The Daily Numbers: 2 days of strike by 550 nurses at Crozer-Chester Medical Center that is due to come to end at 7 a.m.
5 days, how long replacement nurses will be on the job at the Upland facility.
400-plus members of the Strath Haven High School Marching Band who put on the halftime show at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday for the Eagles-Redskins game.
4-0 vote by Nether Providence Zoning Board to give the OK to a new community center, despite neighbors’ concerns over traffic.
57, age of Upper Darby man who faces DUI charges after crash that left a woman seriously injured.
11 people, including a Delco woman, nabbed for welfare fraud.
1 debate now in the books that pitted Pa. Republican Gov. Tom Corbett and Dem challenger Tom Wolf. They clashed last night in Hershey.
10 days, how long a survivalist wanted in the fatal ambush shooting of a Pa. trooper has remained on the loose in the rugged northeastern Pa. terrain.
558 state bridges that will be repaired under new program being unveiled by PennDOT.
114-84 vote by which Pa. House gave OK to $2-a-pack cigarette tax in Philly. The money will go to schools. It now goes back to Senate.
40-cent hike from the current $1.60 tax. It only affects sales in the city.
83 million dollars for schools expected to be raised by the tax.
107 point slide for the stock market yesterday.
10 million new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models sold by Apple since their new gadget hit the market.
1.8 percent decline in sale of existing homes in August.
3 of 5 starting offensive linemen for Eagles now missing from lineup.
6-8 weeks, how long center Jason Kelce is expected to miss for sports hernia surgery.
5-4 win for Flyers over Caps in 1 of 2 preseason games their split squad played yesterday.
64, age of former Sixers Center Caldwell Jones, who died of a heart attack yesterday.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Leave it to Cary Williams to paint a moustache on that Mona Lisa performance put on by the Eagles Sunday in a gutty win over the Redskins. After the game, Williams complained that Chip Kelly’s grueling practice weeks are hurting the team on game day. Spare me.
I Don’t Get It: The conduct of some fans at the Linc. Video surfaced of another huge brawl among fans, some of whom no doubt had been drinking since the early a.m. hours. I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Strath Haven High School Marching Band, who put on a great performance at halftime of the Eagles-Redskins game at the Linc.
Quote Box: “This two-day strike ... will turn into a five-day action because of (Crozer-Keystone President and CEO) Joan Richards’ three-day add-on.”
- Union rep Bill Cruice, on move by Crozer to hire replacements for 5 days, despite fact that nurses were willing to go back after being out 2 days.
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