The Daily Numbers: 90, age of World War II veteran West Mullen, who was keynote speaker at the Ridley Park Memorial Day celebration. Mullen is a survivor of the Normandy Invasion, hitting Omaha Beach on D-Day and living to tell his story.
100, age of Margaret Gleason, who pays a visit to Arlington Cemetery every Memorial Day. This year was no exception.
2013, when the contract with the Interboro School District support staff expired. They’ve been working without a deal since.
4,234 new residents of Delco since the last census was taken in 2010.
425 new residents in Haverford, tops among growth spots in the county.
4.1 percent growth spurt for Chester Township.
5,000 rollercoaster rides being celebrated by a man out in West Mifflin, Pa., over the holiday.
12 people missing in Texas after heavy rains caused record-setting flooding.
6-3 loss to the Mets for the Phils.
6 strikeouts for the Phils, 5 of them looking, including Ben Revere, Freddy Galvis and Chase Utley all in a row.
5 losses in last 7 games for the Phils after they won 6 in a row.
18 losses in last 23 games vs. the Mets for the Phils.
2 straight wins for the Union.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Just when you thought the Phils might be turning this thing around, they go right back into the tank again. Let’s face it, this team is what it is: Thoroughly mediocre.
I Don’t Get It: Still not sure where all those flag-waving patriots who celebrated Memorial Day were a few days earlier when the polls were empty on election day.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Wes Mullen, who is a piece of living history, telling his tale of survival from D-Day.
Quote Box: “They’re the only heroes I know, the heroes that gave up their lives so that we could be here.”
- West Mullen, talking about his World War II compatriots who did not survive the D-Day invasion.
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