The Daily Numbers: 96 degrees, our high for yesterday, Day 4 of our early heat wave. That’s not a record, by the way. We cam up 1 degree short.
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98 our expected high today, that would shatter the record of 97 for the day.
83 degrees, the balmy temperature that greets you as you head out the door this morning.
492 graduates who braved the heat to snag their diplomas last night from Haverford High School.
46 kids who formed the mini-miracle that is the Class of 2008 at St. Cyril of Alexandria Grade School in East Lansdowne. They graduated last night.
45 deadbeat parents snagged in a sweep held last month by the members of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department.
4 people, including a student and her date, arrested in connection with a brawl after she was denied admittance to the Upper Darby prom because she arrived late, according to police.
4 bucks, what we’re paying for a gallon of gas, as well as a gallon of milk.
4 cent hike in the price of gas over the weekend.
4.09 average price per gallon of gas in the Philly area.
11 percent hike in number of riders packing SEPTA’s regional rail lines as gas prices shatter records every day.
1,475 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in Philadelphia. That’s the highest rate among the nation’s 10 largest jurisdictions.
52 age of Petal, the Philadelphia Zoo’s beloved oldest African elephant in an American zoo, who died yesterday.
2 supermarket chains in Pennsylvania who have joined fast-food giant McDonald’s in pulling several kinds of tomatoes in the latest salmonella scare.
10 underperforming stores that are targeted for closing by crafts chain A.C. Moore.
10 percent of its employees laid off by Franklin Electronic Publishers.
4 game lead for the Phils after the Marlins fell last night.
3 games between the Phils and Marlins starting tonight in South Florida.
600 home runs for Ken Griffey Jr., who set the mark last night as the Reds beat the Marlins.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
So is this still an Eagles’ town? Or have the Phils taken over? Here’s a hint. Donovan McNabb is now admitting his shoulder is a little bit sore. And Brian Westbrook sounds suspiciously like someone who is still ticked off by his contract. And all anyone is talking about is how to get tickets for those red-hot Phillies.
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I Don’t Get It: No movement yesterday in the state Senate on that compromise smoking ban. Any day now, folks.
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Today’s Upper: One more time, let’s hear it for everyone who had a hand in saving St. Cyril’s School, in particular Tommy Geromichalos, whose special “wish” set the wheels in motion.
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Quote Box: “Keeping the kids cool, that’s the bottom line.”
-- Lou DeVlieger, assistant superintendent in Upper Darby, on move to release some students early in the heat wave.
.
98 our expected high today, that would shatter the record of 97 for the day.
83 degrees, the balmy temperature that greets you as you head out the door this morning.
492 graduates who braved the heat to snag their diplomas last night from Haverford High School.
46 kids who formed the mini-miracle that is the Class of 2008 at St. Cyril of Alexandria Grade School in East Lansdowne. They graduated last night.
45 deadbeat parents snagged in a sweep held last month by the members of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department.
4 people, including a student and her date, arrested in connection with a brawl after she was denied admittance to the Upper Darby prom because she arrived late, according to police.
4 bucks, what we’re paying for a gallon of gas, as well as a gallon of milk.
4 cent hike in the price of gas over the weekend.
4.09 average price per gallon of gas in the Philly area.
11 percent hike in number of riders packing SEPTA’s regional rail lines as gas prices shatter records every day.
1,475 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in Philadelphia. That’s the highest rate among the nation’s 10 largest jurisdictions.
52 age of Petal, the Philadelphia Zoo’s beloved oldest African elephant in an American zoo, who died yesterday.
2 supermarket chains in Pennsylvania who have joined fast-food giant McDonald’s in pulling several kinds of tomatoes in the latest salmonella scare.
10 underperforming stores that are targeted for closing by crafts chain A.C. Moore.
10 percent of its employees laid off by Franklin Electronic Publishers.
4 game lead for the Phils after the Marlins fell last night.
3 games between the Phils and Marlins starting tonight in South Florida.
600 home runs for Ken Griffey Jr., who set the mark last night as the Reds beat the Marlins.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
So is this still an Eagles’ town? Or have the Phils taken over? Here’s a hint. Donovan McNabb is now admitting his shoulder is a little bit sore. And Brian Westbrook sounds suspiciously like someone who is still ticked off by his contract. And all anyone is talking about is how to get tickets for those red-hot Phillies.
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I Don’t Get It: No movement yesterday in the state Senate on that compromise smoking ban. Any day now, folks.
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Today’s Upper: One more time, let’s hear it for everyone who had a hand in saving St. Cyril’s School, in particular Tommy Geromichalos, whose special “wish” set the wheels in motion.
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Quote Box: “Keeping the kids cool, that’s the bottom line.”
-- Lou DeVlieger, assistant superintendent in Upper Darby, on move to release some students early in the heat wave.
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