by Diana Blass | Oct 31, 2013 | Topics
Marine Corps Marathon: The Slowest Runner from Medill Washington on Vimeo. Suzanne Tschida might have been the last person to cross the finish line at the Marine Corps Marathon, but on Sunday she became the 7th winner of the Penguin Award. The award honors a young...
by Diana Blass | Oct 29, 2013 | Topics
While what was billed as the world’s largest American flag waved before the opening ceremony of the 38th Annual Marine Corps Marathon Sunday, it was an Ethiopian native who took the top spot before a crowd of about 30,000. Read more A Boston eyewitness, across...
by Diana Blass | Oct 10, 2013 | Business & Tech
Nobody knows exactly what will happen if Congress and the Obama administration fail to reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling by the current Oct. 17 deadline. But one group is now putting a price tag on what it would cost retirement savers. In a report released...
by Diana Blass | Oct 8, 2013 | Business & Tech
Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said Tuesday that Switzerland will continue to enforce its minimum exchange rate, calling it the right tool to ensure financial stability worldwide. Two years ago the Swiss National Bank enacted a CHF 1.20 per euro minimum...