11.   His trademark crushing checks come with more regularity than ever.

12.   In Washington, the International Association of Firefighters is setting up its own relief fund, and checks have already come in from around the world.

13.   In those years, Cochran worried a lot about the cash flow, often asking whether any checks had come in while he was in court.

14.   Many checks came back asking that the money go to New York relief efforts.

15.   No check came, so I called back in December.

16.   Out-fumbling the other reporters when the check comes.

17.   Seventeen hours after Hardester was jailed, the fingerprint check came back and Hardester clearly was not Andrews.

18.   So now, every time The Godfather is on TV, a check comes in the mail.

19.   Tax refund checks are coming.

20.   That means that even if pension checks do not come on time, someone will look after most of the elderly here.