The Daily Numbers - March 17

The Daily Numbers: 3 lawsuits now filed against the archdiocese of Philadelphia connected to sexual abuse by priests and an alleged cover-up by church officials.


49, age of Collingdale resident who filed suit yesterday.


0, how much young people paid for a haircut last night at Supreme Hair Stiles in Upland. It was part of a mentoring effort by Brothers of Concern.


2 Republican Delco state reps who are saying they will not support the steep cuts in education in Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget plan.


625 million dollars in cuts for higher education in the plan. That’s a


52 percent reduction.


9 million dollars that would to Cheyney. That number is now in jeopardy.


90 percent of Cheyney students who depend on financial aid to offset their tuition costs.


1 cent decline in price of gas across the nation. It’s now at $3.55 a gallon. In the region, however, it’s still at $3.57 a gallon.


52 percent of Pennsylvanians who believe state is headed in wrong direction, according to new poll.


31 percent who say they are worse off than this time last year; 57 percent say they’re about the same.


1 year pay freeze for state educators being pushed by Gov. Tom Corbett that the president of the state education association is urging his members to “seriously consider.”


5 DUIs for a Delaware woman, charged again after she apparently left her daughter at a gas station.


416 DUI cases in Philadelphia that are in jeopardy because the Breathalyzers being used were not properly calibrated.


2 alarm blaze that heavily damaged an apartment building last night in Philly.


104-94 win for the Sixers last night in L.A. against the Clippers.


3 of 4 Delco high school hoops teams posted wins last night. Chester, Penn Wood and Delco Christian girls advance in the PIAA tourney. Sacred Heart fell.


3 days until spring.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Time to pull for the local guys. Fran Dunphy has now seen his Temple team booted three straight years in the first round of the NCAA tourney.


 


They get a shot at reversing that trend this afternoon against Penn State.


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I Don’t Get It: A woman in Delaware faces DUI charges – for the 5th time – after she pulled into a gas station, took her daughter into the bathroom, and then pulled out without her. I don’t get it.


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Today’s Upper: Legislatures across the nation – including here in Pa., are considering reducing their size to battle budget deficits. About time.


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Quote Box: “I don’t want somebody who is 7 today to be me in 409 years.”


- Collingdale resident Frank Finnegan, at press conference announcing lawsuit against Archdiocese of Philadelphia yesterday.

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