It's courtesy, it's the normal thing that the home state senators do. The senator will also speak on the importance of the Supreme Court and why such hearings are important.

I don't think home values will crash -- they will rust, not bust. Demographics have underpinned demand, courtesy of a wave of immigration in the past 16 years that reduced supply, and you don't see the speculative overhang that could contribute to a bust in home values.

The winner of the Prince and Princess of the Patch will each receive a $50 savings bond, courtesy of Bancroft State Bank.

There are two ways things are going to happen. There will be professional courtesy that says, 'There is an issue, let's find out where it is.' But there will be smaller shops -- not as professional -- that will whip out the finger. We are already working with our partners so that the way things get handled is by us. There will be people that do it very dirty, but we are setting ourselves up to do it cleanly. I'm going to give you a solution or find out where the solution lies.

Evil communications corrupt good manners.

The bill which I filed along with 10 other senators last month, will help cushion the impact of the e-VAT law on power consumers, especially the common households. I believe ordinary consumers should be spared from the negative effects of higher electricity bills,