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Peaceful Warrior: Sylvia Shih suggests making Local Heroes a series called “Building a Better World - Everyone Counts.”
Peace Resource Center leader combines wisdom, compassion and modesty.
Perched on a chair in Seaside’s Peace Resource Center, Sylvia Shih sweetly explains why she doesn’t like the word “hero.” ... read on»
By Kera Abraham posted July 02, 2009 12:00 AM
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On Key: Lab assistant Addis O’Connor (left) and computing architect Eric Adint help professors unleash hamming on a world of challenges.
NPS supercomputer saves lives, susses out trouble.
The hero they call hamming (with a lowercase h) never leaves the same plain room at the end of a long hallway, but he helps save sol diers from lethal... read on»
By Mark C. Anderson posted July 02, 2009 12:00 AM
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Keeping Faith: Jose Soto says not a day goes by when he doesn’t think about June Bug’s death, and he’s motivated to stay active because that is what his son would have wanted.
Jose Soto honors his son’s memory by fighting gang violence.
Before his tears were dry, Jose Soto fearlessly walked Salinas’ most dangerous neighborhoods, determined to not let the death of his son, Jose “June Bug” Soto III, go unnoticed. Wearing... read on»
By By Zachary Stahl posted July 02, 2009 12:00 AM
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Reading Room: Dana Otken finds and creates peace and structure in the Pacific Grove Library’s children’s section.
One volunteer has spent 15 years shelving books and helping out at the P.G. Library.
At first glance, Dana Otken seems distant, as if lost in a constant daydream. Messy black hair falls oddly in place over ever-thinking eyes. ... read on»
By By Nic Coury posted July 02, 2009 12:00 AM
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Pride, Not Prejudice: Lisa Cisneros calls it her “night job,” volunteering for the No on 8 campaign, Salinas Valley Equality, and as a Triangle Speaker on LGBT panels at schools and churches.
Reluctant hero does double duty for ag workers and LGBT community.
Lisa Cisneros says she’s uncomfortable with the whole “hero” label. The bilingual Salinas attorney who got her start as a community organizer has a day job (or two): Offering legal... read on»
By Jessica Lyons posted July 02, 2009 12:00 AM
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In the Picture: Retirement didn’t go as planned for John Wiseman, who bought back his picture frame and art supply business rather than let it go under.
John Wiseman saved businesses, helped old friends.
This year’s collection of Local Heroes are an unusually diverse group. They include a veteran Seaside peace activist, a Latina LGBT rights advocate and a businessman who, like a Frank Capra... read on»
By Walter Ryce posted July 02, 2009 12:00 AM
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Firm Grip: Chief Fetherolf shakes hands with Philip Pedersen, who says the chief is committed to reaching out to people in all parts of the city, including Pedersen’s east side pawnshop.
Salinas Police Chief Louis Fetherolf brings a new approach to gang violence – and community relations.
Standing in front of a glass case of bracelets at a local pawn shop, Salinas Police Chief Louis Fetherolf eyes a mandolin hanging on the wall. He asks owner Keven... read on»
By Zachary Stahl posted June 25, 2009 12:00 AM
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Head Shots: Folk Yeah majordomo Britt Govea’s eclectic roster of shows grew directly from his own diverse record collection.
Britt Govea is building a music empire by doing his own thing, in Big Sur and beyond.
On a stage built within Big Sur’s Fernwood Campground, a topless woman wearing an expressionless silver mask writhes her body like an agitated snake while The Entrance Band plays the... read on»
By Stuart Thornton posted June 18, 2009 12:00 AM
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Eco Seat: (L) One of Go Green Display’s 100 percent recycled cardboard chairs can hold up to 350 pounds. (R) Adam Werbach, sustainability consultant to corporations like Wal-Mart, skirts the question of whether we should buy less. “Consumption is a very difficult framework, because it’s a 17th-century disease,” he says. “Live better? That sounds good.”
Marketers at the Sustainable Brands conference say you can save the world, and sell products.
By late 2007, Steve Newcomb had been the director of two companies and founded three more. He’d lubricated the insides of the oil, telecom, marketing and mobile service industries, creating... read on»
By Kera Abraham posted June 11, 2009 12:00 AM
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Eco on the Go: John Borg of Eco Imprints wears a solar backpack and shows off portable solar chargers, which can power small electronic devices like PDAs and cellphones.
The numbers – provided to SB09 attendees on a lead-free flash drive imprinted with non-toxic inks – make the case for sustainable marketing.
An American Marketing Association/Fleishman Hillard survey of marketers and communicators finds: ... read on»
By Kera Abraham posted June 11, 2009 12:00 AM
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Bodies and Souls : Monterey County LGBT members Sarah Meuse (left), Nickolas J. McDaniel (center) and partners Ashley Simmons and Danielle/Kyson Willis (right).
The queer community in Monterey County finds common cause – and new common meeting grounds.
Nickolas J. McDaniel was born with a birth defect: “My physical sex was female,” he says. ... read on»
By Jessica Lyons posted June 04, 2009 12:00 AM
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