The Daily Numbers: 1 hour, actually less than that. How long it took a jury to agree that William Smithson should spend the rest of his life in jail, not be put to death for the murder of 23-year-old intern Jason Shephard.
2 alarm fire that roared through a home in Chester overnight. Luckily, no injuries were reported.
1.91 the price of gas at a local station as prices continue to plummet at the pump. There’s a reason for thanks.
18.8 percent cut in home heating rates announced yesterday by PECO.
484,000 PECO natural gas heating customers in the Philadelphia suburbs who just got another reason for thanks.
7-11, as in the convenience store chain, which announced it will open a new outlet in the University Crossing retail center near Widener University in Chester.
6 to 23 months on home monitoring for a former ACORN worker from Chester who entered a guilty plea on charges he submitted bogus names on voter registration petitions.
120,000 square feet of space in the former Value City building at Route 420 and 320 in Springfield. It will be replaced by a 66,000 square foot supermarket.
0 tax hike in the budget being considered by Media Borough.
6 months of house arrest for former anchor Larry Mendte for his snooping into the e-mail of co-anchor Alycia Lane.
3 years probation, 250 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine tacked on to Mendte.
15 age of girl who authorities in Montgomery County say was involved in a sexual relationship with her volleyball coach. William Gordon III, 38, faces charges he was having sex with the girl four to five times a week.
4 percent decline in earnings reported by Campbell Soup Co. Even in the soup line they’re going to be standing in a soup line.
2 seats gained by Democrats in the state House of Representatives. They now hold a 104-99 majority.
18 hours, about how long Kevin Kolb remained the Eagles quarterback. Coach Andy Reid is going back to Donovan McNabb for the Thursday night Thanksgiving game vs. the Cardinals.
15 goals for the Flyers Jeff Carter. That’s tops in the NHL. He scored again last night to lead the Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Stars.
9 point loss for the Sixers, who fell to their former coach, Larry Brown, and the Bobcats.
7 million dollars a year, the value of the endorsement deal with Tiger Woods being dropped by struggling automaker GM.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Donovan McNabb? Kevin Kolb? Does it really matter? They’re not the problem, at least not all of it. The team’s big problem is not even on the field. He stands on the sidelines. How many more times will we have to stomach the idea of Reid throwing the ball on third and inches?
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I Don’t Get It: Bill Smithson’s lawyer, G. Guy Smith, encouraged the jury mulling his fate to “let him live.” They did just that, deciding Smithson should spend the rest of his life in jail for the murder of 23-year-old intern Jason Shephard. They let him live, which is a lot more than Smithson did for a kid from North Dakota who was simply here on a business trip.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the jury in the Smithson case. It was a horrific ordeal. They performed their civic duty well.
Quote Box: “We are grateful that Jason was able to have a voice in this and that he was understood. Now, we are able to focus on how he lived and what he’s done for our family, and not how he died.”
-- Statement released by the Shepard family after jury returned with a sentence of life in jail for his killer.
2 alarm fire that roared through a home in Chester overnight. Luckily, no injuries were reported.
1.91 the price of gas at a local station as prices continue to plummet at the pump. There’s a reason for thanks.
18.8 percent cut in home heating rates announced yesterday by PECO.
484,000 PECO natural gas heating customers in the Philadelphia suburbs who just got another reason for thanks.
7-11, as in the convenience store chain, which announced it will open a new outlet in the University Crossing retail center near Widener University in Chester.
6 to 23 months on home monitoring for a former ACORN worker from Chester who entered a guilty plea on charges he submitted bogus names on voter registration petitions.
120,000 square feet of space in the former Value City building at Route 420 and 320 in Springfield. It will be replaced by a 66,000 square foot supermarket.
0 tax hike in the budget being considered by Media Borough.
6 months of house arrest for former anchor Larry Mendte for his snooping into the e-mail of co-anchor Alycia Lane.
3 years probation, 250 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine tacked on to Mendte.
15 age of girl who authorities in Montgomery County say was involved in a sexual relationship with her volleyball coach. William Gordon III, 38, faces charges he was having sex with the girl four to five times a week.
4 percent decline in earnings reported by Campbell Soup Co. Even in the soup line they’re going to be standing in a soup line.
2 seats gained by Democrats in the state House of Representatives. They now hold a 104-99 majority.
18 hours, about how long Kevin Kolb remained the Eagles quarterback. Coach Andy Reid is going back to Donovan McNabb for the Thursday night Thanksgiving game vs. the Cardinals.
15 goals for the Flyers Jeff Carter. That’s tops in the NHL. He scored again last night to lead the Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Stars.
9 point loss for the Sixers, who fell to their former coach, Larry Brown, and the Bobcats.
7 million dollars a year, the value of the endorsement deal with Tiger Woods being dropped by struggling automaker GM.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Donovan McNabb? Kevin Kolb? Does it really matter? They’re not the problem, at least not all of it. The team’s big problem is not even on the field. He stands on the sidelines. How many more times will we have to stomach the idea of Reid throwing the ball on third and inches?
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I Don’t Get It: Bill Smithson’s lawyer, G. Guy Smith, encouraged the jury mulling his fate to “let him live.” They did just that, deciding Smithson should spend the rest of his life in jail for the murder of 23-year-old intern Jason Shephard. They let him live, which is a lot more than Smithson did for a kid from North Dakota who was simply here on a business trip.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the jury in the Smithson case. It was a horrific ordeal. They performed their civic duty well.
Quote Box: “We are grateful that Jason was able to have a voice in this and that he was understood. Now, we are able to focus on how he lived and what he’s done for our family, and not how he died.”
-- Statement released by the Shepard family after jury returned with a sentence of life in jail for his killer.
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