The Daily Numbers: 9 degrees out there this morning. Bundle up before you head out.
-6, what it feels like with the wind chill.
36 years, how long Nick Micozzie spent representing the 163rd District in Harrisburg.
18 times he put on his name on the ballot and was successful.
19 years before that he spent as an Upper Darby councilman.
100,000 dollars spent by Sun Valley High School to get laptop computers into the hands of every senior.
360 students envisioned by Choices Charter School for their proposed school in William Penn.
50,000 dollar reward for information in the one-man crime spree that hit 2 local post offices and a bank last week.
1,500 dollar reward offered for info in 3 burglaries in Upper Darby.
23 victims of ID theft tied to a Folcroft man and his wife.
9 months in prison followed by electronic home monitoring in that case.
2 hours late opening again today for Chester High School, which continues to have heating problems.
1 state rep from Philadelphia charged yesterday with adding his sister as a ghost employee.
7 percent dip in sales of new homes in December.
41 point decline for the Dow Jones yesterday.
124-113 loss for the Sixers as they get burned by Phoenix Suns.
65-60 win for Villanova at Georgetown.
5 more days until we can actually see some football in the Super Bowl. Until then, it’s all hot air, which might not be a bad thing considering the temperature out there.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
I’ve never been a fan of the week off between the NFC and AFC championship games and the Super Bowl. This year is no different, even if there is the oddity of playing it in cold weather.
I Don’t Get It: Hard to believe no one was come forward with the ID on the “one-man crime wave” that hit 2 post offices and a local bank last week, in light of the very good pix of the suspect caught by surveillance cameras. Maybe he’s not local.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to state Rep. Nick Micozzie. He has devoted his life - including the last 36 years - to serving the people of Upper Darby.
Quote Box: “He returns every phone call if somebody wants to talk to him, every day, no matter what the time.”
- Upper Darby Mayor Tom Micozzie, on his dad Nick, who announced he was retiring from the state House after representing Upper Darby for 36 years.
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