The Daily Numbers: 2 men charged with child porn offenses on successive days last week in a stunning reminder of the depth of the problem. One of the men was an elementary school teachers in West Chester; the other was on probation from a similar offense.
290 weapons turned in Saturday in exchange for coupons to a supermarket during a gun exchange in Chester.
6 inches, height of curb that keeps Brian McDermott of Concordville from getting to his mail at his local post office.
8.9 percent jobless rate in Delaware County in June. That equates to 25,200 people out of work. That’s down from 9.1 percent in May. The number is up from 7.2 percent in June 2009.
9.2 percent jobless rate in Pa. The national number is 9.5 percent.
700 residents who took advantage of a gorgeous summer day to take part in Bethel Township’s annual Corn Boil on Sunday.
6 Americans, including 1 from Lancaster County, killed in an attack in Afghanistan by Taliban soldiers. 10 people were killed in total.
41 casinos now in operation in the Northeast U.S., with 20 more planned.
2 people killed when a plane slammed into a house in western Pa. Sunday. Both victims were in the plane. The homeowner narrowly escaped injury.
12, age of autistic boy killed when fire roared through his West Philadelphia house Sunday.
63, age of man charged in fatal hit-run at the Jersey shore that killed a 15-year-old boy. The suspect is a retired Hammonton, N.J., police detective.
12, age of girl who was one of 2 people wounded when gunfire erupted at a park in Wilmington.
3 people shot during a birthday party celebration in South Philadelphia.
8 people shot in a span of just 2 hours in Philly Saturday night into Sunday morning.
3 run homer for Raul Ibanez to power Phils to 6-5 win over Mets Sunday.
0 runs scored by Phils the night before for Cole Hamels.
2 of 3 the Phils took from the New Yorkers.
2 games behind the Braves, where the Phils continue to sit.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.You have to feel bad for Cole Hamels. The guy might just be pitching the best baseball of his career, but he has little to show for it.
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I Don’t Get It: Two more men under arrest on child-porn charges in the county. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Workforce Entry Center at Delaware County Community College, which is providing crucial outreach to those still seeking employment in this brutal economy.
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Quote Box: “There’s a lot of people that are basically going back to the beginning of their career. They’re building this 30-year career and then applying that probably at their pay grade when the started. They’re way overqualified.”
- Tim Burbadge, Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades Food Services Director, on the tough job market.
290 weapons turned in Saturday in exchange for coupons to a supermarket during a gun exchange in Chester.
6 inches, height of curb that keeps Brian McDermott of Concordville from getting to his mail at his local post office.
8.9 percent jobless rate in Delaware County in June. That equates to 25,200 people out of work. That’s down from 9.1 percent in May. The number is up from 7.2 percent in June 2009.
9.2 percent jobless rate in Pa. The national number is 9.5 percent.
700 residents who took advantage of a gorgeous summer day to take part in Bethel Township’s annual Corn Boil on Sunday.
6 Americans, including 1 from Lancaster County, killed in an attack in Afghanistan by Taliban soldiers. 10 people were killed in total.
41 casinos now in operation in the Northeast U.S., with 20 more planned.
2 people killed when a plane slammed into a house in western Pa. Sunday. Both victims were in the plane. The homeowner narrowly escaped injury.
12, age of autistic boy killed when fire roared through his West Philadelphia house Sunday.
63, age of man charged in fatal hit-run at the Jersey shore that killed a 15-year-old boy. The suspect is a retired Hammonton, N.J., police detective.
12, age of girl who was one of 2 people wounded when gunfire erupted at a park in Wilmington.
3 people shot during a birthday party celebration in South Philadelphia.
8 people shot in a span of just 2 hours in Philly Saturday night into Sunday morning.
3 run homer for Raul Ibanez to power Phils to 6-5 win over Mets Sunday.
0 runs scored by Phils the night before for Cole Hamels.
2 of 3 the Phils took from the New Yorkers.
2 games behind the Braves, where the Phils continue to sit.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.You have to feel bad for Cole Hamels. The guy might just be pitching the best baseball of his career, but he has little to show for it.
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I Don’t Get It: Two more men under arrest on child-porn charges in the county. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Workforce Entry Center at Delaware County Community College, which is providing crucial outreach to those still seeking employment in this brutal economy.
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Quote Box: “There’s a lot of people that are basically going back to the beginning of their career. They’re building this 30-year career and then applying that probably at their pay grade when the started. They’re way overqualified.”
- Tim Burbadge, Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades Food Services Director, on the tough job market.
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