The Daily Numbers: 2 people being credited with pulling a disabled man from his burning home in Upper Darby.
2 weeks since anyone has seen a personal trainer who has gone missing in Radnor. Police are asking for the public’s help in finding Gerald Christopher, 45.
70 years of wedded bliss for Ed Jones and his wife, Lyn, of Swarthmore. Congratulations to them.
335 graduates who collected diplomas from Ridley High School last night.
268 grads at Sun Valley High School.
3 million dollar budget gap in the William Penn School District. The school board last night rejected a plan that would have killed off their kindergarten program.
20 more dead fish found in Crum Creek, this time in Swarthmore.
3 young people shot in the street in Wilmington last night.
513 million dollars in baggage fees collected by US Airways last year.
952 million collected by Delta, making it No. 1 in the baggage fee biz.
100,000 dollars worth of items bought from SkyMall by a former hotel worker who police now charge she did by rigging the hotel points system.
1,200 jobs being cut by Lockheed Martin, some of them here in the region.
60 million dollars that would be generated by 2-cent soda tax in Philly. A huge throng of beverage industry boosters and workers protested the move outside City Hall yesterday.
1,500 teacher layoffs that remain on hold as the two sides continue to battle in court.
7, as in Game 7, tonight pitting Vancouver vs. Boston for the Stanley Cup.
5 home runs for the Phils last night, 2 by Domonic Brown, in a 9-1 rout of the Marlins.
3.5 game lead for the Phils over the Braves.
8 runs on 10 hits surrendered by Marlins starter Chris Volstad.
17 straight retired by Cole Hamels at one point. He went 7 innings before leaving with tightness in his back.
45,424 at Citizens Bank Park, that’s 173 consecutive sellouts, including postseason play.
2 games on tap today, a day-night doubleheader.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.This is the offense Phils fans have been looking for all year. Now about the twinge in Cole Hamels’ back….
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I Don’t Get It: A man in Lake Ariel, Pa., told police he could not afford to raise another child. So he allegedly dropped a cinderblock on his newborn. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: A huge thumb’s up to Ed Jones of Swathmore and his bride, Lyn. Today they celebrate 70 years of wedded bliss. Congratulations.
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Quote Box: “I’ve always said I will not participate in the destruction of my children – all of my children.”
- William Penn School Board President Charlotte Hummel, in voting against a plan to shut down the district’s kindergarten program to save money.
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