The Daily Numbers - Feb. 25

The Daily Numbers: 4 faces gracing the first edition of “Delaware County’s Most Wanted,” a new cable TV show looking to track down suspects on the lam from the law.
20 million dollars being paid by PPL EnergyPlus in Allentown for the naming rights to the new soccer stadium in Chester. It’s an 11-year deal.
6-12 inches of snow expected across the region today as we get hit by the 4th major snowstorm of the winter.
50 mph wind gusts that could turn conditions into what is being referred to as a “snowacane” this afternoon.
73.1 inches of snow so far this winter. We could perilously close to 80 inches by Friday afternoon.
14 ramp meters back in place to allow traffic on to the Blue Route as most entrances in the county. The first ones were reactivated yesterday.
4 days added to the school year in Philadelphia because of snow days so far this winter.
2 million dollar shortfall in sales tax collections reported in Philadelphia for January.
40.8 million dollar loss reported in first quarter by home builder Toll Brothers. That’s less than half of the $88.9 million they lost last year.
27, age of man who police say was drunk and disoriented when he set a fire in the offices of Philadelphia International Records.
95 million dollar jackpot Saturday night in the Powerball drawing. No one hit last night.
12 to 25 years of confinement, what man is facing after pleading guilty but mentally ill in several arson fires that plagued Coatesville last year.
106-95 loss for the Sixers last night in Phoenix.
13 assists for Steve Nash in leading the Suns.
74-49 trouncing of South Florida for Villanova last night to break a 2-game skid.
23 wins for Temple Owls and 11-2 record in A-10 after they topped Dayton last night.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.So much for the preliminaries. Now it’s on to the Main Event. What are the Eagles going to do about Donovan McNabb and their QB situation next year?
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I Don’t Get It: Six more inches of snow. And maybe more. Why is it that this year six inches seems like flurries.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to those involved in the “Delco’s Most Wanted”
cable TV program.
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Quote Box: “We are hopeful that by bringing this information directly to our neighbors, we can get these people off of our streets and behind bars where they belong.”
Delco Sheriff Joe McGinn, in unveiling his new cable TV show, “Delaware County’s Most Wanted.”

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