The Daily Numbers: 79, age of Lansdowne Dr. Lenwood Wert, charged yesterday with running a pill mill out of his home and practice.
1,000 criminal counts filed against him in connection with sales or prescriptions given for painkillers and other powerful pills.
150 dollar fee for initial visit with the doctor, and 100 fee for each following visit, according to the charges.
500,000 dollars in cash found inside Wert's home and office.
500,000 dollars unsecured bail for Dr. Wert.
38 caliber handgun, what police say was used by member of Warlocks motorcycle gang to shoot his girlfriend in Uper Darby.
0, how many times a rematch has been held in Pennsylvania history when it comes to U.S. Senate races. That could fall by the wayside if Joe Sestak winds up facing Pat Toomey in a rematch of their epic battle.
36 weekends in prison for the treasurer of the Leedom Little League, who admitted stealing $26,000 from the group.
2 Drexel Hill men charged in Montgomery County in drug-trafficking ring that police say sold drugs across a three-county region.
2 dollars a pack, how much Mayor Michael Nutter wants to boost the cigarette tax on every pack sold in the city.
5 percent boost in liquor by the drink tax, from 10 to 15 percent.
95 million dollars next year, $135 million the next, how much money Nutter thinks he can raise.
475 million dollars, how much the Saturday Powerball drawing will be worth, since no one hit all the numbers last night.
1 person in Pa., 1 in Delaware who hit for $2 million.
20 percent boost in quarterly profies for Macy's Department Stores.
106 pitches yesterday for Cole Hamels to make it through 5 innings.
1-6 record for Hamels, after Phils fell 10-4 to the Indians. Hamels surrendered 5 of those runs.
8 of 9 Hamels' starts the Phillies have come up losers this year.
4-1 loss for the Union vs. the Galaxy at PPL Park. The game was tied at 1-1 at the half.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
This is certainly not what the Phillies - or their fans - expected when they handed over that $144 million check to Cole Hamels in the off-season. How desperate are things getting? They signed Carlos Zambrano to a minor-league contract.
I Don’t Get It: How anybody can afford to smoke cigarettes. And now Philly Mayor Michael Nutter wants to hike taxes $2 a pack. Unreal.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Helen Rupnick, who celebrated her 103rd birthday at Hills Rehabilitation Center in Haverford yesterday.
Quote Box: “Dr. Wert is no different than an individual standing on the corner selling drugs. In fat, it's worse, because he's doing so under the guise of his medical license."
- D.A. Jack Whelan, in announcing charges against Lansdowne physician for running an alleged pill mill.
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