The Daily Numbers -- July 1

The Daily Numbers: 5 years of board meeting minutes handed over to the FBI by the Chester Upland School District.

58 townhouses and 160 condos, part of a disputed plan for a development called Sentinel Ridge in Marple. A neighbors group has gone to court to block approval for the Pulte Corp. development.

1 child that will have to testify in open court in the molestation case against a psychologist who was employed by the county.

274 million dollar increase in state spending for education under the budget deal between Gov. Ed Rendell and the Legislature.

3.2 percent tax hike included in the Garnet Valley School District budget. For most homeowners that will mean a tax hike of about $80.

4.14 a gallon, the average price of gasoline in the region as we head into the July 4 holiday week. That’s actually down a penny. Diesel stands at $4.98.

142 dollars a barrel for crude oil, where it is trading this morning in Asia.

519,000 residents in the region who say they will travel more than 50 miles for the July 4 weekend, according to AAA. That’s down 1.6 percent from last year. Any guesses why?


6 feet, 3 inches tall, that would be the suspect in an assault and sexual attack on a woman in the lobby of her building in the 1600 block of Pine Street in Philly.

100,000,000 dollars being showered on Princeton by a wealthy alumnus to establish an engineering study that will study energy and the environment.

13 Americans who have been electrocuted in Iraq since September 2003. Now contractors are being asked to inspect facilities for safety hazards.


6 straight years that Philadelphia schools have posted increases in their state PSSA test results.


1 man gunned down Monday afternoon in a Philadelphia home on North Gratz Street.

.5 a half-game lead for the Phils over the Marlins as they head into the second half of the season.

3 games in Atlanta before the Phils head home.

10 games to follow at Citizens Bank Park leading up to the All-Star break. This weekend the Mets are in town.

59.93 the time posted by Havertown star Brendan Hansen in the 100-meter breaststroke, good enough for first place at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials and a trip to the Beijing games.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
The Phillies are clinging to first place in the NL East by their fingernails. They have a half-game lead over the Marlins. The good news is that they are now through with the American League teams. We’ll see how they fare now that they are back amid the comfy confines of NL pitching.
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I Don’t Get It: Try not to stress out there. It might be killing you. That’s right. A new study says high stress levels can speed age-related declines in the brain by as much as eight years. Not good news for a newspaper editor.

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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Gov. Rendell and the Legislature for delivering on the pledge to boost education funding in the state.

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Quote Box: “Right now, you know, there can be many a slip between the cup and the lips.”

-- Gov. Ed Rendell, on the budget deal reached with the Legislature in the wee hours of Monday morning.

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