In response to the tragic explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon leaving at least 3 dead and injuring at least 130, the staff of Grandma's Marathon in Duluth has issued the following statement:
Sad news from Boston today as two explosions targeting the Boston Marathon finish line detonated killing and injuring dozens of people. The finish line is littered with cameras both video and still and no doubt more images and video will be released in the coming days and weeks, but here is what is out there right now.
April 15, 2013 Officials at the scene of the Boston Marathon - where two explosions have gone off - are placing the death count at 12, with nearly 50 injured.
The first of the explosions occurred in the lobby of the Fairmont Hotel - a complex that acts as race headquarters - near the finish line
April 15, 2013 BREAKING: Police are investigating reports of explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The hotel that serves as the headquarters for the event is in a state of lockdown, as officials sort out the details
April 12, 2013 Now that the election is over, the fight between Barack Obama and the Catholic Church is over - right? Not so fast.
April 11, 2013 Here's something to think about before you go online and before the upcoming April 15th tax deadline: The Internal Revenue System has gone high-tech in the digital age, tracking your movements online in an effort to snuff out tax evaders.
If you've been on Facebook or Twitter today, you've undoubtedly noticed several people changing their profile picture to a red equal sign that is spreading rapidly around the web. What is this supposed to signify?
March 26, 2013 A new cost could be added to your plane travels. Airlines are noticing that more people are overweight, larger people make the airlines have to use more fuel to run their planes. More fuel costs money, so in order to pay for the extra fuel, airlines want the people who are obese to pay their fair share.
March 25, 2013 My Brother in law moved from Great Britain to America and wanted to be a citizen of the United States so he had to take a naturalization test. He once asked me some of the questions and I was embarrassed that I didn't know some of them.
Since John Lennon was shot and killed on Dec. 8, 1980, his widow Yoko Ono has devoted herself to campaigning for stricter gun control legislation -- so it's only fitting that yesterday (March 21), Ono celebrated what should have been their 44th wedding anniversary by issuing a poignant reminder of what's at stake in the ongoing battle over our interpretation of the Second Amendment.
March 20, 2013 Apparently they must not fill up the President's Limo very often; Barack Obama's visit to Israel has suddenly become more complicated and costly as one of his staffers accidentally filled up his car with diesel instead of gasoline.
If you’re in the water business, it’s time to break out the champagne and celebrate.
