The players responded magnificently. Two days after Christmas, they have given everything for the club - you cannot ask for any more than that.

The players want to stay and the club wants to keep them.

The play is pretty straightforward and the plot is pretty easy to follow. Someone doesn't have to be well-versed. This is the easiest Shakespeare we're doing this season.

The people who come downtown to go to the repertory theater or the Aurora or Anna's Jazz Club are not doing more than eating in restaurants. Ross is a discount clothing chain, and it's the most visible store in the downtown area right now. We'd like to have more to offer.

The percentages are low, no question, ... The work is leaving the workers. This outsourcing is a problem for union and non-union workers. Labor's never had it easy but we're ready to fight for workers' rights.