The Daily Numbers: 4 people hurt when 2 men opened fire on a car last night in Chester. The car eventually slammed into another car.
5.3 trillion dollars in spending cuts in the budget proposed by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s pick for his VP spot.
0 Democratic votes for the plan, which then died in the Senate.
1,000 residents who showed up at the annual corn boil in Bethel yesterday.
13 years of service that came to an end in Upper Providence with the retirement of longtime manager Tom Cashman.
12, age of Gianni Palmarini, who won the Delco Idol Jr. competition last night.
30,000 workers who took part in huge labor protest and rally on the Parkway in Philly on Saturday.
8.2 percent unemployment rate in the country.
9 cents more a gallon, what the nation is paying for gas this week.
3.76, average price per gallon in the Philly region.
3.67, what we were paying last week; 3.72, what we were paying last year.
3 stranglings in Kensington for which a man will go on trial today in Philly.
0 votes taken by Penn State Board of Trustees yesterday on the matter of those nasty sanctions slapped on the school by the NCAA. They couldn’t vote because they had not given 10 days notice of the meeting.
2 dozen of the 32-member board who voiced support for move by Penn State President Rodney Erickson to accept sanctions in view of possible death penalty for football program if they did not.
8 hours before they were to be married, when a woman in Jokendauqua, Pa., was charged with killing her fiancee.
2 suspicious fires probed at a church and school in Horsham.
8-7 win for the Phils over the Cardinals in 11 innings yesterday.
5 home runs in his short stint with the team for backup catcher Erick Kratz.
3 hours, 53 minutes, how long the marthon game lasted.
5-4 homestand for the Phils. They now head to Miami.
3-1 loss for the Union last night at the hands of Chicago Fire at PPL Park.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.You have to like Erik Kratz. His 3-run homer in the 8th inning yesterday rallied the Phils to tie the Cards. The Phils went on to win in 11 innings.
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I Don’t Get It: Democrats waited a long time to take control in Chester. Now they seem to have splintered and are fighting among themselves. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: The country needs a serious discussion of economics and budget issues. I think Paul Ryan will provide that and I welcome him to the campaign. I don’t know if he’s right, but I know we need to talk about it
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Quote Box: “I would say the Ryan choice helps our ticket in Delaware County.”
- Delco Democratic Party boss David Landau.
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