The Daily Numbers: 2 days before nurses at Crozer-Chester Medical Center say they’ll go on strike Thursday morning.
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810 members of the nurses union who are threatening to walk out in an effort to pump up the nurse-to-patient ratio at the facility.
1,800 active bench warrants on file for deadbeat moms and dads with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department. Officials are offering amnesty to anyone who turns themselves in this week.
5.84 percent tax hike coming in Wallingford-Swarthmore School District.
700,000 dollars a year, what Alycia Lane was making at Channel 3, slightly more than her co-anchor Larry Mendte. Now some feel that may have sparked jealousy, and eventually the e-mail probe in which Mendte and Lane are the central figures.
1 cent hike in the price of gas over the weekend. Another day, another penny at the pump.
4.04 the average price of gas in the five-county Philly region this morning, an all-time high.
4.99 a gallon for diesel. Hey, at least it did not go up overnight. How long before it breaks the $5 barrier?
126 percent jump in emergency roadside calls to AAA from people who have run out of gas, as compared with this same time last year.
368 stations in the Philadelphia region now reporting they are selling gas at $4 a gallon or more. That’s compared to just 36 in Delaware and only 5 in Jersey.
10.4 percent jump in ridership on SEPTA’s regional rail lines, according to a study by the American Public Transportation Association. They also note subway and elevated trains are up 1.12 percent, and buses up 3.1 percent. Streetcars and trolleys were up an astounding 54.2 percent.
2 instances in which live mortar rounds have been turned in by Montgomery County residents. They apparently were found on New Jersey shores and were taken home. Police detonated one of the devices yesterday.
5 years in jail facing Edward Anderton, the male half of the ‘Bonnie & Clyde” Philly duo that took ID theft and turned it into an art form. He entered a guilty plea yesterday.
26 percent jump in international tourists visiting Philadelphia in 2007.
93.7 million dollar loss reported by luxury home builder Toll Brothers in the second quarter.
1.5 games up in the NL East for the Phils, who took the first game of their series over the Reds last night.
21 home runs for Chase Utley, who went yard in the first inning last night and also made 2 stellar plays in the field to seal the win.
5 straight games in which Utley has hit a home run. He’s on a pace to hit 58 dingers this year.
3 OT periods before the Pens scored to beat the Red Wings, forcing a Game 6 in their Stanley Cup final series.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
There is just nothing better in sports than the Stanley Cup playoffs. Mix in a deciding game, a team on its last breath, a last-minute score and three overtime periods, and you have sports nirvana. Now if only that was the Flyers instead of the Penguins battling the Red Wings.
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I Don’t Get It: Delaware police charged a couple who left their two young children alone in the car while they entered a casino and played the slots. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: A most deserving honor yesterday for a Pennsylvania soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously by President Bush. Ross McGinnis of Knox, Pa., threw himself on a grenade in Iraq to save his pals.
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Quote Box: “We are just intending to stay here tonight until we get an agreement.”
-- Bobbi McClay, president of the nurses union at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, on talks that face a Thursday morning deadline before nurses indicate they’d go on strike.
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810 members of the nurses union who are threatening to walk out in an effort to pump up the nurse-to-patient ratio at the facility.
1,800 active bench warrants on file for deadbeat moms and dads with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department. Officials are offering amnesty to anyone who turns themselves in this week.
5.84 percent tax hike coming in Wallingford-Swarthmore School District.
700,000 dollars a year, what Alycia Lane was making at Channel 3, slightly more than her co-anchor Larry Mendte. Now some feel that may have sparked jealousy, and eventually the e-mail probe in which Mendte and Lane are the central figures.
1 cent hike in the price of gas over the weekend. Another day, another penny at the pump.
4.04 the average price of gas in the five-county Philly region this morning, an all-time high.
4.99 a gallon for diesel. Hey, at least it did not go up overnight. How long before it breaks the $5 barrier?
126 percent jump in emergency roadside calls to AAA from people who have run out of gas, as compared with this same time last year.
368 stations in the Philadelphia region now reporting they are selling gas at $4 a gallon or more. That’s compared to just 36 in Delaware and only 5 in Jersey.
10.4 percent jump in ridership on SEPTA’s regional rail lines, according to a study by the American Public Transportation Association. They also note subway and elevated trains are up 1.12 percent, and buses up 3.1 percent. Streetcars and trolleys were up an astounding 54.2 percent.
2 instances in which live mortar rounds have been turned in by Montgomery County residents. They apparently were found on New Jersey shores and were taken home. Police detonated one of the devices yesterday.
5 years in jail facing Edward Anderton, the male half of the ‘Bonnie & Clyde” Philly duo that took ID theft and turned it into an art form. He entered a guilty plea yesterday.
26 percent jump in international tourists visiting Philadelphia in 2007.
93.7 million dollar loss reported by luxury home builder Toll Brothers in the second quarter.
1.5 games up in the NL East for the Phils, who took the first game of their series over the Reds last night.
21 home runs for Chase Utley, who went yard in the first inning last night and also made 2 stellar plays in the field to seal the win.
5 straight games in which Utley has hit a home run. He’s on a pace to hit 58 dingers this year.
3 OT periods before the Pens scored to beat the Red Wings, forcing a Game 6 in their Stanley Cup final series.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
There is just nothing better in sports than the Stanley Cup playoffs. Mix in a deciding game, a team on its last breath, a last-minute score and three overtime periods, and you have sports nirvana. Now if only that was the Flyers instead of the Penguins battling the Red Wings.
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I Don’t Get It: Delaware police charged a couple who left their two young children alone in the car while they entered a casino and played the slots. I don’t get it.
*
Today’s Upper: A most deserving honor yesterday for a Pennsylvania soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously by President Bush. Ross McGinnis of Knox, Pa., threw himself on a grenade in Iraq to save his pals.
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Quote Box: “We are just intending to stay here tonight until we get an agreement.”
-- Bobbi McClay, president of the nurses union at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, on talks that face a Thursday morning deadline before nurses indicate they’d go on strike.
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