1.   Although the fines will not send the two Cowboys to the poorhouse, they are not pocket change, either.

2.   Bellingham city officials, many of whom have lobbied actively for greater oversight since the accident, said the record fine sends an important signal.

3.   But Environmental Protection Commissioner David Struhs said the fines send the message that enforcement, if anything, will increase under the new system.

4.   Several players said the fine indeed sent a message,