A look at the world in numbers

The number of town board, village trustee, school board, and city council seats up for election in Door County in the April 6 election

Number of races for those seats that were contested

Rank of Madison on Bicycling Magazine’s list of the 50 most bike-friendly cities in America; Chicago ranked 10th, Milwaukee 25th

$7.5 trillion

The amount of American wealth stored in checking and CD accounts yielding extremely low-interest returns

9.1

Percent increase in the price of brand-name pharmaceuticals in 2009

Percent of 12 – 17 year-olds who own cell phones

Percent of teen cell phone users who say they are more likely to text their friends than call them

Percent of teen cell phone users who send more than 100 text messages a day

Sources: Bicycling Magazine; Wall Street Journal; http://www.pewinternet.org