The Daily Numbers: 100 years old for the NAACP. The Media branch of the civil rights organization is planning a special series of events this Saturday to celebrate their centennial.
7 school buses damaged in the latest arson fire to hit the Coatesville region, where there have now been 25 deliberately set fires since Jan. 1.
2 suspects under arrest in 10 fires in the region. Obviously someone else is setting fires in Coatesville.
1 female president in the 145-year history of Swarthmore College. That would be new chief Rebecca Chopp, who was named to head the liberal arts school over the weekend. She was formerly president of Colgate University.
2 dead in Philly after a domestic dispute. Police say an 11-year-old girl tried to save her mom, who was being attacked by her boyfriend. The man and woman are dead, the girl is in critical condition.
10 shots fired at a woman as she sat in a car in the parking lot of a fast-food outlet in the Nicetown-Tioga section of Philly Saturday night. The woman, who was 5 months pregnant, died.
10 vehicles that had their tires slashed overnight Saturday in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.
3.6 percent hike in electric usage reported by Peco Energy Co. in January.
1 percent less, what people are driving these days, according to AAA. Those numbers were for 2007. The nation drove 835 million miles fewer last year.
2 cent dip in gas prices at the pump in the Philly region. Average price is $1.99. Last year we were paying $3.17.
11, age of young suspect charged with killing his father’s pregnant fiancee in western Pa.
3.3 million dollars in salary for the head of the Penn Medical School, putting him fourth in the nation’s among private colleges.
8 Oscars for “Slumdog Millionaire” last night, making it the big winner for the night.
4 straight losses for the Saint Joe’s Hawks, who fell to UMass Sunday.
7,000 fans who jammed the Wachovia Center yesterday for the annual Flyers Wive Fight for Lives Carnival to raise funds in the fight against cancer. The charity drive has raised more than $21 million.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Is it just me, or does it seem as if Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb have differing views on whether they need some kind of sit-down to clear the air? McNabb wants one, and a new deal. Reid doesn’t sound like it’s exactly a priority.
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I Don’t Get It: They arrested two people in the wave of arson fires plaguing the Coatesville area. But there was another fire set Sunday morning that damaged 7 school buses. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: We’d like to add our salute to Marine Cpl. Stephen McGinnnis, who was welcomed home to Springfield Sunday by family and friends after a tour in Iraq.
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Quote Box: “We’re very happy to have him home.”
-- Jim McGinnis, talking about his son Stephen McGinnnis’ homecoming after a stint in Iraq.