Chad brings the bulk of the ideas to the table, and we all polish and rework the ideas he comes read more

Chad brings the bulk of the ideas to the table, and we all polish and rework the ideas he comes up with. He's such an accomplished songwriter. He wrote a song for ('American Idol' runner-up) Bo Bice, Enrique Iglesias - he's got that ear to be a musical chameleon and get into the zone of an artist. And he can't help but write a song you can hum along to. And that voice, you know it when you hear it.

We always hope. So far we've been OK.

We always hope. So far we've been OK.

Obviously, there's quite a lot of concern about what's going on around the world. Greed has been replaced by fear. read more

Obviously, there's quite a lot of concern about what's going on around the world. Greed has been replaced by fear. There's not much rationality in a greed environment and there's not much rationality in a fear environment.

There's definitely a lot more pressure there [the Olympics], but I'm really looking forward to it. I think it's going read more

There's definitely a lot more pressure there [the Olympics], but I'm really looking forward to it. I think it's going to be a really good experience. I can remember looking back watching my first Olympics when I was like 10 years old, so it's cool to be a part of it now.

I'm very happy today and back in the right spot. The season has been baby steps. All season my coach read more

I'm very happy today and back in the right spot. The season has been baby steps. All season my coach has said, 'Take something away from each race and put it in your toolbox.' By the Olympic race, the toolbox should be overflowing and it is getting there right now.

It's Christmas in August for big energy, and consumers get lumps of coal.

It's Christmas in August for big energy, and consumers get lumps of coal.

[Senior Rob Hudson sustained his good form with a 3-under par 33 to earn medalist honors for the varsity boys, read more

[Senior Rob Hudson sustained his good form with a 3-under par 33 to earn medalist honors for the varsity boys, causing Adams to extoll Hudsons consistency.] Hes really worked hard to make himself a Division I golfer, ... Hes gone from his bad rounds being 38 or 39 to being even par. [FCC] is a short course, but hes been able to put up those numbers at every course weve played on. Im real tickled for him.

The wages, benefits and pensions are not going to be as lucrative. We know that. But what they've put on read more

The wages, benefits and pensions are not going to be as lucrative. We know that. But what they've put on the table is not acceptable.

There is a lot of pressure for test scores and academic performance, but being a part of creating something brings read more

There is a lot of pressure for test scores and academic performance, but being a part of creating something brings about an energy. My students work together in a better way because of the opera.