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The Daily Numbers -- Feb. 19
The Daily Numbers: 50 supporters of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama who gathered for a rally in Chester last night.
94 delegates at stake as Democratic voters in Wisconsin go to the polls today.
138 delegate lead in the Democratic race right now for Sen. Barack Obama.
400 superdelegates that are also up for grabs. They are not bound by their states’ popular votes. Among them is U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-7, who has said he is backing Hillary Clinton.
500,000 dollar bail for a man facing drug charges in Narberth, Montco. F. Bruce Covington also is alleged to have been in the house of a Thornbury man where a visiting intern from North Dakota was found murdered.
50 years in power that come to an end with word that Cuban strongman Fidel Castro has resigned as president.
81, Castro’s age. He’ll be replaced by his brother Raul, who is 76.
400,000 properties in Philadelphia that have been reassessed, most going up. They are the basis for a lawsuit filed against the Board of Revision of Taxes.
24,000 dollar grant that will be used by authorities in Montgomery County to teach parents and kids about the growing dangers that lurk on the Internet.
2 puppies stolen from a house in Townsend, Del. The 8-week-old Golden Retriever puppies are valued at $750 a piece.
1 cent more per gallon, what we’re paying for gasoline as prices start to trend upward again. Average price of gallon of unleaded regular now stands at $3.01. Statewide prices rose 4 cents over the weekend, to an average high of $3.05.
500 people that could be employed at regional helicopter maker AgustaWestland by the end of the year as production is ramped up.
3 years to the day that Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone left a nightclub on South Street in Philadelphia. They have not been seen since.
3,000 bucks, what some people are losing in a scam going across the state in which people are duped into being “mystery shoppers.”
9 where Pennsylvania ranks in terms of the most-stressed cities. That’s out of the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S.
40 percent of Americans who say they are frequently subjected to stress.
20 million bucks a year, what Sen. Arlen Specter says it costs us to keep illegal aliens locked up in our jails.
415,000 dollars believed ripped off from a Catholic school in South Jersey by its former principal. He says he was driven to it by abuse he suffered at the hands of Catholic priests.
0 chance of Peter Forsberg playing for the Flyers this year. The Swedish superstar indicated yesterday his foot has not recovered enough for him to return to the NHL.
9 goals for the Penncrest ice hockey team as they overwhelmed Lower Merion, 9-0.
1 point difference as La Salle edged Saint Joe’s last night in a classic Big 5 thriller at the Palestra.
26 points for Chester High grad Darrin Govens in the loss for the Hawks.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Get your microphones ready. Jimmy Rollins arrives in Phillies camp today and no doubt will be asked for his reaction to the boast by New York Mets’ slugger Carlos Beltran that, reversing Rollins’ claim last year, the Mets are the team to beat this year.
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I Don’t Get It: A church in Bucks County canceled all social activities after it was hit by graffiti and a mailed threat. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Brace yourself. We could very well be the focus of the political world in the weeks leading up to the Pennsylvania Primary. Don’t you just love it?
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Quote Box: “I was surprised there was no input from the entire committee before it went out.”
-- Mary Ellen Balchunis, vice chair of the Delco Democratic Party, on the move by several party leaders to support Sen. Barack Obama.
94 delegates at stake as Democratic voters in Wisconsin go to the polls today.
138 delegate lead in the Democratic race right now for Sen. Barack Obama.
400 superdelegates that are also up for grabs. They are not bound by their states’ popular votes. Among them is U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-7, who has said he is backing Hillary Clinton.
500,000 dollar bail for a man facing drug charges in Narberth, Montco. F. Bruce Covington also is alleged to have been in the house of a Thornbury man where a visiting intern from North Dakota was found murdered.
50 years in power that come to an end with word that Cuban strongman Fidel Castro has resigned as president.
81, Castro’s age. He’ll be replaced by his brother Raul, who is 76.
400,000 properties in Philadelphia that have been reassessed, most going up. They are the basis for a lawsuit filed against the Board of Revision of Taxes.
24,000 dollar grant that will be used by authorities in Montgomery County to teach parents and kids about the growing dangers that lurk on the Internet.
2 puppies stolen from a house in Townsend, Del. The 8-week-old Golden Retriever puppies are valued at $750 a piece.
1 cent more per gallon, what we’re paying for gasoline as prices start to trend upward again. Average price of gallon of unleaded regular now stands at $3.01. Statewide prices rose 4 cents over the weekend, to an average high of $3.05.
500 people that could be employed at regional helicopter maker AgustaWestland by the end of the year as production is ramped up.
3 years to the day that Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone left a nightclub on South Street in Philadelphia. They have not been seen since.
3,000 bucks, what some people are losing in a scam going across the state in which people are duped into being “mystery shoppers.”
9 where Pennsylvania ranks in terms of the most-stressed cities. That’s out of the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S.
40 percent of Americans who say they are frequently subjected to stress.
20 million bucks a year, what Sen. Arlen Specter says it costs us to keep illegal aliens locked up in our jails.
415,000 dollars believed ripped off from a Catholic school in South Jersey by its former principal. He says he was driven to it by abuse he suffered at the hands of Catholic priests.
0 chance of Peter Forsberg playing for the Flyers this year. The Swedish superstar indicated yesterday his foot has not recovered enough for him to return to the NHL.
9 goals for the Penncrest ice hockey team as they overwhelmed Lower Merion, 9-0.
1 point difference as La Salle edged Saint Joe’s last night in a classic Big 5 thriller at the Palestra.
26 points for Chester High grad Darrin Govens in the loss for the Hawks.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Get your microphones ready. Jimmy Rollins arrives in Phillies camp today and no doubt will be asked for his reaction to the boast by New York Mets’ slugger Carlos Beltran that, reversing Rollins’ claim last year, the Mets are the team to beat this year.
*
I Don’t Get It: A church in Bucks County canceled all social activities after it was hit by graffiti and a mailed threat. I don’t get it.
*
Today’s Upper: Brace yourself. We could very well be the focus of the political world in the weeks leading up to the Pennsylvania Primary. Don’t you just love it?
*
Quote Box: “I was surprised there was no input from the entire committee before it went out.”
-- Mary Ellen Balchunis, vice chair of the Delco Democratic Party, on the move by several party leaders to support Sen. Barack Obama.
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