Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Daily Numbers - Feb. 24

The Daily Numbers: 50,000 dollars, how much the Aston Valley Baseball League wants from the Penn-Delco School District in a legal tug of war over athletic fields.
5,652.69 dollars and cents being returned to the county by the daughter of county Sheriff Joe McGinn for work done by his department.
2 young girls attacked by a gang of other girls during an incident at Springfield Mall.
1,284,503 dollars in liquid fuels payments headed to Upper Darby to help pay for snow-plowing operations. That’s tops in the county.
6 inches of snow that could be on the ground by Thursday afternoon. Of course, it all depends on the track of the storm.
4 major storms to hit the area this winter, if tomorrow’s storm pans out.
28.2, 23.2 and 15.8 inches of snow in the 3 storms that have nailed us so far this winter.
71 inches of snow this winter, the most recorded since they started keeping records.
33-16 led for Sen. Arlen Specter over Rep. Joe Sestak in the latest Franklin & Marshall poll in the Democratic Senate primary fight.
44-34 lead for Republican Pat Toomey over Specter in a general election run. He holds a 38-20 lead over Sestak.
5, age of girl who was victim of man who exposed himself to her at a Barnes & Noble store in Evesham Township, N.J.
5 girls who passed out during alleged sexual abuse inflicted on them by a pediatrician in Lewes, Del. The acts apparently were captured on videotape.
18, age of Del. teen charged in the slaying of a 61-year-old man in Smyrna, Del.
10, where Philadelphia ranks in rankings for the most traffic-congested city. Los Angeles was No. 1, followed by New York and Chicago.
23, age of woman shot in Philadelphia after she stabbed a policeman after they responded to a family dispute.
2 alarm fire that damaged the home of Philadelphia International Records. It has been labeled as “incendiary.”
2 students shot by a man armed with a high-powered rifle at a suburban Denver school yesterday. The man was tackled by a teacher.
903 wins for Herb Magee as coach of Philadelphia University. He set the all-time NCAA record with a win last night.
68 touchdowns for Brian Westbrook during his stellar 8-year career with the Eagles.
2,1004 yards from scrimmage, the team record, also owned by Westbrook.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.It’s hard to say goodbye to a player like Brian Westbrook. Necessary, but hard.
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I Don’t Get It: If it’s possible, the chilling details surround the sexual abuse case of a pediatrician in Lewes, Del., just gets worse.
Many of his alleged acts apparently were captured on videotape. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Big today for the city of Chester. PPL Corp., an energy company out of Allentown, will announce they are picking up the naming rights for the city’s new soccer stadium.
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Quote Box: “I believe that Joe McGinn used poor judgment and made a mistake in allowing this to occur, but I’m hoping the issue is resolved at this point in time.”
- County Council Chairman Jack Whelan, on issue of McGinn’s daughter doing photo work for county and sheriff’s department. She is going to pay back some of the money.

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