Common sense tells us the university is the major catalyst, but beyond that, what is the tourism pull for Orange County as a whole? We really didn't know.

It also stands to remind us that the million moms who march this coming Sunday for common sense gun laws, like handgun licensing and registration, that will increase our safety and prevent gun violence in our communities.

Even though common sense tells us that a piece of evidence doesn't need to be examined, we'll usually examine it anyway. If we find clothing with a rust stain on it, we need to look to see if it might be blood. A prudent prosecutor is not going to take the chance.

Nobody with common sense would come in and put this stuff down. That's what they're telling us: They don't want us to be buried here no more.

It's great news to us. We get a significant amount of requests for bed and breakfasts.

The survey will give us a precise, in-depth picture of the tourists we attract and hope to attract. We'll learn about their preferences, attitudes and interests; the reasons they choose to go one place versus another.