The Daily Numbers: 2 cent tax being proposed on those ubiquitous plastic bags so many stores use by state Sen. Daylin Leach.
15 minutes of convenience that lead to 1,000 years of pollution. That’s Leach’s argument against the bags.
1 million dollars, how much business your store must do a year to be affected by the tax proposal.
$5.2 billion dollars, the cost of the Philadelphia International Airport runway expansion plan. Critic Dave McCann says the actual cost will be much higher.
29,000 dollars, how much a Havertown caterer says he was stiffed for by a Philadelphia agency. He’s now suing.
7, 11, 14, ages of children an Ohio man thought he was going to have in a sexual tryst. That’s why he drove to Delco. Instead he got stung by cops. He was convicted yesterday.
4 Upper Darby officials who ate lunch at one of the pizza joints targeted by a competitor with a “mouse attack.” They wanted to show support for the businesses.
2 firefighters still in hospital after being injurd while battling high-rise fire in Philadelphia yesterday. 8 other firefighters and 6 residents were treated and released.
1 person killed when a motorcycle and car collided last night on Philadelphia Pike north of Wilmington.
4 stories, how far a window washer fell yesterday in Center City. He’s hospitalized in critical condition with head injuries.
5 teens charged after a flash mob ran amok last night in several stores in Center City Philly.
11:59 tonight, when the NFL as we know it might cease to exist if there’s no new deal between the owners and players union.
16 million dollars, how much Michael Vick will be paid next year signing that 1-year franchise tag deal offered by the Eagles. That is if there is a football season next year.
17 days until the first day of spring. Could have fooled me. It’s cold out there this morning. Here’s where we stand in the Great Heron’s Nest Snow Prognosticating Event. I said we’d have 9 snows between now and March 20. We’ve had 4, but this is one bet I’d gladly lose.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Everyone is reaching for the panic button on Domonic Brown. Relax, folks. He’s just a kid who has yet to play a full year in the major leagues. Give him a chance. In the meantime, enjoy Ben Francisco.
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I Don’t Get It: Someone would travel from Ohio to have sex with what he believed were a woman and her three young children he met on the Internet. Surprise, you’re the latest sting victim. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Upper Darby officials who had lunch at Verona Pizza to show the public there is nothing wrong at the pizza place, one of two targeted by a competitor in a mice attack.
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Quote Box: “This is one of those rare occasions where our goal is that over time, there won’t be any revenues.”
- Zachary Hoover, chief of staff to state Sen. Daylin Leach, on proposal to tax those ubiquitous plastic bags we get while shopping.
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