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The 17th annual Alum Run 5k, a popular event for area runners and walkers, will once again take place during Marshall University’s homecoming weekend, starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in Huntington. Runners and walkers are invited and anyone (including non-alumni) may participate. The Alum Run 5k will take participants from Marshall’s campus into…
Kristina Pollard recently was named just the third director of Marshall University’s H.E.L.P. (Higher Education for Learning Problems) Center, Dr. Robert Bookwalter, dean of the College of Education, has announced. Pollard came to Marshall from the DeSoto County School District in Hernando, Miss., where she was the assistant principal at Horn Lake High School. “The…
“I always loved running. It was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.” Jesse…
Best-selling author and influential thinker Dinesh D’Souza will present a speech to the University Economics Club at noon, Oct. 3, at River City, 1400 Main Street, Wheeling. The speaking event includes lunch ($10) and is open to the public. “We are pleased to present an author who is in great demand and invite the public…
Dr. Kevin Trembush, owner of Advantage Health & Wellness, PLLC in Morgantown is looking for the wave of the future in preventative healthcare. “Today’s healthcare system seems to be too dependent on drugs and surgery to fix a medical issue,” said Trembush. “It makes better sense to try to understand the cause of the ill…
The U.S. Small Business Administration issued three final rules in the Federal Register, effective Oct. 24, 2012, increasing size standards for firms in three North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sectors: Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; Educational Services; and Health Care and Social Assistance. Size standards define the maximum size a firm can be…