The Daily Numbers: 25 men reported killed in a mine blast in West Virginia.
9 strikeouts over 7 innings for Phils starter Roy Halladay. He gave up just 1 run. Yep, he’s your new ace.
3 months of weekends in jail for Ted Bathurst, the former funeral director and mayor of Glenolden who admitted bilking $73,000 in money from pre-paid funeral plans.
24 times since the first of the year that bandits have hit homes during daylight hours in Upper Chichester.
4 signatures on his petitions that Republican Pat Meehan has told authorities may be problematic. Democrat Bryan Lentz says he believes entire pages of signatures may be invalid. It’s being argued in court.
600 dollars of Rogaine – yeah, the hair-growth pill, stolen from an Acme supermarket in Ridley.
300,000 iPads sold by Apple on the first day they were available on Saturday.
42 times the Lower Merion School District admitted accessing security features on laptops given to students. It’s now the focus of a lawsuit arguing privacy rights.
2.84, average price of gasoline in the region. Of course, as the temperature goes up, so does the price at the pump. That’s up from $2.07 this time last year.
25 percent, how much Bill Adolph and another state rep want to reduce the number of pols on the PHEAA board. Good call.
100 years being celebrated by the Historical Society of Pa.
1 Philly officer shot during a confrontation with a suspect early Monday. He was not seriously injured. The suspect remains on the loose.
1 person shot on a crowded playground in Wilmington, Del., last night.
1 person killed when fire roared through a rowhome in the Port Richmond section of Philly overnight.
21 percent decline in revenue for Atlantic City Casinos last year.
1 percent jump in casino revenue in Pa. in March; Parx Casino was up 11 percent, while Harrah’s in Chester was down 3 percent.
9.7 percent unemployment rate across the country.
16 million dollar fine being slapped on Toyota by the feds for those defective brake pedals.
6 runs batted in – including a grand slam – for new Phillie Placido Polanco.
4 straight opening day losses for the Phils before they snapped that streak yesterday in D.C. with 11-1 over Nats.
4 national titles for Duke, which edged Butler last night, 61-59.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.So what would be better, Eagles-Redskins to open the season at the Linc on Monday Night Football? Or a few weeks later with both teams sitting at 3-0? Post a comment with your thoughts.
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I Don’t Get It: Look, I was never a big Donovan McNabb fan. At the same time, I can appreciate the way the way he went about his job every day.
And I just don’t get the unmitigated glee some media types adopted on word that he had been traded.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to residents of Trenton who are planning a rally on Saturday in response to the horrific story of the gang rape of a 7-year-old.
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Quote Box: “It’s all Phillies right now.”
- Eugene Kim, watching the game at Barnaby’s yesterday and trying to forget about Donovan McNabb.
9 strikeouts over 7 innings for Phils starter Roy Halladay. He gave up just 1 run. Yep, he’s your new ace.
3 months of weekends in jail for Ted Bathurst, the former funeral director and mayor of Glenolden who admitted bilking $73,000 in money from pre-paid funeral plans.
24 times since the first of the year that bandits have hit homes during daylight hours in Upper Chichester.
4 signatures on his petitions that Republican Pat Meehan has told authorities may be problematic. Democrat Bryan Lentz says he believes entire pages of signatures may be invalid. It’s being argued in court.
600 dollars of Rogaine – yeah, the hair-growth pill, stolen from an Acme supermarket in Ridley.
300,000 iPads sold by Apple on the first day they were available on Saturday.
42 times the Lower Merion School District admitted accessing security features on laptops given to students. It’s now the focus of a lawsuit arguing privacy rights.
2.84, average price of gasoline in the region. Of course, as the temperature goes up, so does the price at the pump. That’s up from $2.07 this time last year.
25 percent, how much Bill Adolph and another state rep want to reduce the number of pols on the PHEAA board. Good call.
100 years being celebrated by the Historical Society of Pa.
1 Philly officer shot during a confrontation with a suspect early Monday. He was not seriously injured. The suspect remains on the loose.
1 person shot on a crowded playground in Wilmington, Del., last night.
1 person killed when fire roared through a rowhome in the Port Richmond section of Philly overnight.
21 percent decline in revenue for Atlantic City Casinos last year.
1 percent jump in casino revenue in Pa. in March; Parx Casino was up 11 percent, while Harrah’s in Chester was down 3 percent.
9.7 percent unemployment rate across the country.
16 million dollar fine being slapped on Toyota by the feds for those defective brake pedals.
6 runs batted in – including a grand slam – for new Phillie Placido Polanco.
4 straight opening day losses for the Phils before they snapped that streak yesterday in D.C. with 11-1 over Nats.
4 national titles for Duke, which edged Butler last night, 61-59.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.So what would be better, Eagles-Redskins to open the season at the Linc on Monday Night Football? Or a few weeks later with both teams sitting at 3-0? Post a comment with your thoughts.
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I Don’t Get It: Look, I was never a big Donovan McNabb fan. At the same time, I can appreciate the way the way he went about his job every day.
And I just don’t get the unmitigated glee some media types adopted on word that he had been traded.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to residents of Trenton who are planning a rally on Saturday in response to the horrific story of the gang rape of a 7-year-old.
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Quote Box: “It’s all Phillies right now.”
- Eugene Kim, watching the game at Barnaby’s yesterday and trying to forget about Donovan McNabb.
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