The Daily Numbers: 5.35 billion dollar expansion plan for Philadelphia International Airport that got the OK from the FAA yesterday.
72 homes in Tinicum that will have to be razed to make way for the plan, along with 80 businesses.
216,000 dollar tax loss for the township, and a $1.8 million hit for Interboro School District.
2 winning tickets sold for that $355 million Mega Millions jackpot. Both were sold on the West Coast.
30 minutes, now long it took the Eagles to sell the remaining tickets to Sunday’s Wild Card matchup vs. the Packers.
1,000 dollars in a safe ripped off from an Upper Darby School.
500 federal counts of child porn possession tacked on the state charges against former teacher David Devine of Upper Providence.
11 people killed on Pa. highways over the Christmas/New Year’s holiday.
That’s up from 6 the year before.
14 percent dip in revenue from slots at Harrah’s Chester in December as compared to the same month last year.
9 other Pa. casinos operating that all posted gains in slots play.
3 Montgomery County residents who have now died of the flu.
43, age of teacher at Lower Merion High School suspended because of a “dating relationship” with a student 5 years ago.
2 weeks off for the new Pa. Legislature, which was sworn in yesterday.
263,820 vehicles sold last year by Subaru, setting a record for the Cherry Hill, N.J.-based firm.
1 killed, 3 others hurt in a crash in Ogletown, Del.
1 dollar, how much it will cost to buy a copy of the Inquirer or Daily News come Feb. 1.
1 worker killed and 1 injured in a trench collapse in Allentown. Both were from Chester County.
1 and done for both the Eagles and Packers in first round of playoffs last year. Both teams lost.
24.3 points per game, what the Packers are averaging; 27.4 for the Birds. I’d take that final score.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Forget any silly new slogans or other chants. The Eagles will go exactly as far as Michael Vick’s legs and arm carry them.
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I Don’t Get It: I don’t get a lot of things about college football. Like how those 5 guys from Ohio State can be suspended for a game next year but still be allowed to play in bowl game last night. Or why Joe Paterno is blocking the move by a young quarterback to transfer to another school.
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Today’s Upper: Pa. police officers are no longer allowed to give out citations to people who curse at them. Hot damn!
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Quote Box: “It’s going to be a hell of a game.”
- Eagles tackle King Dunlap, on Sunday’s match vs. the Packers.
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