The Daily Numbers: 50,000 people feared dead in the devastation left in the rubble of a 7.0 earthquake that flattened much of the capital city of Haiti.
1 coed from the Trenton area who is still missing and feared buried in the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Haiti.
1 year since popular mobile grocer Abe Farkas was gunned down in his bus in Chester.
0 suspects arrested in the case.
10,000 dollar reward that remains for information in the case.
6 men charged with illegal hunting in Upland. You read it right. They were hunting deer near the Caleb Pusey Plantation.
2 Democratic U.S. Senate candidates who yesterday joined the chorus asking state Rep. Mario Civera, R-164, to step down from his post now that he’s been sworn in as a new county councilman.
1 debate set between Joe Sestak and Arlen Specter as they face off for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.
20,000 dollars, what Aldan Borough says it spent cleaning up from the big snow storm on Dec. 19-20.
20 to 40 years in the slammer for a man convicted of robbing a bank.
10,000 reward now offered for info on the murder of an 86-year-old woman in her Lower Moreland home.
80, age of man in Montco held for trial in the beating death of his wife. He is due to get psychological testing.
8, age of N.J. child who has found himself on the TSA’s “No-Fly” list.
He shares a name with person who draws suspicion from the feds. His parents are not amused.
300 dollar fine to be slapped on Sunoco by Philadelphia for that stench that emanated from a spill at their refinery in South Philly and covered much of the area overnight Thursday.
4.6 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter for software giant SAP, which has its North American HQ out in Newtown Square.
161 million more in cuts put in place by Pa. government. They can’t get those table games in place fast enough.
40 million up for grabs in Saturday night’s Powerball jackpot. Wonder if Gov. Rendell is buying tickets?
0 booze that will be available during “rush” activities for Penn State frats under a new rule.
15,000 birds that will be killed at a State College airport to avoid mid-air collisions with jets.
2 million dollars pocketed by a computer training school before it closed its doors. It’s now being sued by the Pa. AG.
0 goals last night for the Flyers, who saw their win streak snapped by the Maple Leafs.
2 surgeries for Phillies closer Brad Lidge this offseason. He had work done on his elbow, now he’s had a procedure on his cranky right knee.
1 year as Eagles special teams coach for Ted Daisher. He was fired yesterday.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.You probably did not know that it was their special teams that caused the Eagles to get blown out two weeks in a row by the Cowboys. The team fired their special teams coach yesterday, along with two strength and conditioning coaches.
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I Don’t Get It: Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh yesterday advised listeners not to give money to Haiti charitable drives, saying that’s why we pay taxes. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Upper Darby High School today will rally around a student from Haiti. Our hearts are with them.
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Quote Box: “A day doesn’t go by that I don’t miss him or think about him.”
- Maureen Beail-Farkas, widow of slain Chester grocer Abe Farkas. He was murdered a year ago. No arrest has been made.
1 coed from the Trenton area who is still missing and feared buried in the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Haiti.
1 year since popular mobile grocer Abe Farkas was gunned down in his bus in Chester.
0 suspects arrested in the case.
10,000 dollar reward that remains for information in the case.
6 men charged with illegal hunting in Upland. You read it right. They were hunting deer near the Caleb Pusey Plantation.
2 Democratic U.S. Senate candidates who yesterday joined the chorus asking state Rep. Mario Civera, R-164, to step down from his post now that he’s been sworn in as a new county councilman.
1 debate set between Joe Sestak and Arlen Specter as they face off for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.
20,000 dollars, what Aldan Borough says it spent cleaning up from the big snow storm on Dec. 19-20.
20 to 40 years in the slammer for a man convicted of robbing a bank.
10,000 reward now offered for info on the murder of an 86-year-old woman in her Lower Moreland home.
80, age of man in Montco held for trial in the beating death of his wife. He is due to get psychological testing.
8, age of N.J. child who has found himself on the TSA’s “No-Fly” list.
He shares a name with person who draws suspicion from the feds. His parents are not amused.
300 dollar fine to be slapped on Sunoco by Philadelphia for that stench that emanated from a spill at their refinery in South Philly and covered much of the area overnight Thursday.
4.6 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter for software giant SAP, which has its North American HQ out in Newtown Square.
161 million more in cuts put in place by Pa. government. They can’t get those table games in place fast enough.
40 million up for grabs in Saturday night’s Powerball jackpot. Wonder if Gov. Rendell is buying tickets?
0 booze that will be available during “rush” activities for Penn State frats under a new rule.
15,000 birds that will be killed at a State College airport to avoid mid-air collisions with jets.
2 million dollars pocketed by a computer training school before it closed its doors. It’s now being sued by the Pa. AG.
0 goals last night for the Flyers, who saw their win streak snapped by the Maple Leafs.
2 surgeries for Phillies closer Brad Lidge this offseason. He had work done on his elbow, now he’s had a procedure on his cranky right knee.
1 year as Eagles special teams coach for Ted Daisher. He was fired yesterday.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.You probably did not know that it was their special teams that caused the Eagles to get blown out two weeks in a row by the Cowboys. The team fired their special teams coach yesterday, along with two strength and conditioning coaches.
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I Don’t Get It: Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh yesterday advised listeners not to give money to Haiti charitable drives, saying that’s why we pay taxes. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Upper Darby High School today will rally around a student from Haiti. Our hearts are with them.
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Quote Box: “A day doesn’t go by that I don’t miss him or think about him.”
- Maureen Beail-Farkas, widow of slain Chester grocer Abe Farkas. He was murdered a year ago. No arrest has been made.
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