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Local runners recall horror of Boston Marathon

By Keisha Howerth | April 15, 2014

Two DeKalb residents will return to the Boston Marathon next week despite last year’s deadly bombings.On April 15, 2013, two bombs were detonated near the marathon’s finish line, killing three people and injuring about 260 others.Jesse Rangel, DeKalb...

Josylynn Lee (left) and David Kuhn (right) pose for a photo before the start of the Boston Marathon.

Local marathoner determined to move past Boston

By Ryan Chodora | April 17, 2013

The explosions that shook Boston on Monday stopped DeKalb resident David Kuhn in his tracks, but he is not willing to give up his love of running. Two bombs were detonated Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. No arrests have been made in...