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The Daily Numbers - Feb. 5
The Daily Numbers: 8.4 inches of snow, the official total tallied at Philadelphia International Airport.
7.1 inches recorded in Drexel Hill.
10 inches that fell on Glassboro, N.J.
501 school districts in Pennsylvania. Gov. Ed Rendell would like to see those consolidated into about 100.
2.8 percent boost in spending for education announced in the Rendell budget.
37 percent of the $26.6 billion dollar budget earmarked for education, the biggest chunk.
2,600 state jobs that would be eliminated under the Rendell fiscal blueprint.
0 increase in either the state personal income or sales taxes.
10 cent a pack increase on every pack of cigarettes. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
500,000 dollars headed to the arson-plagued city of Coatesville to pay for police overtime and other costs associated with the rash of fires that has terrorized the city.
18 deliberately set blazes that have confounded investigators in the Chester County city since the first of the year.
11 pounds of marijuana found in the trunk of a car during a traffic stop in West Philadelphia.
35, age of man facing drug charges a day after five second graders in Philly were found with packets of heroin in school.
1,000 people who paid their respects last night to a Bucks County policeman killed in an accident while he wrote out a traffic ticket last week. The funeral will be held today.
3 times in the last week that cars have slammed into houses in Claymont, Del. A 20-year-old man faces charges in the latest incident.
204 million profit posted by Sunoco Inc. in the fourth quarter.
25 cent increase in the price we’re paying at the pump for gas since New Year’s.
600 casino workers who lost their jobs last month in Atlantic City as the gaming industry suffers more setbacks.
6.2 percent dip in passenger traffic reported by US Airways.
2 firefighters injured battling a blaze in Hamburg, Berks County, Wednesday night.
1,100 products now part of recall tied to salmonella strain linked to tainted peanut products.
2 third period goals for the Bruins as they posted a 3-1 win over the Flyers last night.
13 seasons in Philly for the AHL Phantoms. There will not be a 14th. Comcast has sold the franchise to the Brooks Group of Pittsburgh.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.So much for our showdown with Bean Town. The Flyers fell last night to the Bruins, the day after the Celtics beat the Sixers. Next you’ll probably tell me the Patriots once beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl. Oh, never mind.
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I Don’t Get It: Yesterday we noticed a second-grader at an elementary school in Philadelphia brought several packets of heroin to school. A 35-year-old man has now been charged in connection with the case. I still don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Hungry? Kudos to Kenny Hoffpauer of Haverford. He has made it to Hollywood and continues to compete on the latest version of “American Idol.”
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Quote Box: “Almost everyone agrees that Pennsylvania has far too many school districts.”
-- Gov. Ed Rendell, during yesterday’s budget address, calling for a radical consolidation of the state’s 501 school districts.
7.1 inches recorded in Drexel Hill.
10 inches that fell on Glassboro, N.J.
501 school districts in Pennsylvania. Gov. Ed Rendell would like to see those consolidated into about 100.
2.8 percent boost in spending for education announced in the Rendell budget.
37 percent of the $26.6 billion dollar budget earmarked for education, the biggest chunk.
2,600 state jobs that would be eliminated under the Rendell fiscal blueprint.
0 increase in either the state personal income or sales taxes.
10 cent a pack increase on every pack of cigarettes. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
500,000 dollars headed to the arson-plagued city of Coatesville to pay for police overtime and other costs associated with the rash of fires that has terrorized the city.
18 deliberately set blazes that have confounded investigators in the Chester County city since the first of the year.
11 pounds of marijuana found in the trunk of a car during a traffic stop in West Philadelphia.
35, age of man facing drug charges a day after five second graders in Philly were found with packets of heroin in school.
1,000 people who paid their respects last night to a Bucks County policeman killed in an accident while he wrote out a traffic ticket last week. The funeral will be held today.
3 times in the last week that cars have slammed into houses in Claymont, Del. A 20-year-old man faces charges in the latest incident.
204 million profit posted by Sunoco Inc. in the fourth quarter.
25 cent increase in the price we’re paying at the pump for gas since New Year’s.
600 casino workers who lost their jobs last month in Atlantic City as the gaming industry suffers more setbacks.
6.2 percent dip in passenger traffic reported by US Airways.
2 firefighters injured battling a blaze in Hamburg, Berks County, Wednesday night.
1,100 products now part of recall tied to salmonella strain linked to tainted peanut products.
2 third period goals for the Bruins as they posted a 3-1 win over the Flyers last night.
13 seasons in Philly for the AHL Phantoms. There will not be a 14th. Comcast has sold the franchise to the Brooks Group of Pittsburgh.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.So much for our showdown with Bean Town. The Flyers fell last night to the Bruins, the day after the Celtics beat the Sixers. Next you’ll probably tell me the Patriots once beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl. Oh, never mind.
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I Don’t Get It: Yesterday we noticed a second-grader at an elementary school in Philadelphia brought several packets of heroin to school. A 35-year-old man has now been charged in connection with the case. I still don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Hungry? Kudos to Kenny Hoffpauer of Haverford. He has made it to Hollywood and continues to compete on the latest version of “American Idol.”
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Quote Box: “Almost everyone agrees that Pennsylvania has far too many school districts.”
-- Gov. Ed Rendell, during yesterday’s budget address, calling for a radical consolidation of the state’s 501 school districts.
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