The Daily Numbers: 300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars in the universe, according to a new study. I wonder if they actually paid someone to count them.
132 animals adopted from the Delco SPCA in the past two weeks. That’s a record for the shelter.
515 bucks that came into our Salvation Army/Merry Christmas Fund yesterday. Our goal is $50,000.
2 bank robberies in Aston and Marple believed to be the work of a Lancaster County man.
0 tax hike in Ridley Township budget this year.
9,100 Pennsylvania residents who exhausted their unemployment benefits last month.
99ers, for the so-called folks who are getting 99 weeks of unemployment compensation. That probably will not happen now. Most will be cut off long before then.
5 Delco reps who are planning to give back their cost of living salary hike.
50 mph wind gusts and 3 inches of rain that whipped through the area yesterday.
3 people killed as storms roughed up much of the East Coast.
30 million dollars awarded by a Del. jury to a man abused by a Catholic priest. The jury also found the local parish liable.
1 billion dollar bond plan wanted by Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell to fund construction and renovation projects in the state that is now in trouble.
1, as in No. 1, that’s where Philadelphia ranks in the number of young people who smoke, according to a new study.
2 men held in a robbery and police confrontation that led to the death of a K-9 officer in New Jersey.
0 goals scored by the Flyers as they fell to the Bruins, 3-0.
18 points for Elton Brand to lead the Sixers.
8:20 kickoff tonight as the Eagles go prime time again, a Thursday night special vs. the Texans at the Linc.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The Eagles have faced two of the best defenses in the NFL in the last 2 weeks. That won’t be the case tonight. The Texans are near the bottom of the league in pass defense. Look for a big night for Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson.
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I Don’t Get It: Another holiday season, another bogus controversy over whether to use the word “Christmas.” I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: More than $500 poured into the Salvation Army/Daily Times Merry Christmas Fund yesterday.
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Quote Box: “I took some time to step back from all this and to think about it in its larger context.”
- Michael Nutter, on his decision to have the word ‘Christmas’ put back into the Christmas Village display at City Hall.
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