The Daily Numbers: 2, age of son of slain Philly Officer Robert Wilson III. Robert Wilson IV was given a party in Delaware County yesterday.
90, age of driver whose car collided with a SEPTA train in Nether Providence yesterday.
3-2 ruling by state Supreme Court that struck down mandatory minimum sentences involving drug sales in school zones.
18 percent liquor tax and 6 percent sales tax that would be slapped on sales of wine purchased online and shipped to Pa., under proposed new state law.
1.2 billion dollar deficit that continues to divide Gov. Wolf and the Republican House and Senate in a budget standoff.
9 percent increase in spending being sought by the governor, for a $31.6 spending plan.
7 percent boost in education spending, to the tune of about $410 million.
3.2 billion dollar cut in property taxes being sought by governor, to be paid for by increases in state income and sales taxes.
4 killed in unrelated shootings in Philadelphia over the weekend.
10 people shot - none fatally - at a cookout in the city.
95, age of Comcast founder Ralph Roberts, who died last week.
9-2 win for the Phillies on Father’s Day over the Cards.
1 run on 6 hits over 5 2/3 innings for Phils starter Adam Morgan.
23 of May, the last day a Phillies starter recorded a win.
25 games without a win for Phils starters.
0-6 mark in 13 starts at Triple A for Morgan before being called up.
3 putts on the 18th green that cost Dustin Johnson the U.S. Open golf crown.
2 straight Majors now captured by Jordan Spieth, who won the Masters in April. He’s now a British Open and PGA Championship away from the “grand slam.”
21, age of Jordan Spieth. Life is not fair.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
I really wish people would not use the C-word in connectino with Dustin Johnson. Yes, he three-putted to lose the U.S. Open. It happens. It just so happens it happened to him on golf’s biggest stage.
I Don’t Get It: People still don’t believe we need to have a serious conversation about race, even after Charleston. I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to those responsible for throwing the party for the 2-year-old son of slain Philadelphia Officer Robert Wilson III in Upper Darby Sunday. A lovely gesture.
Quote Box: “He looks exactly like his dad.”
- Crystal Benson-Faison, mother of Robert Wilson IV and widow of slain Philly Officer Robert Wilson III.
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