The Daily Numbers for Tuesday, Oct. 29

The Daily Numbers: 2 people wounded in mid-day shooting Monday in Chester.

7 to 8 percent of Crozer-Chester Medical Center’s 2,100 trauma cases involve gunshot victims.

24 of the 28 homicides in Delaware County this year that have involved a gun.

17 of 19 homicides so far this year in Chester that have been the result of gun violence.

50 years of public service coming to an end in Lower Chichester with the retirement of longtime secretary/treasurer Rose Archbald.

2 years probation for the Chester County man who admitted shooting his neighbor’s 2 pet dogs.

800 dollars in restitution also to be paid by Gabriel Pilotti.

1 person killed when the dirt bike he was riding in Chester collided with a car in Chester Monday afternoon.

2 candidates seeking the mayor’s position in Marcus Hook.

1 year ago that Superstorm Sandy slammed into the Jersey coast.

13 dead in huge storm that is battering Europe.

59.7 million dollars being paid out by Penn State to victims of Jerry Sandusky.

40 pounds of drug-laced candy seized from an apartment near the campus of West Chester University.

25 percent dip in market value for Apple, despite high sales of iPhones.

4,000 mortgage division jobs being axed by Bank of America.

48, age of woman school bus driver who pleaded guilty to a DUI charge while she was driving 25 kids on her bus.

3 teens in Newark, Del., who face charges connected to vandalism at a local mosque.

2 straight games that Matt Barkley has had to step up for an injured starter for the Eagles. He might get a start of his own Sunday in Oakland.

425 yards, what the Eagles racked up in each of their 1st 6 games.

27.7 points, what they were scoring.

379 yards and 3 points in their last 2 games combined.

5 turnovers for Barkley in the 2 games he’s appeared.

47 games, number of starts for Barkley at USC.

0 starts he’s made in the NFL.

3-2 lead for the Red Sox after they outdueled the Cardinals in the World Series last night.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.

Chip Kelly’s decisions in close games look like a coach who did not face a lot of similar situations - in particular close games - in the college ranks.

I Don’t Get It: Ironic that on the day that the Pennsylvania Medical Society urged gun violence to be treated as a public health menace, two more people were shot on the streets of Chester.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to Marine Sgt. Jason Simms. The Haverford native has been awarded the American Hero of the Year award for his valor in Iraq.

Quote Box: “This is really helping the community and the country to realize that gun violence is not just a social problem, but a medical problem.” - Dr. Mancin Jankowski, on decision by Pa. Medical Society to focus on gun violence.

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