From the late Classical period and more so in Romantic and Modern opera, the weight settled into the orchestra, with read more

From the late Classical period and more so in Romantic and Modern opera, the weight settled into the orchestra, with the voices as a free obbligato above it, ... That just drives me crazy. I want the vocal line to be as much the core as the bass line. I want to create the illusion that the voice generates harmony, color, line, everything.

It's not a black and white issue - it's not a question of whether we care or don't. It's not read more

It's not a black and white issue - it's not a question of whether we care or don't. It's not an either/or issue and does us no good to set this example for our kids or community-at-large, to reduce our concerns to simplistic clichŽs. Just because something has been declared legal doesn't mean that it is right.

Alex Karras was a very likable funny guy who poked fun at himself. Can you see Rose doing that? A read more

Alex Karras was a very likable funny guy who poked fun at himself. Can you see Rose doing that? A lot of reason for anyone's commercial success is based on looks, personality, and how likeable he comes across for people.

There was a depth of ... confusion that we weren't expecting. I think people take their freedoms for granted. Bottom read more

There was a depth of ... confusion that we weren't expecting. I think people take their freedoms for granted. Bottom line.

It has a real impact.

It has a real impact.

This is a very diverse team. There are players from several countries on our team. The team is almost 50 read more

This is a very diverse team. There are players from several countries on our team. The team is almost 50 percent men and 50 percent women.

Great necessities call out great virtues.

Great necessities call out great virtues.

For goodness' sake, why elevate AIDS over cancer? She shouldn't have filled out that questionnaire at all, ... President Bush read more

For goodness' sake, why elevate AIDS over cancer? She shouldn't have filled out that questionnaire at all, ... President Bush is asking us to have faith in things unseen. We only have that kind of faith in God.

I liked what he had to say about where the team is going and what is going on in Chicago. read more

I liked what he had to say about where the team is going and what is going on in Chicago. And Chicago has always been one of my favorite cities.