The Daily Numbers -- May 12

The Daily Numbers: 80,000 bucks, that’s the minimum the Penn-Delco School District is likely to spend on an audit of the district’s books. If it puts to rest questions about some of the things that have gone on in the district, it’s money well spent.

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35 mph winds that are howling across the county this morning. It’s causing havoc on the roads and mass transit because of downed trees and power lines.


30 minute delays being experienced on the regional rail lines this morning, again that’s because of overhead line problems being affected by high winds.

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5 cent spike in gas prices over weekend. That’s up a dime a gallon just since last Monday.


3.72 the average price for a gallon of regular in the Philly region. And yes, that’s an all-time high. Same goes for diesel, which stands at $4.59.


3.01 a gallon, what we were paying one year ago in the Philly area.


1 penny hike in the price of a first-class stamp. It now will cost 42 cents to mail a letter. Or the check for your gas credit card bill.


45,000 people who took part in the 18th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure run and walk to battle breast cancer in Philly yesteday.


2.4 million bucks, the price tag on the legendary Joe Frazier Gym in Philly, which is now on the market.


15 million dollars spent a year on the 3,650 vehicles used by state employees in Pennsylvania.


20 million dollar dorm being constructed on the campus of Holy Family in northeast Philly. It’s the school’s second housing facility.


1 man killed and a woman kidnapped and raped in a brutal ordeal that took place in Bensalem early Sunday.


10 age of girl killed in a Trenton house fire on Sunday.


5 members of an Amish family injured when a truck struck the horse-drawn buggy they were riding in out in Mercer County.


183 bucks stolen from a cab driver in Philly. But he also lost something else. The suspect bit off his ear during a struggle.


2 games down, where the Flyers now sit after losing in Pittsburgh again Sunday night.


5 defensemen they had to play with after Braydon Coburn took a puck in the face.


50 stitches over his eye for Coburn. His availability for Tuesday night’s game at the Wachovia Center is still to be determined.


2 losses in a row for the Phils, who haven’t done that since April 19.


0.63 the ERA of Phils’ reliever J.C. Romero going into yesterday’s finale against the Giants. Romero gave up the game-winning 2-run homer in the 7th.


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Anyone else still wondering about those penalty calls against Derian Hatcher last night? Then again, maybe things even out. Anyone else think the Flyers got a break on that video replay that upheld the no-goal call on Sidney Crosby?
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I Don’t Get It: Well, you could pretty much count on it. The Rev. Al Sharpton showed up yesterday to talk about the police beating of a suspect in Philadelphia that was captured on video. Yes, it should be looked into, but we don’t remember seeing Sharpton in town after a city cop was gunned down a few days earlier.


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Today’s Upper: Let’s hear it for the Penn-Delco School District. They’re bringing in a big-time accounting firm to thoroughly go over the district’s books.

Quote Box: “This is a perfect time because the current school board is essentially new and wants to ensure that any of the improprieties connected with past board members will not happen again.”

-- Penn-Delco Superintendent Michael Levin on move to hire a firm to perform audit on the district’s books.

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