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...foreign countries are planning to fly to Seattle to see two of the biggest young voices in the business, Canadian tenor Ben Heppner and English soprano Jane Eaglen, make their double debut in the Seattle Opera's new production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. But the prospect of finding a fresh pair of singers capable of tackling Wagner's most vocally demanding roles is only part of what's drawing opera lovers to the Pacific Northwest. This Tristan is being staged by Francesca Zambello, whose penchant for scandalizing stodgy opera buffs with a startling blend of flashy theatrics...
...Tenn., in 1990, it was billed as a kind of corporate nirvana where a folksy labor force and enlightened managers would happily work to produce some of the best darn American cars on the road. The plant represented a unified front against growing Japanese imports and offered the broader prospect of peace between GM and the United Auto Workers...
...reform bills, two executives of Caterpillar, his district's largest employer, quickly flew to Washington to register their unhappiness with him. Small-business owners--the operators of hardware stores, real estate agencies and Laundromats who form the bedrock of G.O.P. support at home--are even more upset at the prospect of a bill that could raise their insurance costs. Six Republicans, including Norwood, have already removed their names from the Norwood bill. A health-care-industry official put it bluntly, "You gotta climb over [local business leaders'] dead bodies...
Despite the gun industry's winning court record so far, the prospect of defending all these new suits has put it in a compromising mood. Last week manufacturers' representative Feldman traveled to the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Reno, Nev., to discuss ways the industry and cities could reduce gun violence without getting the courts involved. And eight companies that make 80% of U.S.-made firearms will voluntarily include child-safety locks by the end of this year. It all looks nice and amicable, but lawyers for victims insist these changes are coming only because the industry is worried...
...MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. No harboring pigeons or bees...