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The Daily Numbers -- June 2
The Daily Numbers: 6 Delco bridges targeted for repair under a program being pushed by Gov. Ed Rendell. It’s not going to be cheap. Price tag is going to be $200 million a year across the state.
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14 year-old boy who was run over and killed by a SEPTA trolley in Drexel Hill Saturday night.
136 graduating classes at Swarthmore College, traditionally the last local college to hold commencement exercises, which they did on Sunday.
30.084 mills, the tax rate in Southeast Delco, which will remain the same under the budget adopted without a tax hike by the school board.
227.94 tax hike staring at residents of Rose Tree Media under the budget adopted by their school board. All schools must have their spending plan in place by the end of the month.
2 cent hike in the price of gas over the weekend.
4.03 the average price of gas in the five-county Philly region this morning, an all-time high.
3.20 where the meter starts running this morning on cab rides in Philly. A 50-cent fee has been slapped on all rides because of the high cost of gas.
4.99 a gallon for diesel.
27 age of woman who was 4 months pregnant who was shot when a bullet whizzed into her window in the city’s Germantown section.
4 people slain in another violent weekend in Philadelphia.
127 dollars a barrel, where crude oil is trading this morning.
13 age of girl in Sharon, Pa., who has been charged with kicking a police officer in a dispute. She’s apparently a runaway. She also has a new home, jail.
1.4 million bucks, what Pennsylvania is asking for one of its planes, a 1981 Beech King Air 200.
.5 games up, where the Phils sit, in first place, after taking 2 of 3 from the Marlins over the weekend.
20 home runs for Chase Utley, who now leads the National League.
599 home runs for Reds slugger Ken Griffey Jr., who comes to Citizens Bank Park tonight in search of No. 600.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Let’s hear it for Charlie Manuel, who continues to push all the right buttons and has the Phils sitting in first place at the dawn of June.
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I Don’t Get It: Brace yourself. We’re all about to go back on the Alycia Lane watch. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Let’s hear it for Media, which is going to offer a great promotion this summer on Wednesday nights to keep us out of our cars and close to home. If this is a “Staycation,” I’ll take it.
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Quote Box: “Some of them are embarrassed … They say, ‘I was just trying to make it ’til Friday,’ and they couldn’t do it.”
-- AAA technician Gary Siley, noting the 50 percent increase in calls from drivers who are running out of gas.
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14 year-old boy who was run over and killed by a SEPTA trolley in Drexel Hill Saturday night.
136 graduating classes at Swarthmore College, traditionally the last local college to hold commencement exercises, which they did on Sunday.
30.084 mills, the tax rate in Southeast Delco, which will remain the same under the budget adopted without a tax hike by the school board.
227.94 tax hike staring at residents of Rose Tree Media under the budget adopted by their school board. All schools must have their spending plan in place by the end of the month.
2 cent hike in the price of gas over the weekend.
4.03 the average price of gas in the five-county Philly region this morning, an all-time high.
3.20 where the meter starts running this morning on cab rides in Philly. A 50-cent fee has been slapped on all rides because of the high cost of gas.
4.99 a gallon for diesel.
27 age of woman who was 4 months pregnant who was shot when a bullet whizzed into her window in the city’s Germantown section.
4 people slain in another violent weekend in Philadelphia.
127 dollars a barrel, where crude oil is trading this morning.
13 age of girl in Sharon, Pa., who has been charged with kicking a police officer in a dispute. She’s apparently a runaway. She also has a new home, jail.
1.4 million bucks, what Pennsylvania is asking for one of its planes, a 1981 Beech King Air 200.
.5 games up, where the Phils sit, in first place, after taking 2 of 3 from the Marlins over the weekend.
20 home runs for Chase Utley, who now leads the National League.
599 home runs for Reds slugger Ken Griffey Jr., who comes to Citizens Bank Park tonight in search of No. 600.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Let’s hear it for Charlie Manuel, who continues to push all the right buttons and has the Phils sitting in first place at the dawn of June.
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I Don’t Get It: Brace yourself. We’re all about to go back on the Alycia Lane watch. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Let’s hear it for Media, which is going to offer a great promotion this summer on Wednesday nights to keep us out of our cars and close to home. If this is a “Staycation,” I’ll take it.
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Quote Box: “Some of them are embarrassed … They say, ‘I was just trying to make it ’til Friday,’ and they couldn’t do it.”
-- AAA technician Gary Siley, noting the 50 percent increase in calls from drivers who are running out of gas.
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