The Daily Numbers - Dec. 17

The Daily Numbers: 4-3 vote last night in Sharon Hill to OK the borough’s controversial budget.


100 people who have already signed up to buy No. 33 Cliff Lee Phillies jerseys at Clothes Quarters in Ridley.


200 dollar jump in the trash refuse fee for Springfield residents, although commissioners managed to avoid a tax hike in their budget.


10 cars broken into in Swarthmore recently.


20 vehicles involved in a crash in last night’s slippery conditions in Wilmington.


2,700 children at Chester Community Charter School who will get an estimated $48,600 in gifts in the schools’ annual ‘Santa Brigade’ today.


3rd victim of Kensington Strangler now feared after woman’s body was found in that troubled section of the city.


8.6 percent jobless rate in Pa. in November, that’s down 0.2 percent from October.


57,000 jobs added in Pennsylvania in the last year.


0.2 percent uptick in revenue collections in the state.


2 percent cut in Social Security taxes headed our way because of the tax deal OK’d by the House late last night.


12,500 dollar fine for Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer for hit on Michael Vick last week.


10, as in No. 10 Villanova, which takes on Eastern Washington tonight in the FCS Playoffs.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.DeSean Jackson is saying all the wrong things this week. He sounds like a distracted player, which could be trouble vs. Giants.


 


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I Don’t Get It: Why do people go into panic mode at the first sight of a few snowflakes?


Today’s Upper: Let’s start the countdown: How many days until pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater?


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Quote Box: “I really mean what I say, I don’t have a problem. I’m not a psychopath. I’m not crazy. I’m a human being.”


- Michael Vick, in an interview.

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