Friday, April 18, 2008

The Daily Numbers -- April 18

The Daily Numbers: 3.38 a gallon for unleaded regular in the Philly area. That is an all-time high, topping the mark we set in September 2005 shortly after Hurricane Katrina.
3 cent spike in prices overnight. Gas has shot up 9 cents in just the last week.


4.46 a gallon for diesel fuel. That’s also an all-time high.


5.4 magnitude earthquake that rocked southern Illinois early this morning. It could be felt throughout the Chicago area, and as far away as Indiana.


113 guns seized by Philadelphia police in two different raids. No, there aren’t too many guns on city streets.


1 dead, 1 in very critical condition after a shooting on an Upper Darby street. Also 1 innocent bystander who just missed being injured when a bullet whistled through her front window.


2 teen juveniles charged with putting makeshift bombs into mailboxes in Horsham.


4 more teens charged with stealing 40 laptop computers from North Penn High School.


78 robberies reported on the SEPTA system last year. That’s up 81 percent from 2004. City Council heard from witnesses, including several groups of schoolkids, who indicated they now fear for their safety when using the system.


678 million dollars in unpaid hospital bills in Pennsylvania in the last fiscal year, according to a new report released yesterday.


23 months in jail for a woman in Westmoreland County for hosting a teen birthday party where a 16-year-old drank herself to death.


10.7 million people who tuned into ABC for the debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Wednesday night.


15,600 complaints about the questions of moderators Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos lodged on the ABC Web site.


2 OT periods last night before Mike Knuble scored the game winner for the Flyers.


3 games to 1 lead for the Flyers over the Caps. They can seal the deal Saturday in D.C.


2 goals and an assist on the game-winner for Jeff Carter.


4 hits yesterday for Chris Coste, who was on base all 5 times, to lead the Phils’ offensive explosion over the Astros, 10-2. Bring on the Mets.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Yes, Philly fans have a certain reputation. We call it passion. Other places it’s called something else. Washington Post reporter Mike Wise took issue with Flyers’ fans, and said so rather stridently in print. The Flyers took exception and decided to hand out copies of his column to all 20,000 folks entering the building last night. The move was blocked by the Post’s lawyers. Maybe everybody should just lighten up a tad. This is a sport after all. Oh, I almost forgot the Flyers’ playoff mantra: Vengeance now. Never mind.
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I Don’t Get It: C. Scott Shields is mayor of Rutledge. He’s also a lawyer. He’s representing the NRA in their efforts to have new gun control laws signed by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter blocked. Yesterday a judge agreed with him and issued a temporary injunction until a full hearing can be held. But Shields is not done. He wants criminal charges filed against Nutter for “official oppression.” I don’t get it.


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Today’s Upper: Let’s hear it for Bethel Township Police Officer Brian Rowe, who helped grant the wish of 3-year-old Evan Nickle. The youth is battling cancer. He wants to be a cop and has always wanted to visit a jail. Rowe, with an assist from some colleagues in Upper Chichester, made it happen. It appeared on a local TV station. Right after it appeared in our Cop Shop column, which appears every Thursday. Nice job, officer.


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Quote Box: “I’d advise every resident of Philadelphia to go out and buy their guns now.”

-- C. Scott Shields, a Delaware County lawyer who is representing the NRA, on the fight over new gun control laws in the city.

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