The Daily Numbers: 8-4 record for the Eagles after another huge comeback win over the Texans.
24-20, they were behind in the 3rd quarter after the Texans scored 14 unanswered points.
14 unanswered points put up by the Birds in the 4th quarter to get the win.
22 of 33 for 302 yards for the amazing Michael Vick.
337 yards passing for West Chester native Matt Schaub for the Texans.
5.3 billion dollar airport expansion plan being eyed for Philadelphia International Airport.
72 houses next door in Tinicum that would have to give way under the plan.
330 more houses that would require noise mitigation.
80 business that would likely be shuttered.
45,000 construction jobs that would be created by the project.
30 million dollars awarded by a Del. jury to a man abused by a Catholic priest. The jury also found the local parish liable.
14 minutes, how much airport officials say the new runway plan would shave off delays.
91 deer taken in the first day of a hunt held at Ridley Creek State Park.
0 tax hike in the budget passed by Folcroft Borough Council.
12.03 percent dip in revenue from slot machines at Harrah’s Chester in November.
21,334,216 dollars hauled in at the slots, as compared to $24 million and change the same month the year before.
180 police officers and 67 firefighters getting pink slips amid budget cuts in Camden. N.J.
525 million for Sunoco in the sale of a refinery in Ohio.
175 jobs that would be slashed in the process.
4 Wesley College football players charged in thefts.
150 employees that could be affected by Comcast decision to eliminate a cable division in Oaks.
54 million dollars spent on the Pa. gubernatorial campaign.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Michael Vick continues to amaze.
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I Don’t Get It: A sixth grader at an elementary school in Bucks County has been suspended because he word a chain with an empty bullet casing dangling from it. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Christmas is exactly 3 weeks from tomorrow. Have you started your shopping yet?
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Quote Box: “We’re fighting to save our town.”
- Frank Kalesnik, Tinicum resident on move to battle latest airport expansion plan.
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