The Daily Numbers: 68 Wawa stores that now have kiosks that sell Pa. Lottery tickets.
210, how many will be in place under a plan announced yesterday by company officials and Gov. Ed Rendell.
1,700 more locations in the state to buy lottery tickets, under the expansion put in place during Rendell’s term.
37 million dollar revenue increase seen under the plan, meaning $12 million more in aid to seniors, the main recipient of lottery funds in the state.
69 years ago today, a “day that will live in infamy.” Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, drawing the U.S. into World War II.
1 person who bothered to show up to speak at last night’s public hearing on the proposed county budget, which does not include a tax hike.
6.3 percent tax hike on tap in Upper Darby, where 3 people questioned council on the spending plan.
4 rookie officers added to the struggling Colwyn Police Department.
1,150 dollars that flowed into the Salvation Army/Daily Times Merry Christmas Fund yesterday. The total is now more than $9,000 toward a goal of $50,000.
2 percent cut in Social Security taxes under the tax-cut deal announced last night that will put another $800 in your pocket next year if you make $40,000 a year.
35 percent tax on estates worth more than $5 million under the deal. Democrats wanted a 45 percent levy with a threshold of $3.5 million.
2 feet of snow in Erie as “lake effect” storms hammer the region.
3 woman who have now reported being groped in the Spring Garden section of Philly.
2 murders and 4 sexual assaults now being investigated as possibly being the work of the same person, being dubbed the “Kensington Strangler” in the city.
15, age of student struck and killed by a car as he waited for his school bus in Wilmington. The driver of the car faces charges.
2 fireworks shows now scheduled for New Year’s Eve on the Philly waterfront. There will be one at 6 p.m. and another at midnight.
7 cent spike in the price of gasoline since last Friday.
2 people bitten by a dog on board a US Airways flight out of Philly headed to Phoenix. The plane made an emergency landing in Pittsburgh. The dog owner is being cited.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.All together now, one last time in honor of “Dandy Don” Meredith, the former Cowboys great and original color man on Monday Night Football: “Turn out the lights, the party’s over.”
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I Don’t Get It: A teenager was killed in Greensburg, Pa., and police believe he may have been wearing headphones and not heard the train coming. I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Jingle all the way. The tax cut deal announced last night by President Obama includes a 2 percent cut in Social Security taxes, in effect a pay hike starting Jan. 1 for all working Americans.
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Quote Box: “Every time we add retailers, gross sales go up.”
- Gov. Ed Rendell, on the move to add kiosks to sell lottery tickets in Wawa convenience stores.
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