The Daily Numbers: 25, age of Sgt. Thomas Bohall, who was killed in action in Iraq. He was a Texas native who married a girl from Tinicum, where they planned to live after he got out of the service.
11 people nabbed in the latest police raid on Brownie’s Pub in Upper Darby.
6 years in prison for Lancaster man in series of bank holdups, including
2 in Delco.
250 million dollars a year, how much revenue state Sen. Dominic Pileggi envisions coming from a tax on natural gas extraction.
13, age of female student charged in stabbing incident with pair of scissors at a youth center in Radnor yesterday afternoon.
6 babies born to couple at Abington Hospital. They met the media yesterday, while the babies remain in intensive care.
96 degrees, our projected high for Wednesday. The record for the date is 95.
3 women arrested in theft of 400 grave markers in South Jersey.
12, age of child critically injured when fire raced through his home in North Philadelphia yesterday.
80 seniors at Boys Latin High School who picked up diplomas from Gov.
Tom Corbett yesterday. They were the first graduates in the school’s history.
130 jobs being lost with the move to kill off New Jersey Network public television and turn over its functions to WNET-TV in New York.
3,024 pink slips sent to teachers and staff in Philadelphia School District yesterday. A judge later blocked many of the layoffs because they were not based on seniority.
10 strikeouts for Phillies starter Cliff Lee in beating the Dodgers last night.
15 career games in which Lee has posted double digits in strikeouts.
39th pick in the draft for the Phils. They selected high school outfielder Larry Green.
500,000 dollars bail for former Phil Lenny Dykstra, who remains jail on drug and auto theft charges. Not cool, Dude.
25 years we have now been honoring the best high school athletes in Delaware County at our All-Delco Athletic Awards Banquet.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
I think we can stop worrying about Cliff Lee now. The offense? Uh, that’s another matter.
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I Don’t Get It: Another pol falls on his sword. Or is that weiner.
Actually, it’s Anthony Weiner.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to all the kids who collected awards at last night’s 25th annual All-Delco Athletic Awards Banquet.
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Quote Box: “He chose to be in the Army. He wanted that excitement and adventure. He felt a real sense of duty in it.”
- Jessica Bohall, talking about her husband, Army Sgt. Thomas Bohall, who was killed in action in Iraq.
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