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For the majority of her 28 years as a teacher at Soldotna High, Sammy Crawford wanted to see the Advanced Placement courses she taught have weighted grades.

The poor economy, more rural students and fewer dropouts are being credited for an enrollment spike at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Opera has the potential to intimidate those unfamiliar with the genre, conjuring images of stark, formal performances and long, dramatic arias in unintelligible languages.

Water and sewer customers of Golden Heart Utilities and College Utilities could get about $100 each in refunds because of a decision by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.

The Lakota Indians of the American West have a long history. The story of the Sioux is a carefully woven fabric of hard fought battles against man and nature, subsequent relocation to the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and todaya s struggle to balance tradition with modern-day living.

VISITORS CENTER: Huge jack-o-lantern will be on display for Halloween in Kenai. The Associated Press Published: October 31st, 2009 12:13 AM Last Modified: October 31st, 2009 12:21 AM If Charlie Brown's pal Linus is looking for the great pumpkin, he should try the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center.

Zimmer will now confer degrees on all candidates during the ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2010.

Julia Ross and Alan Horstman Jr. were married in an afternoon ceremony, Saturday, Aug.

Texas Tech will borrow more than $13 million to finish a football stadium expansion that will add suites, club seating and retail space.

Janet Sasaki, assistant director of admission from Linfield College, will visit high schools in the Chugiak-Eagle River area Monday.

The phrase, all that jazz, will take on added meaning for those who attend the New Harmonies Concert at 5:15 p.m. today at the Stephens Gazebo on the square in downtown Troy.

It was the opposite of recent Tory practice in handing out fiscal stimulus money.

The Maximize Your Game Basketball Clinic begins on Sunday and runs from 1:30-3:30 p.m. every Sunday through Nov.

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Breast cancer awareness month makes many Alaskans think about woman in their lives who have battled the disease.

Mona Hoffman, her sister Dorothy Thomas and Thomas' husband, Larry, warmed themselves by a wood fire Saturday as Anderson University's Homecoming Street Fair buzzed a few feet away.

Each week, KAKM gathers commentators for a review of the weeka s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska.

Gov. Sean Parnell announced Tuesday the appointment of Don Enoch Jr. of Juneau to the Governor's Committee on Employment and Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities.

The number of Alaskans directing Permanent Fund dividend money toward college savings increased each year between 1998 and 2008.

This year's Latino Heritage Month at Baruch College comes on the heels of a study that suggests that Latina women nationwide face significant obstacles to educational achievement.