The Daily Numbers: 1, as in Oct. 1. Welcome to Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
100 dollars, how much you can pay to see a Haverford High football player adorn a special pink jersey for their Oct. 18 game against Lower Merion. All funds will go toward the battle against breast cancer.
1, as in Day 1 for the new Haverford YMCA, which opens its doors today.
16, age of Chester High student who entered a guilty plea in a videotaped beating case in the school. 4 other students await trial.
25, age of man acquitted of murder charges in the shooting death of a woman found in a car in Upper Darby. He was convicted of tampering with evidence.
11 months in prison for a homeless man convicted on burglary charges.
700,000 dollar price tag for the new turf field dedicated at Strath Haven High School.
4 representatives nominated to the Chester County SPCA from Delaware County.
30,000 dollars a month, how much the Delaware County Animal Protection Board is spending to have the Chesco SPCA handle Delco’s stray animals. The board then bills local municipalities.
2 Coatesville School District employees who blew the whistle on racist texts involving 2 school execs who now say they are being harassed by other district officials.
15 years in jail for a Philadelphia father convicted in the heroin death of his baby. He put a concoction of heroin and methadone in the baby’s bottle.
3 to 6 years in the slammer for a Chester County woman who was DUI when she struck and killed a QVC photographer who was riding her bike on Boot Road.
800,000 federal workers who are staring at furloughs because of the government shutdown.
95 percent of staff at Veterans Administration are exempt from the shutdown order; their services for vets will not be interrupted.
1.4 million military personnel will stay on duty.
128 point slide for the stock market yesterday. Expect that to continue of the federal shutdown drags on. Don’t look at your 401K
1,500 pilots being hired by American Airlines.
0 changes in personnel being planned by Chip Kelly after the Birds got blown out in Denver.
0 injures for the Eagles coming out of the Denver debacle. There’s your silver lining.
4 TDs thrown by Saints QB Drew Brees, as they kept their win streak intact and knocked the Dolphins from the ranks of the unbeaten.
7 overall pick for the Phillies next year, courtesy of their 73-89 record.
165 million dollar payroll that generated those 73 wins.
0 more games for pitching coach Rich Dubee. The Phillies parted ways with him yesterday.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
The Eagles played Sunday the way Chip Kelly talked yesterday - without any sense of urgency.
I Don’t Get It: The government has shut down. Again. Hard to believe. Then again, maybe not.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the guys on the Haverford High football team, who will be donning pink jerseys in a fundraiser to battle breast cancer.
Quote Box: “This battle doesn’t end in the fourth quarter.”
- Motto of the fundraising push for the pink jerseys at Haverford High.
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