with links to expert articles on the subject of Invitations to Play. I have really enjoyed dreaming up 25 fall play invitations with the marvelous women behind My Nearest and Dearest, Twodaloo, Fantastic Fun and Learning, and Buggy and Buddy, and I hope you'll follow the links at the bottom of this post to see the activities they're sharing today.
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Invitation to Play: Outdoor Fall Train Play
If you have a train and a pile of leaves, you can set this invitation up in, oh, ten seconds. But in the very simplicity of this activity lies its power. Children can explore the leaves as leaves, learning about how they feel, smell, and sound, how that changes when you go from the crackle and crunch of the dry leaves on top to the wet ones beneath, how they pile up high and drift to the ground. But the pile of leaves can also become any landscape they can imagine, valleys and mountains rising and falling with the sweep of a small hand.
- One or more trains (We use die cast metal Take-n-Play trains, because they're the easiest to clean. But this is not necessarily a messy activity, so you're probably okay with other kinds of trains, as long as they won't be getting soaked in a mud puddle.)
- A pile of fall leaves (preferably with some sticks and twigs)
Set the trains down next to the pile of leaves. That should be enough.
How we played:
The pictures above are from when the Little Engineer was just about a month shy of two years old. He drove Thomas into the leaves, over and over and over. Harvey the crane engine, good friend that he was, kept rescuing him. In the photos, Harvey is the stick in his hand, not the little engine in the pictures above! And he and Thomas ran through the leaves together, kicking them up into the air.
The next year, when he was not quite three, we had acquired the toy Harvey, so for old time's sake we took him out and played with him. The Little Engineer did some track building that year, making pathways through the leaves for the trains to chuff down.
And this year, with his fourth birthday approaching, he was immediately drawn into play by the trains sitting next to the tiny pile of leaves I managed to rake together on this sunny day in early September. I can't wait to see all the ways he plays with his trains in the leaves as the season truly gets underway.
More Play Inspiration
That's it for our Fall Invitations to Play, but Ann, Stephanie, Chelsey, and Shaunna all have more fun for this season. We were friends before the series, but it's been so fun working with them and seeing just how much thought and creativity goes into all of their activities. I hope you'll visit all of them and be as inspired as I have been.
And here are our other invitations to play in the series, in case you missed one:
Play Dough Pumpkin Patch Train Play
Glowing Fall Discovery Bottles
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Please include the 3.7 admin color scheme as an option for the admin schemes
Obviously there is a lot of discussion about this already in this forum, but specific issues are related to a criticism of the new admin scheme, or changing it back, etc.
I have not seen a specific issue posted to request this:
Please include the 3.7 admin color scheme as an option for the admin schemes, in an upcoming version of WP.
The reason I ask for this is:
The admin body/content area is a shade of grey and I need to change that color – some plugins print a shade of black text with that grey color as background (they do not create their own white(ish) background) and the contrast makes it hard to read for me. A lighter than pure black text on a shade of grey background is not good for me. I am not as young as most of you and my visual acuity is not what it used to be.
By the admin body/content area I mean for example the area of the admin on which the word Dashboard is sitting when you are viewing the dashboard.
Furthermore in general I found the 3.7 scheme much easier to see/read than the new scheme.
I have tried to use Firebug to identify the specific background css class/id and I am not sure which one it is. Furthermore I am not sure where I would put the css – in the style.css of a child theme? And this would not change some other areas of the scheme that I find not so readable.
There are a couple of plugins to change the scheme – one to revert it back to 3.7 style, but it seems to have some issues in the widget area. Another plugins adds schemes but I dont think it changes what I need changed.
Thanks for your consideration.
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Crater Lake, high in the Cascade Mountains range, is Oregon's shimmering blue gem. It's a must-see landmark during any trip to Southern Oregon.
Watch the CBS News video featuring "The Old Man of the Lake" which originally appeared on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016
At the end of an active day at Crater Lake National Park or in the Klamath Basin, the Running Y Ranch Resort provides a comfortable retreat to call your home base. You will enjoy a good night's sleep, great food and a place to put up your feet and relax.Read More >
Crater Lake, high in the Cascade Mountains range, is Oregon's shimmering blue gem. It's a must-see landmark during any trip to Southern Oregon.Read More >
There are endless ways to spend your next perfect summer getaway at Crater Lake National Park.Read More >
Crater Lake National Park is Oregon's most beautiful destination. But don't think it's time to head home once you leave. There's plenty to do and see in northern Klamath County, an area local residents like to call "Crater Lake's backyard." Here are some ideas on how to maximize your visit.Read More >
A Crater Lake boat tour lets you touch the astonishingly clear, blue water, gaze at the stark, rocky shore, and marvel at the water's reflections. This is all about the experience, seeing this natural wonder from the water line up.Read More >
Distance riders get rare opportunities to peddle along a beautiful route without traffic concerns.Read More >
Maximize your week off with this itinerary to Crater Lake National Park. Award-winning Oregon outdoors writer Zach Urness helps you make the most of each day.Read More >
Climb into a big, soft bed. Pull the blanket up to your neck and snuggle in for the night. And just before you doze off, remind yourself how great it is to sleep in the forest. This is what happens when you stay at the Union Creek Resort, the roadside lodge near Crater Lake National Park.Read More >
To appreciate Crater Lake, it may help to first understand how it came to be. Once there was Mt. Mazama, a 12,000-foot volcano in the Cascade Mountain Range.Read More >
Crater Lake National Park and Wuyishan National Scenic Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China, are now sister parks. The agreement encourages cultural and environmental study exchanges between the two parks.Read More >


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Casey Lucius in the News:
Monterey Herald - Casey Lucius: A dire need for compassion in politics
In the past two years that I have served on the Pacific Grove City Council, I have made two decisions that I truly regret. The first one was when we passed an ordinance outlawing sleeping in cars. At the time I justified the decision as a public health and safety issue, but the decision has nagged at me ever since, especially as the homeless population among us grows, services remain insufficient, and no city in the region has come up with alternative solutions.
Sunday, March 12, 2017 12:00 AM
COMMENTARY: How to Prevent a Cyber Attack and Protect Our Privacy
In this San Benito Link Op-Ed, Casey discusses recent Congressional cyber-security legislation and suggests several ways that national security can be safeguarded without sacrificing individual privacy.
Friday, March 10, 2017 12:00 AM
Lucius: Importance of our Nation's Intelligence Agencies
We are constantly hearing about the three-letter agencies – CIA, FBI, NSA, DIA – but do we really understand what they do or how they impact the lives of average Americans? Based on what we hear in the news, we just know that there are intelligence leaks, hacking, wiretapping, surveillance, and that there is a general mistrust between the intelligence community and the new Administration.
But it's not just the Trump Administration. In 2015, John Harwood, a journalist with CNBC conducted a simple twitter poll asking, "Who do you believe America?" A mere seventeen percent said they believe US intel officials, while 83 percent said they believe WikiLeaks. Even more shocking, over 84,000 people answered this twitter poll. A typical poll sample in America is around 1,000 adults. I suspect these results reflect not a failure of the intelligence agencies, but rather the fact that most people have no idea what those intelligence agencies are doing.
Friday, October 21, 2016 12:00 AM
Casey Ranked Most Favorable at Use Your Voice Forum
Those filling out the forum survey were given the option to "check all that apply," and out of 37 completed surveys, the candidates ranked from most favorable to least favorable were: Casey Lucius (Republican Congressional candidate) with 28 votes ... [and] Jimmy Panetta (Democratic Congressional candidate) with 18 votes.
Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:00 AM
Casey Lucius: As women voters, we can call the shots
I have learned a lot over the past year of my congressional campaign, but one of the things that has stuck with me and that resonates with people I meet is that women are getting things done in political office.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 12:00 AM
California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Opens
"We have been talking about this for years it was really exciting to finally see it come to fruition," said Casey Lucius, Republication candidate for Congressional District 20, is a member of the FORA board.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 12:00 AM
Residents honor Vietnam War heroes
The VFW Post asked Republican candidate for U.S. Congress 20th Congressional District Casey Lucius to speak at the ceremony.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 12:00 AM
Casey Lucius: CD 20 Q&A
TPG Daily sent two questions to the two candidates, Casey Lucius and Jimmy Panetta. Here are the questions and their answers.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 12:00 AM
Casey Shares Views over breakfast with San Benito County Association of Realtors
District 20 Congressional candidate Casey Lucius, the Republican in the race, introduced herself before answering two questions. Her opponent, Jimmy Panetta, the Democrat, was absent. They are vying to succeed the retiring Sam Farr.
"How do we balance border safety with the fact that we have a shortage of farm labor?" LoBue asked Lucius.
"Immigration reform is a top issue in this district, and it's one of my priorities for my campaign," Lucius said. "There are really a couple different proposals on the table in Congress, and one is comprehensive immigration reform. A lot of people talk about the need for comprehensive immigration reform, which I agree. Unfortunately, I'm pessimistic that it won't ever be passed because it's such a divisive and ideological issue."
Sunday, October 2, 2016 12:00 AM
Fascinating Battle to with California House Seat
Click the above link to view a Fox Special Report segment on the race.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 12:00 AM
Congressional Debate: Panetta vs. Lucius
Click the above link to view the debate between Casey and Jimmy on KSBW.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 12:00 AM
Forum to focus on Race for Congress
A candidate forum in the race for District 20 seat in Congress is set from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday in Seaside.
The two candidates in the race are Republican Casey Lucius and Democrat Jimmy Panetta.
The event is hosted by The Monterey County Weekly. Interim editor Sarah Rubin will moderate the forum which will touch on national topics such as immigration policy, gun control, foreign policy and health care. A question and answer period with the audience will follow.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 12:00 AM
Lucius Proposes Aircraft Noise Solution
Casey Lucius, the Republican candidate for the 20th Congressional District seat being vacated by Sam Farr, proposed fixes for aircraft noise after meeting with leaders at the Save Our Skies Santa Cruz community meeting. The noise impacts residents in the district, Lucius said.
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 12:00 AM
Lucius Endorsed by Veterans Group
Veterans in the U.S. Congress have dropped from 80 percent to less than 20 percent in the last 40 years. Our military heroes come home from the battlefield with all of the traits you want in our leaders except one, how to get elected. The George Washington Leadership Foundation's mission is to change that by improving our candidate pool and training our veterans to become electable candidates.
Friday, June 17, 2016 9:55 AM
Interview with David Webb
Sunday, June 5, 2016 11:11 AM
Voters Want Change
A brief interview on KSBW's Channel 8
Sunday, June 5, 2016 10:12 AM
We need a fresh face
We need a fresh face
Unless you've been locked in a bank vault for a year, you know that political outsiders like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are garnering favor with voters. In fact, folks who haven't bothered to vote are getting signed up so they can make their voices heard in the upcoming primary and general elections.
Voters appear to be rejecting political dynasties such as the bushes and the Clintons. They seem to want a fresh start in Washington. So I suggest a fresh face for Sam Farr's seat in Congress. Casey Lucius is the perfect candidate for the Central Coast's 20th Congressional District. She's a Navy veteran who served in Naval Intelligence. She taught at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. Casey is on the Pacific Grove City Council. She's a mom and she's very smart. In fact, we should be referring to Casey as Doctor Lucius because she has a PhD in Political Science. Pretty impressive, don't you think?
Jimmy Panetta is also in the race for Sam Farr's seat and the Panetta name is well known in this area, but that's the point. We really need someone outside the good ole boys club to represent our interests in the Congress. Casey has taken the time to make sure she knows all of the issues facing folks living both in the urban areas of the district and in the agricultural areas so vital to helping feed the population of our country.
Keep you eyes on Casey Lucius. She is going places. With you help and your vote for her in the primary and general elections she'll get the support she needs to get to Washington and start getting things done for the Central Coast.
- Lee Schell, King City
Sunday, June 5, 2016 10:09 AM
Casey Lucius Proposes New Regional Academic Network To Protect Area's Defense Installations From Cutbacks
Saturday, June 4, 2016 12:00 AM
It's time for a change
In this Op-Ed, a local contributor explains why he's choosing to support Casey Lucius for Congress this elections season.
Thursday, June 2, 2016 12:00 AM
The Path That We Choose - A Personal Message from Casey Lucius
In this Op-Ed, Casey speaks directly to the voters to explain her candidacy and why she is running to represent our community.
Friday, May 27, 2016 12:00 AM
Political Digest: Lucius unveils plan
In the face of potential defense budget cutbacks, Republican candidate for Congress Casey Lucius is calling for the creation of an information network in which local military and civilians alike can share data and resources.
Lucius proposes joining "the talent and resources of area institutions of higher education and existing capabilities at the Defense Language Institute and the Naval Postgraduate School to create a world-class knowledge network."...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:00 AM
5 candidates vying to replace Rep. Sam Farr
In this brief segment, KSBW's Brynne Whittaker takes a look at the race for Congress and the candidates vying for that seat.
Friday, May 20, 2016 1:39 PM
Election forum leaves Impression on attendees
A summary of the results pulled from a survey given out to guests after the May 12 political forum. Guests were polled on their opinions of the candidates present, county-wide issues, and past actions taken by the county.
Audience responses to the recent "Use Your Voice" political forum at City Hall shows guests favoring Casey Lucius, who is running for Congress, as well as expressing concerns about the lack of jobs in San Benito County. BenitoLink and the San Benito County Farm Bureau co-hosted their first political forum of the season on May 12. It was an event designed to give the public a chance to interact with the candidates running for seats in the House of Representatives, State Assembly, and for District1 county supervisor. Measure P, the proposed half-cent sales tax to fund local transportation projects, was also a topic.
Candidates were each posed a number of questions detailing their thoughts on a range of county issues including Measure P,immigration reform, county growth, water and education. Jimmy Panetta and Barbara Honegger were unable to attend the forum. Panetta had a scheduling conflict and Honegger canceled at the last minute due to a death in family. They are not included in the infographics in this report.
Directly after the forum, a brief survey was handed out to attendees. Approximately 60 people attended the event and about 20 people took the time to answer a survey questions that were made available at the event. The questions were designed to evaluate how well the candidates communicated with the audience. They also asked for the audience's response to the county issues discussed that evening.
Fifty-five percent of respondents answered that they had found congressional candidate Casey Lucius to be the most genuine speaker that evening, while 46 percent of voters thought Lucius gave the most direct answers to the questions about policy, politics, and plans of action. When asked which candidate failed to adequately answer the questions posed to them, 37 percent filled in the name of State Assembly candidate Georgia Acosta. The audience also filled in the names of other candidates who were present that night, in percentages that are detailed in the infographics. The names of Assembly candidate John Nevill and Congressional candidate Jack Digby did not receive any votes on the returned surveys. Therefore, they have not been included in the informational graphics.
Read more here
Monday, May 16, 2016 7:57 PM
Casey Lucius Campaign On the Radar, Called Competitive Race
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2016
Casey Lucius Campaign On the Radar, Called "Competitive" Race
By National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
SALINAS, CA, May 16, 2016 – Casey Lucius today announced that the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee (NRCC) has officially designated the race to succeed Sam Farr as "competitive" and that her campaign for Congress is "On the Radar."
While most political pundits have assumed that an uncontested Democratic nominee in this district had an automatic pass to be elected, the organization with responsibility for monitoring Congressional races on behalf of Speaker Paul Ryan has moved Casey Lucius's campaign onto its list of "competitive" races.
"Voters throughout the district are telling me that it is time for a change in Congress and that they are excited about my campaign. I am delighted to see that this race is getting national attention and that the momentum I feel from talking with voters is being recognized," Casey Lucius said.
This is the first time that the NRCC has become involved in a Congressional race in this area.
Casey Lucius, who served as a former Professor of National Security at the Naval War College and ran an intelligence unit on The USS Stennis in the Persian Gulf during her active duty in the Navy, is a candidate for Congress in California District 20.
Contact: 831-402- 9636 email@example.com
Monday, May 16, 2016 12:00 AM
Lucius named GOP 'Young Gun'
Casey Lucius, Republican candidate in the race to replace Sam Farr in Congress in District 20, has announced that the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee has officially designated the race as "competitive" and that her campaign for Congress is "On the radar."
The NRCCC is responsible for monitoring congressional races on behalf of House Speaker Paul Ryan. It has moved Lucius's campaign onto its list of "competitive" races.
Lucius is one of 11 "Young Guns" identified by the NRCCC, including three other California Republicans in congressional races.
Monday, May 16, 2016 12:00 AM
Lucius Gets Boost from Republican Party
Republican leaders see California's 20th congressional seat as one they could take a back for the first time in around 40 years.
Today the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee placed Casey Lucius into their "Young Guns" program, effectively saying they think the GOP can win back the 20th congressional seat, despite its long history of Democratic control. The seat is being vacated by Democrat Sam Farr, who will be retiring. Before him was Leon Panetta and Farr's father, both Democrats. And Panetta's son Jimmy is now seeking the seat. Candidate and political analyst explain why now is the time for republicans to strike.
Friday, May 13, 2016 12:00 AM
Casey Lucius is On the Radar
On the Radar candidates are individuals running in competitive congressional seats.
Monday, May 9, 2016 11:52 AM
Being ready for threats to Western civilization
Being ready for threats to Western
Ever since 9/11 I have been concerned about foreign threats we face like North Korea and Islamic terrorism. So I took a class taught by Casey Lucius at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
I was impressed by Dr. Lucius' depth of knowledge of foreign and military affairs and her understanding of how to think and prepare strategically for these threats. By "we" I include Europe. Western civilization, which has produced a high quality of life and liberty, is under persistent threats.
On our beautiful Central Coast and Salinas Valley it is easy to neglect horrible news from other parts of the world. Local political campaigns focus on local issues such as prosperity, infrastructure and environment. Yet, in the 21st century we have witnessed many atrocities. Our democratic republics have tried a spectrum of initiatives to defend the West, ranging from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to humanitarian efforts hoping to assuage resentments toward the West.
Lucius' informed strategic thinking with
assertive confidence and collaborative skill make her most able to move our
foreign policy toward deterring, and when necessary, confronting these threats.
Her platform at www.caseylucius.com shows good positions for many other issues in District 20, especially our most important industry, agriculture.
— Alan French, Salinas
Saturday, May 7, 2016 12:00 AM
Election 2016: Lucius, Panetta confident going into June primary
Election 2016: Lucius, Panetta confident going into June primary
Monterey >> About a month away from the California primary election on June 7, the top two contenders for the 20th District seat in the House of Representatives are busy presenting their messages to as many people as possible in whirlwind campaigning that may see them duking it out into the November general election...
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 10:39 PM
Panetta is still voicing the same rhetoric
Panetta is still voicing the same rhetoric
Once again Jimmy Panetta is voicing the same rhetoric. If I didn't know better, his answers in the May 1 Herald sounded as if Leon Panetta had choreographed them. It's the same old statements Jimmy has said in his forums against Casey Lucius, and he read those from a binder. I wonder who wrote them?
Lucius didn't use notes when she spoke to the audience. She carries herself with convictions that make sense. This young lady should represent all three counties.
On May 17 from 5 to 7 p.m., Lucius will be at La Scola in Castroville. Come meet this impressive lady.
John King, Carmel.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 10:31 PM
Making informed voting choices not habitual ones
Making informed voting choices not habitual ones
In an April 22 letter, Doug Gamble observed that many Democrats will vote for anyone with a "D" following their name rather than vote for a Republican. Gamble opined that, if Charles Manson were on the ballot as a Democrat, some Democrats would vote for him.
In an April 27 letter Cosme Padilla found that statement offensive, but sadly, it's true.
Two years ago, state Sen. Leland Yee dropped out of the race to become secretary of state after being arrested and charged with conspiracy to traffic in firearms, importing and selling rocket launchers, money laundering, murder for hire, drug distribution, defrauding citizens and political corruption.
A Democrat and one of California's leading advocates for gun control, Yee's name remained on the ballot and on Election Day he came in third, garnering more than 300,000 votes.
There is nothing within Democrats or Republicans that makes them more noble, intelligent, compassionate or wise. Democrats believe in the power and promise of government while Republicans believe that America's power and promise lies within the individual.
The gridlock we abhor in Washington originates with our votes so we have to set partisanship aside, do our own research and make informed rather than habitual choices.
— Sandra Braddock, Monterey
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 12:10 AM
Lucius: Panetta twice mischaracterized my views
Lucius: Panetta twice
mischaracterized my views
Jimmy Panetta in his responses to the Sentinel's congressional candidate Q&A published Sunday twice mischaracterized my positions. It's important to correct the record. On homelessness, my answer clearly acknowledges the need for federal involvement, so the error is obvious.
He also tried to answer the ISIS question for me, but wrongly claimed I proposed "over 20,000" troops. What I have said and written publicly is that senior military leaders, including our former NATO commander, have recommended deploying 15,000-20,000 troops to dismantle ISIS, and I believe the president should give serious consideration to the advice of these military experts. I have addressed this topic at candidate forums and in a recent op-ed. Both of which are available online.
I believe candidates should
speak for themselves, and readers can look at unedited, side-by-side answers to
a variety of questions from candidate forums on my YouTube site: http://youtu.be/4Mc_lbifwKc. Better yet,
come out in person to one of our debates and judge for yourself.
— Casey Lucius, Pacific Grove
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 12:01 AM
Local TV station KSBW recently informed us that we're locked by political party affiliation into voting for our designated party's candidate(s) in the upcoming June 7 Primary Election.
In other words, if you're a registered Democrat, you'll have no choice but to vote for Jimmy Panetta. Then, after June 7, you'll be free to vote your conscience behind closed curtains in the November General Election for whomever you want to be our next District 20 Congressional Representative.
Please give serious consideration and your vote at that time to Casey Lucius, who is a far more spectacular candidate than to Jimmy Panetta, who has little more than a high profile surname to ride on.
The real choice will be yours ... after June 7.
Doug Nakashima
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 12:00 AM
Editorial, May 4, 2016: Lucius, Panetta for Congress
Editorial, May 4, 2016: Lucius, Panetta for Congress
It's been almost four decades since a Republican candidate has offered anything more than token opposition in a race for the Congressional seat representing the Monterey Bay Area.
This year, in the race to replace longtime incumbent Democrat Sam Farr in the 20th Congressional District, that political history has changed with a capable and credentialed Republican candidate, Casey Lucius, going up against Jimmy Panetta, whose political lineage and support makes him an odds-on favorite.
But not yet, since the June primary will establish who will run in the fall. And Lucius' campaign and skills should make the November election something more than perfunctory, even though Democrats hold a substantial edge in registration. Three other candidates are also on the ballot: Independents Barbara Honegger and Jack Digby and Peace and Freedom Party candidate Joe Williams of Santa Cruz.
For the June 7 primary, we are urging voters to select Lucius as the Republican nominee and Panetta to represent Democrats. Both would make an excellent representative for people living in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.
Panetta's name recognition edge is substantial, since he is the son of Leon Panetta, who represented this area in Congress from 1977-93 (Farr succeeded him) before joining the Clinton administration and later serving as CIA chief and Secretary of Defense. With his wife, Sylvia, the elder Panettas have established the Panetta Institute at Cal State Monterey Bay, where national and global figures are invited to debate and discuss the issues of the day.
Jimmy Panetta has the good fortune to carry this name that represents public service and a deep love for Monterey and the region. But as much as his lineage and connections, along with the big edge in party registration and funding, have helped him, the younger Panetta has been preparing for this run for years. A prosecutor and Navy vet with tour in in Afghanistan, Panetta would hit the ground running, having already established solid connections with congressional leadership.
He doesn't shy away from what his father and Farr have helped bring to the region — including the conversion of Fort Ord to civilian use, creation of Cal State Monterey Bay, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery — a project for which he helped build community support. His stands are moderate Obama-Clinton Democrat: comprehensive immigration reform, raising the minimum wage, expanding health care coverage and expansion of veterans benefits, affordable housing and mental health services.
Lucius, for her part, has proved a deft campaigner who, at forums and in personal appearances, has shown considerable political gifts, often putting Panetta on the defensive, especially when she calls for a change from the Panetta political dynasty. She's also run successfully for public office, currently serving on the Pacific Grove City Council. Raised in Ohio, she's a Navy vet, serving seven years as a military intelligence officer, and has a master's degree in National Security Affairs from the Naval Post Graduate School. Lucius left her job at the Naval War College in Monterey to make this run.
To learn more about both candidates' positions on local, national and global issues, the Sentinel asked Lucius and Panetta to respond to a series of questions; their answers were published Sunday. We urge voters to read their answers, which can be found at here and here. Voters are well served this year in having two capable and qualified candidates running. That's why we are backing Casey Lucius, Republican, and Jimmy Panetta, Democrat, on June 7.
Saturday, April 30, 2016 12:00 AM
Election 2016: Lucius says district needs more creative solutions
In lieu of face-to-face interviews, the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Monterey Herald asked the two major candidates for the 20th Congressional District a series of questions to gauge their views on certain issues both local and national. Here are the questions and Casey's answers.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 10:06 AM
Voters have a genuine chance to make a change
Voters have a genuine chance to make a change
For decades the election for our district's member in the House of Representatives has been a lopsided affair. There really was no choice.
This year we have a chance to make constructive change. The election will give us an opportunity to vote for two decent, thoughtful and qualified individuals. Running against Jimmy Panetta (a nice guy and dedicated public servant) is an amazing woman, Casey Lucius (a former naval officer, professor and current Pacific Grove City Council member).
Look closely at these two and you won't see much substantive difference in their positions. Look a bit closer and you will find that Casey's depth of knowledge, ability to listen, and communication skills stand out. Attend one of the many candidate forums and see for yourself.
Vote Casey Lucius for Congress.
— Dennis Allion, Del Rey Oaks
Monday, April 25, 2016 9:06 AM
Voting for the person and not the political party
Voting for the person and not the political party
I commend Lorne Braddock for his April 20 letter in which he urged voters to end the dynastic Democrat stranglehold on the 20th Congressional District seat by voting for Casey Lucius instead of Jimmy Panetta in November.
Yes, she would bring new ideas, varied accomplishments, a sharp mind and a compelling life story to Congress, but because she has committed the sin of not being a Democrat her chances of winning are zero.
Charles Manson could be on the ballot, but if his name was followed by a (D), a majority of people in this district would, in knee jerk fashion, vote for him.
Only when most voters decide to vote for the person and not the party will outstanding candidates such as Lucius be victorious.
So once again, the vote in November will not be so much an election as a coronation.
— Doug Gamble, Carmel
Thursday, April 21, 2016 2:43 PM
The Return of the Zarqawists: How to Deal with the Islamic State Movement
An interview with Dr. Casey Lucius in the current issue of CTX Journal, "The Return of the Zarqawists: How to Deal with the Islamic State Movement"
In this insightful article, Casey and other recognized experts respond to questions about a rising (and resilient) ISIS threat.
To read the entire interview (pp. 50-64) click here
Thursday, April 21, 2016 1:41 PM
Casey Lucius is a Vet, too
Casey Lucius is a Vet, too
Roberto Robledo's post of March 24 included Jimmy Panetta's Navy military service in Afghanistan, but not Casey Lucius'.
Lucius is a Navy veteran, serving seven years as a military intelligence officer, worked with SEAL Team 5 in the Persian Gulf, and intelligence liaison to multiple nations throughout Asia.
- Marvin Jones, Hollister
Thursday, April 21, 2016 1:37 PM
Casey Lucius: Maverick Republican
Casey Lucius: Maverick Republican
"Lucius comes from pull-up-your-bootstraps beginnings. Told that the family could not afford to send her to college, she said her stepdad stepped up, and cashed in his retirement so she could go. That's a lesson she never forgot and pledges to pay forward if elected to Congress..."
Thursday, April 21, 2016 1:27 PM
Panetta not the best choice for Congress
Panetta not the best choice for Congress
Local TV station KSBW recently informed us that we're locked by political party affiliation into voting for our designated party's candidate(s) in the up-coming June 7 primary election. In other words, if you're a registered Democrat you'll have no choice but to vote for Jimmy Panetta. And then, after June 7, you'll be free to vote your conscience behind closed curtains in the November general election for whomever you want to be our next District 20 Congressional Representative. Please give serious consideration at that time to Casey Lucius who is a far more spectacular candidate than to Jimmy Panetta has little more than a high profile surname to ride on. The real choice will be yours, after June 7.
— Doug Nakashima, Royal Oaks
Thursday, April 21, 2016 1:25 PM
Need more coverage of congressional candidates
Need more coverage of congressional candidates
As a longtime subscriber to the Monterey Herald, I am disappointed that there has not been more coverage on the congressional campaign, informing us about the individual candidates.
I had the privilege of hearing Casey Lucius speak twice this year. I believe she would represent our district better than any of the other candidates. If the public has the opportunity to meet and greet her I think they would be favorably impressed. As a member of the majority she can make a positive difference here in our district.
— Deanna Woodhour, Carmel
Thursday, April 21, 2016 1:21 PM
Time to break free from dynastic representation
Time to break free from dynastic representation
Are you tired of "imperial" political families and nepotism running our country? Then consider Casey Lucius for Congress.
For decades, the "good old boy" network has had a stranglehold on local government, to the exclusion of exceptionally well-qualified candidates and the detriment of voters.
Today, however, Monterey County residents finally have a chance to break away from the imperial elites, disrupt the status quo and send an exceptionally well-educated and well-qualified woman to Congress.
Casey Lucius is a wife, mother and a Navy veteran with a Ph.D. in political science who is campaigning for Sam Farr's soon-to-be vacated congressional seat. Farr, who followed his father's footsteps into politics, had occupied the seat for 24 years and hopes to hand it off to Jimmy Panetta, a well connected second-generation politician who will meld into Washington's "good old boy" network on the day he arrives.
With the upcoming election, we the people of Monterey County have a rare opportunity to break free from dynastic representation. Casey Lucius will infuse non-ideological blood into Congress bringing fresh ideas, a new perspective and a personal life story that just might blend some reality into that assemblage of the privileged.
Check out her website at www.caseylucius.com.
— Lorne Braddock, Monterey
Thursday, April 21, 2016 1:18 PM
Casey Lucius will meet needs of diverse district
Casey Lucius will meet needs of diverse district
After attending the Pacific Grove forum and one other event regarding Casey Lucius' run for our district's Congressional seat, it was very clear that she has the best qualifications and commitment to meet the growing needs that our diverse area will present in the immediate future.
Casey had a clear and concise plan to offer that none of her four competitors could present.
Further, Casey Lucius has the leadership skills from her career as a Naval officer, professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and as citizen and council member of Pacific Grove.
Casey's commitment, service and solutions-focused leadership will meet the needs of our diverse district for many years to come.
Vote for a great future for our area.
Vote for Casey Lucius for Congress.
— Ray and Barbara Rasul, Pebble Beach
Thursday, April 14, 2016 9:47 AM
The National Interest is Privacy, not Backdoors to Encryption
The Feinstein-Burr bill is both unnecessary and harmful to our strategic interests. For all the power that the bill gives to the government, there is very little real-world upside. Agencies like the NSA have plenty of cryptologic horsepower to meet our cyber needs and if FBI forensic investigators need help, they should use existing capabilities, authorities – and protections — to get it. The downside of a mandated universal backdoor is calamitous. The last thing we want is for our national security advantage in cyber power to be lost because our own government – by statute — makes everything encrypted in the United States open for hackers.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 11:33 AM
Encryption News Release
April 13, 2016
Casey Lucius Opposes Feinstein-Barr Encryption Bill,
Calls it "Privacy Nightmare that is Dangerous to Security"
SALINAS, CA, April 13, 2016 – Casey Lucius, candidate for Congress to replace Sam Farr, today condemned the proposed legislation soon to be introduced in the U.S. Senate that would have the effect of compelling anyone who provides encryption services to turn over to the government, upon request, anything that is encrypted.
"Protecting our national security is the job of government but it cannot use the mantle of protection to give itself powers that in fact degrade our freedoms. This bill not only intrudes on our privacy but creates a legal requirement for encryption companies to maintain a backdoor that can be breached by foreign powers or criminal hackers. That makes it a privacy nightmare that is dangerous to security," said Casey Lucius.
The proposed legislation is wrapped in the language of worthy objectives but a detailed reading reveals that it simply requires that anyone who provides encryption, be it for your email, your smartphone or internet use, is required to maintain a backdoor that must be turned over to the government upon obtaining a court order.
Casey Lucius called on her fellow candidates for federal office to join her in opposing these over-reaching and ineffective attempts at defeating private sector privacy protections. "The federal government has at its disposal enough capability to combat terrorism without taking Constitutional shortcuts that are counterproductive to maintaining our security," said Lucius.
Casey Lucius, who served as a former Professor of National Security at the Naval War College and ran an intelligence unit on The USS Stennis in the Persian Gulf during her active duty tour in the Navy, is a candidate for Congress in California District 20.
Contact: 831-402-9636 email@example.com
Link for Twitter: http://bit.ly/1S7lHqn
Sunday, March 27, 2016 7:06 AM
Candidates for Congress face off in PG
PACIFIC GROVE – The race to June 7 primary to fill the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Sam Farr in Congress has attracted five candidates with a wide variety of backgrounds – an ironworker, author, prosecutor, college professor and a surfer.
They all were formally introduced to voters on the Monterey Peninsula Wednesday night at a candidates forum held by the League of Women Voters.
Before a packed crowd in the city Recreation Center, each candidate gave their qualifications and list of top priorities for serving in the 20th Congressional District...
Candidates for Congress face off in PG
Sunday, March 27, 2016 6:49 AM
Casey Lucius: The US must take action now on ISIS
Much has been made about the connections between those who planned the Paris attacks of November and the perpetrators of this past week's attacks in Brussels. The subsequent discussion has largely been about security issues in Europe. However, there is one major difference between what happened in Paris and the attack at the Brussels airport; the attack that occurred in the Brussels airport was an attack on America. The bombers targeted the area in and around the American Airlines check-in counter during the time that passengers were checking in for American Airline's flights to New York and Philadelphia. While the bombs were detonated on Belgian soil, the target was us.
Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security issued a statement saying, "At present, we have no specific, credible intelligence of any plot to conduct similar attacks here in the United States." As a former intelligence officer, I am immediately skeptical of a sentence with four qualifiers that tries to obscure the obvious. It is crystal clear ISIS wants to attack U.S. targets, whether here or abroad, and they have the will and capability to execute them. That means we had better get ready.
Getting ready means we need to implement reasonable security measures including random patrols and shared information that allows our national intelligence capability to benefit our local law enforcement and security personnel. A thoughtful strategy that includes multiple layers of security that is sustained over time is far more effective than impressive but short-lived displays of power. Balance is the key.
The public needs to understand the threat of ISIS. ISIS can no longer be thought of as the jayvee team. They have executed over 75 attacks in 20 countries outside of Iraq and Syria. It's time to start taking this threat seriously, and the American people have to be onboard and fully participate in all security measures. It will take focus, teamwork, resolve and vigilance. We cannot wait for the fuse to burn all the way down to that point when a plot becomes "specific, credible intelligence." We should not be afraid, but we do need to come together and take action. Now, not after the detonation occurs on American soil.
- Casey Lucius is a Pacific Grove City Council member and Republican candidate for the 20th Congressional District.
Sunday, March 27, 2016 6:28 AM
Five candidates vie for Sam Farr's congressional seat.
If there's ever been a year in American politics for non-establishment candidates to gain real traction, this is it.
Riding on the wave of the surprising campaigns of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, three people who are neither Democrats nor Republicans are running for Congress, and think they have a better shot than ever before.
There will be five candidates on the ballot to replace U.S. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, who is retiring after 23 years in Congress, and more than 40 years as an elected official.
They are Jimmy Panetta, a prosecutor in the Monterey County District Attorney's office who lives in Carmel Valley; Pacific Grove City Councilwoman and former Naval Postgraduate School professor Casey Lucius, who resigned from her federal government job in order to run; Capitola ironworker Jack Digby; Joe Williams, who works at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz where he's the SEIU union steward; and Barbara Honegger of Carmel Valley, who ran against Sam Farr in 1993 and then went on to work as a writer at the Naval Postgraduate School for 15 years...
Five Candidates Vie For Sam Farr's Congressional Seat
Sunday, March 27, 2016 6:18 AM
Comparing Panetta, Lucius
Casey Lucius and Jimmy Panetta, both Navy veterans and both candidates for the 20th Congressional District seat, recently participated in a candidate forum in Carmel. Both had received six questions on foreign policy before the forum. Each candidate was allowed three-plus minutes to answer each question.
This format was very refreshing compared with the adversarial press conferences or debates of the presidential candidates. Both candidates had time to prepare.
Panetta did OK. However, he was outmatched by Lucius who has an M.A. degree in national Security Affairs and a PhD in Political Science. She also taught National Security Decision Making at the Naval Postgraduate School.
Panetta serves Monterey County as a deputy district attorney. Lucius serves on the Pacific Grove City Council.
It would be interesting to see how they perform on domestic and economic topics.
Marvin Jones, Hollister
Monday, March 14, 2016 7:49 AM
Turned off by politics as usual
No wonder people are so turned off by politics ("Squid squeals for ocean champions, but wonders why Congressional candidate Casey Lucius can't be one too," posted Feb. 29). Another reason to ignore endorsements and become educated on the issues and make your own decision.Russ Wilcox
Monday, March 14, 2016 7:48 AM
Unintended endorsements?
In my mind, the fact that the lamebrain posse that is the local GOP leadership won't support her is an endorsement with much greater value than an Ocean Champions snub. And witnessing the local king-making machine in action is a galling spectacle. I hope they're not so presumptuous to think they can count on this Democrat's vote because their boy is the heir apparent.
Joe Livernois
Friday, February 26, 2016 8:31 PM
Casey's appearance on Let's Talk With Lou
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 8:34 PM
Who's who?
Who's Who?
I read the recent GT piece on the local Congressional race (GT 12/15), and was left a bit confused by the candidates' positions. The (party-anointed) Democrat [Jimmy] Panetta made statements about achieving common ground, even if it means crossing the aisle, and facilitating desal plants by securing more federal funding. Casey Lucius, the only Republican—at least for now—states "my husband and I are vegetarians, animal advocates and environmentalists," and appreciates the need for affordable housing to help people achieve the American Dream. Additionally, the Republican appears to have experienced a much less privileged upbringing than the Democrat.
Do these two candidates need to switch parties? Or perhaps the voters should! As for me, I don't have this dilemma—I've been a Green Party member for decades! This situation is a good example of how the Democratic Party no longer represents the interests of the common people in our country. Third parties are entering into positions of power in many countries in Europe recently. Hopefully, the time will arrive here soon!
Fred J. Geiger, Santa Cruz
January 27, 2016
Monday, February 22, 2016 10:34 PM
Panetta endorsement reeks of 'good old boy' network
Panetta endorsement reeks of 'good old boy' network
One need look no further than Ocean Champions' endorsement of Jimmy Panetta to see the "good old boy" network in action. Although claiming to promote a "bipartisan approach" to ocean conservation, Casey Lucius was neither contacted nor interviewed; however, anyone passingly familiar with her positions and record knows of her advocacy for ocean conservation and marine life. From spearheading a plastic bag ban in her community, to working with local advocates to protect harbor seals during the pupping season, to promoting local regulations to protect the bay from stormwater run-off, she has repeatedly demonstrated a passionate commitment to the environment. Even her vegetarianism is motivated in part by factory farming's role as a key driver of destructive algae blooms, ocean acidification and "deadzones." It's hard to believe these facts were considered, but the district's voters should be able to tell the difference between a record of doing and one of talking.
— Kalman Weinfeld, Aptos
Friday, February 19, 2016 12:18 PM
Lucius' plan to fight Islamic State sound.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 8:53 AM
Vote for knowledgeable leaders, not the party
Vote for knowledgeable leaders, not the party
I attended the Feb. 8 forum with Casey Lucius and Jimmy Panetta (Feb. 9). I am an independent, so I came with an open mind.
What a contrast. Both of them received the questions in advance. Panetta read all his answers behind a podium, even his closing statement.
Lucius, on the other hand, stepped away from the podium and spoke without any notes and was clear, concise, thoughtful and outright brilliant with each answer.
We have enough politicians who memorize and read scripts. We need bright, knowledgeable leaders. I have never been more impressed with an aspiring political leader than I was with Casey.
The only way one could not vote for her is if they are beholden to the party line and no matter who they were, they would vote for them.
It's time to vote for the individual, not the party.
— Brant Bailey, Carmel Valley
Friday, February 12, 2016 8:08 PM
It's time for a fresh, new person to be in Congress
It's time for a fresh, new person to be in Congress
It's time for a fresh, new person to be in Congress
I attended the Casey Lucius and Jimmy Panetta forum on Monday night and as I listened to Lucius and Panetta, I thought of the dynasty of the Farrs. Fred and Sam had control of our county for more than 30 years.
Then came Leon Panetta. And now here is Jimmy trying to come in and create another dynasty. Whoa! Isn't it time to have some fresh person such as Casey in Congress?
She's got my vote.
— John King, Carmel
Friday, February 12, 2016 8:05 PM
High political office is not a birthright
High political office is not a birthright
High political office, as Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton are now learning, is neither a birthright nor guarantee based solely upon a famous surname like Bush, Clinton, or even Panetta. A vote for Casey Lucius for 20th Congressional District representative will be a dynamic vote against the current 'wrong direction' this country is being taken by the Democrat Party. And now is not the time to send yet another wishy-washy party politician to Washington, D.C. Instead, a vote for Casey Lucius who is firm in her values and beliefs will make us proud instead of merely satisfied.
— Doug Nakashima, Watsonville
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 8:19 PM
Lucius makes strong impression at forum
Lucius makes strong impression at forum"In Monday night's forum, two thoughtful, genuinely nice, sincere and passionate candidates gave responses to questions about: United States/Israeli relations; what role the United States should play in Israel/Arab relations; how to deal with Russia's aggression; how best to deal with the Islamic State; and what to do with the Sunni/Shia conflict in the Middle East (Feb. 9).
Jimmy Panetta did a decent job of reading his responses from behind the podium.
Casey Lucius demonstrated a clearly superior understanding of international politics and the Middle East. She stood away from the podium and spoke to the audience in clear sentences without once looking at prepared notes. She provided specific strategies and logic for each issue at question. She impressed a lot of people at the forum. She deserves some serious attention from voters as our representative in Congress.
The only low blow of the evening came when Panetta tried to tie Lucius to the Republican presidential candidates' positions on Middle East refugees. Lucius handled the issue with grace, compassion and reason.
Jimmy might be leading the big money race, but based on Monday night's forum I would prefer Lucius representing the 20th District in Congress."
— Dennis Allion, Del Rey Oaks
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 12:00 AM
Election 2016: Panetta and Lucius discuss foreign policy
Congressional candidates Jimmy Panetta and Casey Lucius squared off in a candidates forum Monday night heavy on Middle East foreign policy, outlining their views on everything from the U.S.-Israeli relationship and foreign aid to the worldwide refugee crisis and the fight against the Islamic State.
Monday, February 8, 2016 12:00 AM
Candidatos a Distrito Congresional 20
Monterey, CA (ENTRAVISION).- Los dos candidatos que buscan representar al Distrito Congresional 20 ofrecen sus puntos de vista políticos.
Friday, January 29, 2016 12:07 PM
Lucius will work across party lines
LETTERS (December 23, 2015)
Lucius will work across party lines
"Our country is in rapid decline due, in large part, to the fact that the citizenry no longer practices due-diligence when it comes to voting. We've allowed the majority of those who govern in Washington to transform the privilege to serve into a personal career employment opportunity. As such, the decisions they make are often self-serving rather than in the long-term best interest of the communities they serve.
The congressional seat that Ms. Casey Lucius is campaigning for has been occupied by a second-generation career politician for the past 24 years. Running against Casey is the son of another career politician. Whether you characterize this aristocracy as "the old boys' network" or "a glass ceiling," enough is enough!
With the upcoming election, voters have a chance to stop this nepotistic trend and elect a uniquely well-qualified non-politician who will work across party lines in our best interests rather than hers. Let's send Casey Lucius to Congress!"
— Lorne Braddock, Monterey
Friday, January 29, 2016 12:04 PM
Political moderates reach consensus on key bills
LETTERS (December 19, 2015)
Political moderates reach consensus on key bills
"While The Herald's recent editorial on "fear and rage" in the GOP offered some valid criticisms of candidate rhetoric in the presidential race, it told an incomplete tale. For too long politicians on the extreme left and right have used the politics of fear and rage to bamboozle voters. The left tries to convince voters that Republicans want to take away health care and Social Security from elders. The right often uses immigration and terrorism to suggest that Democrats are lax on security.
Few perhaps realize that the current Congress, which has been widely characterized as obstructionist and dysfunctional, has nevertheless passed several important pieces of bipartisan legislation, including an overhaul of the No Child Left Behind legislation, the Girls Count Act of 2015, and most recently, a $1.1 trillion federal budget. Passage of such legislation is not accidental, but is the result of moderates from both parties who are willing to reach across the aisle to build consensus to get done the important work for which they were elected. If we want all our children to grow up in a country that is safe, prosperous, just and civil, then we as voters must reject the politics of division and fear. We must be willing to set aside preconceptions and biases, and seek to understand the issues and candidates' positions and proposed solutions. And we must all be prepared to do the hard work of compromise and consensus building to advance amity and progress."
— Casey Lucius, Pacific Grove
Friday, January 29, 2016 11:51 AM
Casey Lucius is an energetic, caring leader
LETTERS (January 18, 2016)
Casey Lucius is an energetic, caring leader
"As one who was honored to serve our country in the Army for most of my life, I want to respond to Dan Presser's Jan. 17 letter, "What Congress Needs." First, it isn't what Congress needs, it's what we the people need, here and all over America. Another political dynasty of Washington insiders doesn't help. Second, this campaign has another veteran, Casey Lucius, whose multiple Navy front-line deployments provided tactical and strategic impact that any military professional would recognize. But VoteVet didn't bother to talk with Casey Lucius.
During my career I was honored to work next to her as she promoted our nation's interests in a tough foreign setting. Later, I saw her preparing our next generation of military leaders to meet a difficult future. She did this while working just as hard for our local community.
Casey's military service, in and out of uniform, combined with her public service to our community, has tempered her into exactly the kind of energetic, thoughtful and caring young leader we need now to strengthen our community, and to protect our nation's future in an uncertain world."
— Colonel Mark Brice Chakwin, USA(ret.), Pacific Grove
Thursday, January 21, 2016 10:12 AM
Martin Luther King Jr. 2016 tribute
Thursday, January 14, 2016 3:42 PM
Home Interview with KSBW
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 12:00 AM
The Hot Seat
The differences and similarities between Casey Lucius and Jimmy Panetta.
Friday, December 11, 2015 12:00 AM
Congressional Candidate Lucius Talks Terrorism and Defeating ISIS
Monday, December 7, 2015 12:00 AM
KSBW: Casey's Plan on ISIS
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 12:00 AM
San Benito Link: Why I'm a Republican
Casey writes an op-ed to express her roots as a Republican
Thursday, July 9, 2015 12:00 AM
Hear Casey's top priorities in a radio interview today on KAZU 90.3
Friday, July 3, 2015 12:31 AM
The Californian -- Little-known PG councilwoman opens bid for Farr's seat
I know your first inclination will be not to believe me, but I may have discovered something worthy of your immediately attention — a possibly sane Republican candidate for Congress.
I know, crazy, huh? Staggering even.Her name is Casey Lucius. She's 38 — soon to be 39 — and she is a member of the Pacific Grove City Council, to which she was elected in 2012.
Thursday, July 2, 2015 10:06 PM
Monterey Herald - Government Must Foster Economic Development
The Pacific Grove councilwoman, who said she is exploring a Republican run against Rep. Sam Farr in 2016, spoke Friday to more than 300 business types at the city Chamber of Commerce lunch. Her 10-minute speech to the crowd at the Inn at Spanish Bay spoke in general terms about broad topics related to business and government relationships.
Monday, June 15, 2015 12:50 AM
Kazu - Pacific Grove City Councilwoman Running for Congress
Pacific Grove City Councilwoman Casey Lucius will run for the Congressional seat currently held by Congressman Sam Farr. The 20th District House of Representatives seat represents the Central Coast.
Monday, June 15, 2015 12:49 AM
KSBW - Pacific Grove city councilwoman running for U.S. Congress
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. —Casey Lucius, a Pacific Grove City Councilwoman and former professor at Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, announced Monday that she is running for the U.S. House of Representatives' 20th district.
Monday, June 15, 2015 12:42 AM
Monterey Herald - Pacific Grove Councilwoman Casey Lucius running against Sam Farr for Congress
"It's time to step up with new ideas and a new generation of solutions," Lucius said in a news release. "The traditional clash of ideologies has resulted in stalemate and non-representative government. The nation and the Central Coast should be represented by a person who can energetically lead and moderate, not follow partisan dictates."
Monday, June 15, 2015 12:26 AM
Monterey County Weekly - Pacific Grove Councilwoman Casey Lucius announces run for congress.
"It's time to step up with new ideas and a new generation of solutions," Lucius says in the statement. "The traditional clash of ideologies has resulted in stalemate and non-representative government. The nation and the Central Coast should be represented by a person who can energetically lead and moderate, not follow partisan dictates."
Saturday, May 16, 2015 12:00 AM
Why Vietnam Should Hold Naval Exercises With U.S.
What are Vietnam's options in its standoff with China over an oil rig in contested waters of the South China Sea? The WSJ's Ramy Inocencio speaks with Casey Lucius, professor of security decision making at the U.S. Naval War College.
Friday, July 18, 2014 12:00 AM
Monterey Herald - Pacific Grove politician reaches out to constituents in unique way
A lot of politicians conclude their job becomes easier if they run from their constituents, but a Pacific Grove city councilwoman is taking a completely different approach to representation.
Casey Lucius, 37, is welcoming all comers to run (or walk) with her to discuss the issues they consider important to their city — an invitation she calls "Get Fit With Casey."
In an era when the most tempting temporary remedy to any problem is to let a call go to voicemail, Lucius says the concept emerged largely out of necessity in her own life: Too much to do, too little time.


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Geir, Tim, Noel, etc., I've had a reply from the CEO of Punch Telematix, concerning the . He asks if he really has to fill in the bulk_contribution_checklist, given that he personally has no knowledge of the process by which Wonka was developed. (In fact no one who ever worked on Wonka at Acunia is now working for Punch Telematix). He has no objection to making the donation however, and I do know all about the development process at Acunia, having been in charge of the project virtually the whole time (the missing months are covered by Gerrit, who is now working for /k/). I think there are two ways to proceed: either (i) Punch and /k/ answer the questionnaire jointly, or (ii) /k/ makes the contribution and treats Punch as an "other author". Let's see how that goes: Part III : Statement of Origination a) Have you personally written all of the code or other material that you are intending to contribute to this project, and if so, are you an Authorized Contributor for all parts of the contribution? [ ] Yes [ ] No ==> No ==> continue with the rest of Part III b) Have you verified the development history of the code to identify ALL of the authors? Please list the other authors: ==> Acunia is listed alongside the smaller contributors c) Do you have a written agreement with all of the authors that either gives you ownership of the material or otherwise provides you sufficient rights to submit this material to the project on their behalf. Please provide the details of this agreement: ==> We get Punch Telematix to sign such an agreement, along with the others d) Are all of the authors Authorized Contributors for the part of the contribution written/created by each author? ==> No ==> continue with the rest of part III e) Was the code written prior to May 2005 (when the Harmony Project was initiated)? [ ] Yes [ ] No Yes, except for the code developed by /k/ after that date (i) If No, you must provide Authorized Contributor Questionnaires for the authors of the code created after May 2005 such that those authors are classified as Authorized Contributors for the portions of the contribution written by them after May 2005. ==> OK, /k/ needs to become an Authorized Contributor anyhow f) Did any of the authors of the code have access to third party implementations of similar technology while developing the contribution? ==> In a sense everyone has access to Sun's JDK, but at Acunia the Wonka developers were not allowed to look at those sources nor to have them on their machine. We asked outside contributors to do likewise. g) Was the code developed in accordance with a development process which was designed to prevent unauthorized inclusion of third party intellectual property rights into the code? (e.g., does the process require that developers not have concurrent access to third party implementations of similar technology during development?) ==> Yes If "yes", please provide short description of the process, focusing on protections related to third party intellectual property : ==> Blah blah So what's the best way forward? Thanks for your time, Chris -- Chris Gray /k/ Embedded Java Solutions BE0503765045 Embedded & Mobile Java, OSGi http://www.k-embedded-java.com/ firstname.lastname@example.com +32 3 216 0369 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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Wariner, Richards-Ross run well at Texas Relays
AUSTIN, Texas – Jeremy Wariner is still shaking off the rust of a toe injury that put him in a walking boot last year and knee surgery to clear out some leftover problems from previous injuries.
Yet he's also running fast and serving notice that if he continues to find his stride, he's still very much a force to be reckoned this summer at the London Olympics.
Wariner ran a strong anchor leg Saturday to propel his Central Texas All Stars relay team to victory in the invitational 1,600 in 3 minutes, 1.54 seconds. Wariner, who had to shut down training late last year to let his toe and knee heal, held off a strong challenge from two runners on the backstretch before coasting to an easy victory by several meters.
Wariner, who won the gold medal in the 400 in 2004 and the silver medal in 2008, says he feels strong and his foot feels good. The Olympic trials begin in June.
"The injury will go away and you've just got to stay focused on what your long goal is and for me that's the Olympics," Wariner said.
Wariner, 28, tore a ligament in the second toe on his left foot last year, an injury that sent pain shooting through his entire foot when he walked and forced him to drop out of the 2011 world championships.
"It was best for me to stop. It hurt to do that. I wanted to run worlds but I was looking at the long run, and the long run for me right now is to get back and get ready for the Olympics," Wariner said.
Wariner's coach, Clyde Hart, said his training is slightly behind where Hart would like it to be, but Wariner has an aggressive schedule planned for the coming months to gear up for the Olympic trials in June. Wariner will run his first individual 400 meters next week at a meet at Texas State University. He hasn't won a major international title in the 400 since the 2007 world championships.
"The last few years I've been kind of taking it easy and trying to get ready at the last second. This year we wanted to start a little earlier and just get going," Wariner said.
Fighting off the challenge on the backstretch was a good test of his strength.
"I had a great finish. I Haven't had a finish like that in a while," Wariner said.
Wariner wasn't the only U.S. international to show off Saturday.
Sanya Richards-Ross, also a 400-meters specialist, blew away the field in the invitational 100 meters, winning with a wind-aided personal best 10.89 seconds. She followed that about 20 minutes later by anchoring the Hart of Texas relay team to an easy win in the 1,600 in 3:27.03.
Richards-Ross has been one of the top 400 meters runners in the world for several years but has yet to win Olympic gold. She faded badly down the stretch in the 2008 Olympic final, falling from first to third. She rebounded from that loss to win the 2009 world championship, but hadn't won top individual title since then until winning the world indoor 400 championship three weeks ago.
Her surprise win in the 100, a training exercise for her, showed she is in top shape. Richards-Ross said she won't run an individual 400 until May in Jamaica.
"I know whenever my speed is on, the 400 gets easier for me so I'm just ready excited about the rest of the season," she said.
Hart, who also coaches Richards-Ross, said she's had to carry the burden of the late defeat in Beijing for four years.
"You kind of wear that mantle for four years. She was the favorite. That's not something you enjoy," Hart said.
Hart encouraged Richards-Ross to compete a lot during the indoor season and the extra work has paid off in conditioning and confidence.
"Sanya needs to run. She's like a bottle of pop that you shake up. It's going to pop if you don't take the top off," Hart said.


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Oct. 20, 2003
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -
San Diego State junior defender Noelle Jouglet and Wyoming senior goalkeeper Lori Scheider have been named Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively. This is the first career weekly honor for Jouglet and the second for Scheider.
Jouglet, a La Mesa, Calif., product, scored SDSU's lone goal in its 1-0 upset victory over BYU (ranked 12th in the nation by Soccer America Magazine), giving the Cougars their first conference loss in two years and giving the Aztecs their first win over BYU since the 1999 season. In the 26th minute of the match, Jouglet headed Shannon McBride's free kick past Cougar goalie Ashley Smith for the game-winner. She also helped SDSU's defense hold BYU's offense, which averages 18.69 shots a match, to just 10 shots in the contest.
Scheider collected two shutouts last weekend, helping the Cowgirls to victories over New Mexico and Air Force and pushing their MWC record to 4-0 on the season. On the week, she logged 180 minutes and had 13 saves. In Wyoming's 1-0 win over the Lobos, Scheider collected fives saves, including a stop of a UNM breakaway goal attempt late in the match to preserve the win. She followed that with an eight save effort in the Cowgirls 2-0 victory over Air Force. Scheider has recorded four shutouts in Wyoming's last five matches and has allowed just one goal in conference play so far this season. On the season, she leads the MWC in saves (108), saves per game (7.71), shutouts (six) and shutouts per game (0.43).