The Daily Numbers: 150 refinery workers from Delco who made the trip to Washington, D.C., to opposed shutdown of local plants.
15,000 that could be eliminated across the region by the shutdown of local refineries.
18 non-refinery jobs lost for every job lost in the shutdowns.
1,100 union members who are looking at the unemployment line.
5 million dollar grant being sought by Delaware County to aid local workers.
1 more day to wait for ruling from Archbishop Charles Chaput on appeals filed by Catholic schools targeted for closure, including Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast.
4-3 vote by Folcroft Borough Council to can their code enforcement officer, stirring still more controversy in the town.
3 Wawa robberies admitted to by a Philadelphia man who was arrested by Upper Darby police.
30 years in law enforcement that came to an end this week with retirement of CID boss Capt. John McKenna.
24, age of pregnant woman found dead in the basement of her South Philly home.
3 killed in Upper Merion family and now the Montco D.A. is seeking the death penalty against the suspect.
3 million tickets already sold for the Phillies 2012 season.
680,000 single-game tix that went on sale at 8:30 this morning.
3 days until pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater for Phillies training camp.
65-51 loss for Villanova last night to South Florida. Not a good season for the Wildcats.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Yeah, nothing says February like single-game Phillies tickets. Absolutely worth spending the night outside Citizens Bank Park.
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I Don’t Get It: Refineries are being shut down, and prices at the pump are spiking. I don’t get it. Actually, I think I do.
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Today’s Upper: Hang in there, Bonner-Prendie backers. The wait is almost over. One more day.
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Quote Box: “It’s hard. It was a great place to work for a lot of years for a lot of people. Most of us feel that we were orchestrated into failure.”
- Union member Vince Scibello, who was in D.C. yesterday with refinery workers trying to save their jobs.
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