21.   Without question, the top execs and Fox and NBC were ecstatic about writing checks.

22.   He said prisoners accused of petty crimes like pickpocketing and writing bad checks were confined with convicted rapists and murderers.

23.   Oakland Raiders wide receiver Andre Rison was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation for writing bad checks.

24.   She immediately filed a complaint with police, but to her surprise, they questioned her about writing checks with insufficient funds.