The Daily Numbers: 13 percent boost in funding for the financially strapped William Penn School District under Gov. Ed Rendell’s spending plan.
3 years, how long an Upper Providence woman’s was missing before she was reunited with her beloved cockapoo mix, thanks to a chip implanted in her shoulder.
67 degrees, the record high we hit yesterday. So much for Punxsutawney Phil’s prognostication.
32 degrees, the expected high on Sunday. Maybe Phil knows what he’s talking about after all.
50 cents a gallon less, what we could be paying for gasoline over the next few months. Can’t these people make up their minds? Last week they were saying we’d be paying $3.50 a gallon by June.
2.91 the current posted price for unleaded regular at the Wawa at Baltimore Pike and Bishop Avenue.
250,000 people expected to pour into the Philadelphia Flower Show next month. They held a preview yesterday. This year they’re going with a jazz theme, creating the sights and sounds of New Orleans.
5 million dollars given to Temple University by an anonymous donor. The money came via checks along with letters from a bank officer in plain envelopes. The benefactor does not want to be publicly named.
25 headstones in a Philadelphia cemetery damaged when an SUV went out of control. Damage is believed to be more than $100,000.
22 percent dip in revenue reported by homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc.
2,300 jobs being axed by department store giant Macy’s as it reshuffles its retailing division.
13 percent hike in profits for health insurer Cigna Corp.
12,000 kids going back to school today in Downingtown after a tentative deal ended a week-long strike by teachers in Chester County’s largest school district.
3 years since anyone has seen Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone after they left a South Street nightclub. Police now believe they may have the victims of a murder-for-hire plot.
3 goals in the third period that led the Caps to a win over the Flyers at the Wachovia Center.
102 points given up by Saint Joe’s last night as they fell on the road Duquesne.
19 members in the Flyers Hall of Fame. Former goalie Ron Hextall joined that elite group last night in an emotional ceremony at the Wachovia Center.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
If ever there was a guy who bled orange it would be Ron Hextall. That’s why he was loved by the fans, even if he had his ups and downs in the playoffs. Here’s a novel thought. Want a really electric night at the Wachovia Center? How about enshrining Eric Lindros into the Hall of Fame. After all, they might not even have a new building if Lindros was not there to make sure all those seats would be filled.
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I Don’t Get It: Property tax reform is once again going nowhere fast in Harrisburg. Talk about a group that doesn’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Hey, it looks like our votes might count after all. Don’t look now, but the Pennsylvania Primary on April 22 now is being looked at as the crucial Democratic faceoff between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
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Quote Box: “If they are willing to give us 13 percent for the next couple of years, we’ll deal with the strings. We certainly won’t turn it back.”
-- William Penn School District chief operations officer Joe Otto, talking about Gov. Ed Rendell’s education funding plan.
3 years, how long an Upper Providence woman’s was missing before she was reunited with her beloved cockapoo mix, thanks to a chip implanted in her shoulder.
67 degrees, the record high we hit yesterday. So much for Punxsutawney Phil’s prognostication.
32 degrees, the expected high on Sunday. Maybe Phil knows what he’s talking about after all.
50 cents a gallon less, what we could be paying for gasoline over the next few months. Can’t these people make up their minds? Last week they were saying we’d be paying $3.50 a gallon by June.
2.91 the current posted price for unleaded regular at the Wawa at Baltimore Pike and Bishop Avenue.
250,000 people expected to pour into the Philadelphia Flower Show next month. They held a preview yesterday. This year they’re going with a jazz theme, creating the sights and sounds of New Orleans.
5 million dollars given to Temple University by an anonymous donor. The money came via checks along with letters from a bank officer in plain envelopes. The benefactor does not want to be publicly named.
25 headstones in a Philadelphia cemetery damaged when an SUV went out of control. Damage is believed to be more than $100,000.
22 percent dip in revenue reported by homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc.
2,300 jobs being axed by department store giant Macy’s as it reshuffles its retailing division.
13 percent hike in profits for health insurer Cigna Corp.
12,000 kids going back to school today in Downingtown after a tentative deal ended a week-long strike by teachers in Chester County’s largest school district.
3 years since anyone has seen Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone after they left a South Street nightclub. Police now believe they may have the victims of a murder-for-hire plot.
3 goals in the third period that led the Caps to a win over the Flyers at the Wachovia Center.
102 points given up by Saint Joe’s last night as they fell on the road Duquesne.
19 members in the Flyers Hall of Fame. Former goalie Ron Hextall joined that elite group last night in an emotional ceremony at the Wachovia Center.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
If ever there was a guy who bled orange it would be Ron Hextall. That’s why he was loved by the fans, even if he had his ups and downs in the playoffs. Here’s a novel thought. Want a really electric night at the Wachovia Center? How about enshrining Eric Lindros into the Hall of Fame. After all, they might not even have a new building if Lindros was not there to make sure all those seats would be filled.
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I Don’t Get It: Property tax reform is once again going nowhere fast in Harrisburg. Talk about a group that doesn’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Hey, it looks like our votes might count after all. Don’t look now, but the Pennsylvania Primary on April 22 now is being looked at as the crucial Democratic faceoff between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
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Quote Box: “If they are willing to give us 13 percent for the next couple of years, we’ll deal with the strings. We certainly won’t turn it back.”
-- William Penn School District chief operations officer Joe Otto, talking about Gov. Ed Rendell’s education funding plan.
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