The Daily Numbers: 2 men shot and killed late Saturday night on the streets of Chester.
17 and 18 homicides in the city so far this year. Across the county there have been 25 murders, before the latest 2 Chester fatalities.
300,000 dollars in pension funds saved by Interboro thanks to a change in the state funding rate.
200 to 300 jobs that could be lost when Del Monte Fresh Produce shifts its operation from the Philly waterfront across the river to Camden.
45 percent of adults in a recent Rasmussen Poll that had an unfavorable view of labor unions.
7 percent of the private-sector workforce that is unionized in 2009. That compares with 17 percent in 1983.
50 billion dollars being sought by President Obama for a long-term jobs program targeting road and bridge construction.
9 percent unemployment rate in Delco in August.
130.2 million dollars tabbed for the county criminal justice system in the 2010 budget. That’s 42 percent of the total county budget.
775,000 dollars doled out to civic and social agencies by the DRPA, which is supposed to monitor the 4 bridges spanning the Delaware River.
19, age of student found dead in an apartment near the Bloomsburg University campus. Authorities are trying to determine if alcohol played a role in the death.
7 people who have left a dozen kids in cars while they went inside the Parx Casino in Bensalem this summer.
6 adults, 1 child injured when a deck collapsed on a home in Phily.
28, age of man arrested in Cape May Courthouse, N.J., for driving over headstones in a local cemetery.
19 months to 5 years in prison for an East Stroudsburg University student who posted fake online ads on Craiglist to lure the suspects and then rob them.
2 teens hospitalized in a shooting in South Philly last night.
7 innings for Roy Oswalt last night. He got the win even though he gave up 4 runs on 6 hits.
3 hits, all the Phils mustered in losing the opener yesterday afternoon.
.5 games back of the Braves, where the Phils sit today.
1.5 game lead for the Phils over the Giants in the wild-card standings.
6 days and counting to the kickoff of the Eagles 2010 season and the start of the Kevin Kolb era.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The Phils wasted a great opportunity to blow past the Braves and grab hold of first place this weekend. This team continues to be maddeningly inconsistent at the plate, and anytime somone not named Hallady, Oswalt or Hamels is on the mound.
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I Don’t Get It: The leader of a small church in Florida is urging Americans to burn the Quran – the Muslim holy book – on Sept. 11. Swell.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to state Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland for targeting kids in his effort to get guns off Chester streets.
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Quote Box: “Images of the burning of a Quran would undoubtedly be used by extremists in Afghanistan – and around the world – to inflame public opinion and incite violence.”
- Gen. David Petraeus, head of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan.
17 and 18 homicides in the city so far this year. Across the county there have been 25 murders, before the latest 2 Chester fatalities.
300,000 dollars in pension funds saved by Interboro thanks to a change in the state funding rate.
200 to 300 jobs that could be lost when Del Monte Fresh Produce shifts its operation from the Philly waterfront across the river to Camden.
45 percent of adults in a recent Rasmussen Poll that had an unfavorable view of labor unions.
7 percent of the private-sector workforce that is unionized in 2009. That compares with 17 percent in 1983.
50 billion dollars being sought by President Obama for a long-term jobs program targeting road and bridge construction.
9 percent unemployment rate in Delco in August.
130.2 million dollars tabbed for the county criminal justice system in the 2010 budget. That’s 42 percent of the total county budget.
775,000 dollars doled out to civic and social agencies by the DRPA, which is supposed to monitor the 4 bridges spanning the Delaware River.
19, age of student found dead in an apartment near the Bloomsburg University campus. Authorities are trying to determine if alcohol played a role in the death.
7 people who have left a dozen kids in cars while they went inside the Parx Casino in Bensalem this summer.
6 adults, 1 child injured when a deck collapsed on a home in Phily.
28, age of man arrested in Cape May Courthouse, N.J., for driving over headstones in a local cemetery.
19 months to 5 years in prison for an East Stroudsburg University student who posted fake online ads on Craiglist to lure the suspects and then rob them.
2 teens hospitalized in a shooting in South Philly last night.
7 innings for Roy Oswalt last night. He got the win even though he gave up 4 runs on 6 hits.
3 hits, all the Phils mustered in losing the opener yesterday afternoon.
.5 games back of the Braves, where the Phils sit today.
1.5 game lead for the Phils over the Giants in the wild-card standings.
6 days and counting to the kickoff of the Eagles 2010 season and the start of the Kevin Kolb era.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The Phils wasted a great opportunity to blow past the Braves and grab hold of first place this weekend. This team continues to be maddeningly inconsistent at the plate, and anytime somone not named Hallady, Oswalt or Hamels is on the mound.
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I Don’t Get It: The leader of a small church in Florida is urging Americans to burn the Quran – the Muslim holy book – on Sept. 11. Swell.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to state Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland for targeting kids in his effort to get guns off Chester streets.
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Quote Box: “Images of the burning of a Quran would undoubtedly be used by extremists in Afghanistan – and around the world – to inflame public opinion and incite violence.”
- Gen. David Petraeus, head of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan.
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