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Photo: Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian

An armed man keeps watch over the U.S. Presidential helicopter at Watsonville Municipal Airport Wednesday during a practice run for the arrival of President Joe Biden set for Thursday. Two massive U.S. Marine V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor airplanes arrived in concert with two helicopters at 1:30pm, fueled up and then departed in a thunderous roar in front of a crowd of about 200 people.

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Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. More recently Good Times & Press Banner. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts and events. A fifth generation Californian, Tarmo was born in the Mother Lode of the Sierra (Columbia) and has lived in Santa Cruz County since the late 1970s. He earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and has traveled to 33 countries.

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  1. Testing new comments page. Looking at older columns, all of Trujillo posts are now viewable. and it has unblocked the sender as well it seems. This is a new Comments provider. Appears the Pajaronian has abandoned Disqus.

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    • As you will see, one can no longer edit or delete your post, and there is no approve/disapprove ‘thumb’ on posted comments. I wonder what ST going to do?

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        • Classic juvenile response from delusional wannabe expert on everything. Of course ST has no idea who I am or what I do. I have lived in SC County for over 60 years, while this moronic transplant has recently arrived and is poisoning the well or at least attempting to. He thinks being a Cabrillo trustee (ideal one and done term) qualifies him as some sort of ‘leader’. Following this narcissist is akin to heading to hell in a hand basket. Readers, do not vote for or support this person in any future campaign. He is a cancer on our County.
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  2. it will be good to see him. we will, no doubt , get special consideration. Kamala Harris , our VP , is from CA. she is our advocate.

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