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...person, Lucas turns out to be neither bald nor insane nor T.S. Eliot-quoting. Instead he is low-key and unpretentious, a serious but not uncheerful man who seems used to having things his way, in a manner probably not unlike a lot of other millionaire Northern California entrepreneurs (though at 52 he is something of an elder statesman). His ranch's high-tech facilities are disguised by tidy vineyards and lovingly detailed re-creations of turn-of-the-century Northern California architecture: even the luxe employee gym in this better class of Disney World has Arts and Crafts-like...
...scored and low-key, so it was really not that important," said senior Killian Lonergan. "But next week is our second-biggest meet of the year, and we also need qualifying times for Heptagonals and Easterns...
With a skeleton campaign crew and a promise to spend little money on his bid for Congress, Frumin was waging a low-key, coffeehouse campaign even in late summer. He emphasizes his 30 years in medicine (mostly as a psychiatrist) and is promoting a platform of universal health-care coverage. He also favors term limits, and hopes to set an example for other candidates with his largely self-funded campaign...
With White House help, the low-key Farr won Leon Panetta's old seat in a 1993 special election. Perhaps to repay the debt, Farr quickly changed his NAFTA stripes and voted for the Clinton-backed agreement. The nine-time California Legislator of the Year took his political skills to Washington. When the military closed Fort Ord, Farr got part of the base converted to an environmental-science center for the state's public universities. The seat may be Farr's for keeps if he can hold off Jess Brown again...
Officials declined to give further details on Gibson's visit, citing privacy concerns. "Mr. Gibson has specifically requested a low-key visit with students," said Ariadne I. Valsamis, a GSE spokesperson...