The Daily Numbers - Feb. 22

The Daily Numbers: 34, age of Upper Chichester woman charged with having sex with a 15-year-old.


3 year deal approved by Garnet Valley School District with their teachers.


6.72 percent pay hike over the course of the deal for teachers.


2, 4 and 6 percent health care co-pay for teachers, the first time they have contributed to their health care plan.


50 Boeing union workers who protested outside the plant yesterday morning. They claim the company is sending union work to firm in Del.


200 dollar bribe authorities allege was taken by a TSA airport workers from Sharon Hill.


2 Delco fire companies, Lenni Heights and Lenni, that are planning to merge operations.


21,000 dollars, how much authorities believe a former member of the Penn-Delco School Board pilfered from a sports club account. John Green is on trial this week.


28 of April. Circle the date. That’s when Media plans a huge parade to honor returning vets.


26, age of Chester County man who police say fatally shot his father during an argument.


13,000 plateau shattered by the Down Jones yesterday, even though it retreated a bit and closed under it.


40 days of Lent starts today with the traditional Ash Wednesday observances. What are you giving up for Lent?


10 minority channels being developed by Comcast.


9.7 seconds left when Wayne Simmonds lit the lamp to pull Flyers into tie with Winnipeg.


5-4 win for orange and black in overtime.


4 straight losses for Sixers as they fall to Memphis, 89-76.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Turns out Roy Halladay did not wrestle an Anaconda snake while saving the life of a man during his Amazon fishing expedition. It’s still a great story.


 


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I Don’t Get It: Pat Meehan thinks maybe there is more to this spike in gas prices than meets the eye. Can you say closed refineries?


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Today’s Upper: There were a lot of sighs of relief last week as 18 of 24 archdiocesan schools that appealed learned their pleas were upheld.


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Quote Box: “It’s often said that a good deal is one no one likes.”


- Garnet Valley School Board member Ed Plasha, on the new 3-year deal with district teachers, including pay hikes and an increase in health care co-pay.

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