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The Daily Numbers -- March 12
The Daily Numbers: 4,000 people at a rally for Sen. Hillary Clinton at Temple University Tuesday night.
4,000 dollar tuition credit being proposed by Sen. Barack Obama, in exchange for community service.
3 schools, what Chester Upland schools CEO Dr. Gregory Thornton envisions in busting up Chester High, part of a plan that would completely remake the look of the district.
1 person fatally shot in Chester last night in the 700 block of East Seventh Street.
6.9 million dollar budget approved by the Delaware County Intermediate Unit.
30 years in the state Senate that could come to an end this morning with the expected announcement that Sen. Vince Fumo, D-Philly, is withdrawing from the April primary and will vacate his seat.
200 people who have filed complaints after pre-paying for heating oil from a Chester County firm, Gappa Oil. They never got their deliveries. Now the attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against the firm.
4 teens inside a car that hit a pothole and then slammed into a parked tractor-trailer in Royersford, Montgomery County. One teen was killed.
1 robbery suspect wounded in a confrontation with police early this morning at 44th and Lancaster Avenue in West Philly.
1 newborn found abandoned in the front yard of a home in West Philly, on 58th Street near Chestnut.
21 employees being sacked off by NFL Films in Mount Laurel, N.J. The company says the job cuts are in part due to the loss of its popular “Inside the NFL” show.
21 million bucks, the annual compensation for the top dog at Wachovia Corp. last year. And you can take that to the bank. It was actually $2 million less than he pocketed in 2006.
80,000 dollars, the tab investigators now believe New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer may have run up with various prostitution rings.
22 people who were busted last year in DUI checkpoints in Delaware over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. Police are planning to be out in force again this weekend. Go easy on the green beer.
4 full academic scholarships to be offered to Philadelphia School District seniors by Temple University. The program will be announced today.
1 in 4 teenage girls believed to be suffering from a sexual disease, according to a new study.
416 point boost for Wall Street yesterday as stocks surged after word the Fed was planning to pump billions into the markets to fight the credit crisis.
3.2272 a gallon, the national average price of gas. That’s a record high.
110 dollars a barrel, where crude oil was trading for a time yesterday.
3.20 a gallon, average price of gas in the Philly area. That’s just two cents away from the all-time high.
3 goal lead in the third period blown by the Flyers last night as they fell to the Leafs, 4-3, in OT.
33 million bucks, what wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald got from the Phoenix Cardinals. Cross him off your list, Eagles fans.
3 straight appearances in the state hoops semi-final for Chester High. They play Pennsbury tonight for the right to advance to the state title game.
19 wins for Villanova men, who begin the Big East Tourney this afternoon at Madison Square Garden against Syracuse.
0 games for the Phillies in Florida yesterday. It’s the one day of the spring the Phils do not play. Not coincidentally, none of their pitchers got lit up.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
No Randy Moss. No Larry Fitzgerald. Someone want to explain to me how good the Eagles wide receivers are again?
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I Don’t Get It: At some point the choice might come down to paying the mortgage, or filling up the family car.
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Today’s Upper: A salute to all those who took part in the moving funeral yesterday for Lower Chichester firefighter Nicholas Picozzi II. Rest well, lieutenant.
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Quote Box: “For me, I’m burying a brother. I’m burying a part of my family.”
-- Fireman Tony Gnas, of Slatington, Pa., who came to Delco yesterday for the funeral of Lower Chi firefighter Nick Picozzi.
4,000 dollar tuition credit being proposed by Sen. Barack Obama, in exchange for community service.
3 schools, what Chester Upland schools CEO Dr. Gregory Thornton envisions in busting up Chester High, part of a plan that would completely remake the look of the district.
1 person fatally shot in Chester last night in the 700 block of East Seventh Street.
6.9 million dollar budget approved by the Delaware County Intermediate Unit.
30 years in the state Senate that could come to an end this morning with the expected announcement that Sen. Vince Fumo, D-Philly, is withdrawing from the April primary and will vacate his seat.
200 people who have filed complaints after pre-paying for heating oil from a Chester County firm, Gappa Oil. They never got their deliveries. Now the attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against the firm.
4 teens inside a car that hit a pothole and then slammed into a parked tractor-trailer in Royersford, Montgomery County. One teen was killed.
1 robbery suspect wounded in a confrontation with police early this morning at 44th and Lancaster Avenue in West Philly.
1 newborn found abandoned in the front yard of a home in West Philly, on 58th Street near Chestnut.
21 employees being sacked off by NFL Films in Mount Laurel, N.J. The company says the job cuts are in part due to the loss of its popular “Inside the NFL” show.
21 million bucks, the annual compensation for the top dog at Wachovia Corp. last year. And you can take that to the bank. It was actually $2 million less than he pocketed in 2006.
80,000 dollars, the tab investigators now believe New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer may have run up with various prostitution rings.
22 people who were busted last year in DUI checkpoints in Delaware over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. Police are planning to be out in force again this weekend. Go easy on the green beer.
4 full academic scholarships to be offered to Philadelphia School District seniors by Temple University. The program will be announced today.
1 in 4 teenage girls believed to be suffering from a sexual disease, according to a new study.
416 point boost for Wall Street yesterday as stocks surged after word the Fed was planning to pump billions into the markets to fight the credit crisis.
3.2272 a gallon, the national average price of gas. That’s a record high.
110 dollars a barrel, where crude oil was trading for a time yesterday.
3.20 a gallon, average price of gas in the Philly area. That’s just two cents away from the all-time high.
3 goal lead in the third period blown by the Flyers last night as they fell to the Leafs, 4-3, in OT.
33 million bucks, what wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald got from the Phoenix Cardinals. Cross him off your list, Eagles fans.
3 straight appearances in the state hoops semi-final for Chester High. They play Pennsbury tonight for the right to advance to the state title game.
19 wins for Villanova men, who begin the Big East Tourney this afternoon at Madison Square Garden against Syracuse.
0 games for the Phillies in Florida yesterday. It’s the one day of the spring the Phils do not play. Not coincidentally, none of their pitchers got lit up.
*
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
No Randy Moss. No Larry Fitzgerald. Someone want to explain to me how good the Eagles wide receivers are again?
*
I Don’t Get It: At some point the choice might come down to paying the mortgage, or filling up the family car.
*
Today’s Upper: A salute to all those who took part in the moving funeral yesterday for Lower Chichester firefighter Nicholas Picozzi II. Rest well, lieutenant.
*
Quote Box: “For me, I’m burying a brother. I’m burying a part of my family.”
-- Fireman Tony Gnas, of Slatington, Pa., who came to Delco yesterday for the funeral of Lower Chi firefighter Nick Picozzi.
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