The Daily Numbers: 27 years, how long Dr. Lawrence Wean has been practicing medicine in Media. Yesterday he was busted for selling prescriptions for painkillers to undercover police officers.
14 counts of administering controlled substance and 3 counts of insurance fraud filed against the doctor.
12.5 percent dip in finances at Cheyney University between 2009 and 2013. The state is warning the historic school faces a ‘dire future’ if finances are not reversed.
348 percent increase in bad debt at the school during the same period.
1,471 students enrolled at the school in 2008-09. That dipped to 1,248 in 2012-13 and expected to fall to 1,053 this year.
12.3 million dollar deficit at the school.
10 people, including 1 from Delco, charged in a scheme to cheat PennDOT out of $1.2 million.
8 people busted in a sting operation in Radnor after they answered a bogus letter indicating they were due unclaimed cash.
0 tax hike in Morton budget.
3.9 percent tax hike in works in Marple.
0 tax hike in Aldan.
0 tax hike in Swarthmore
0 tax hike in Upper Chichester.
4:30 Saturday, when the Eagles teen it up against the Redskins in D.C. Remember the Birds play Saturday, not Sunday. On Sunday all Eagles fans will be watching the Cowboys in the 4:30 game to see if they falter.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Why do I get the feeling DeSean Jackson would like nothing more than to ruin the playoff chances of Chip Kelly and the Eagles.
I Don’t Get It: Another doctor facing charges of illegally doling out painkillers. No wonder the county has an opioid problem.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Betty Subashi. The Ridley woman is donating $100 to the Daily Times Merry Christmas Fund to honor the anonymous ‘angel’ who returned her fanny pack that she had left in a shopping cart at the local Acme.
Quote Box: “This is all wrong, all wrong.”
- Dr. Lawrence Wean, after being charged in a sting operation with illegally dispensing painkillers.
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