The Daily Numbers: 150 years ago that President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
3 counts of animal abuse filed against a 19-year-old Havertown woman who admitted cutting off the ears of a pit bull puppy.
6 car break-ins in Ridley now believed to have been solved with the arrest of a 34-year-old man Holmes man.
45.3 million underfunding for Delaware County schools, according to a new study by Public Citizens for Children and Youth.
1,400 dollars missing from a youth football league in Chester. A warrant has now been issued for a woman who works as a prison guard in connection with the missing funds.
15 months in prison for one of the owners of the Nifty Fifty’s burger joints on a beef involving tax evasion.
61 ballots cast at a Marple care facility that were tossed and are now the subject of a probe by the county D.A.
35 dollars per household tax hike looming in Darby Township.
1 harness driver seriously injured when he was run over during a mishap on the track at Harrah’s Philadelphia in Chester.
34-15 vote in the Senate to give green light to small games of chance in local bars and taverns.
260 million dollars expected to be raised from the measure each year. Of that 60 percent, $150 million, would go to the state, 5 percent to the municipality, and the rest of the bar owner.
10 percent increase in table games revenue in October at Pa. casinos.
1 percent decline in revenue from slot machines.
215 billion dollar transportation funding package that was shot down last night in the Pa. House. They’ll try to salvage the bill today.
16,000 barrier smashed by the stock market yesterday, but it didn’t stay there, closing at 15,976.02.
3.20 national average price for a gallon of gas.
3.33 price in the Philly region.
97-94 loss for the Sixers on the road in Dallas last night.
4 straight games missed by rookie Michael Carter-Williams.
26 points for Evan Turner in the loss.
12 days until the Eagles play again.
26 million dollar, 3-year new deal for Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz.
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Get ready for the latest version of the Wheeze Kids. Ruben Amaro is putting together the old guys for one more run. Or maybe we should call that a brisk walk. Except that this team never walks.
I Don’t Get It: I’m sure there is a very good reason why President Barack Obama is not attending today’s event commemorating the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address. I’d like to know what it is.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Public Citizens for Children and Youth for pointing out the inherent inequity of the education funding formula in this state. That process leaves schools here in Delco staring at a $45 million shortfall.
Quote Box: “Sufficient funding alone will not fox all the challenges in public education, but without adequate funds, schools cannot provide the resources necessary top help their students succeed.”
- Donna Cooper, on the education funding study released by PCCY.
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