In the sweet science of comedy, Larry the Cable Guy isn't the professorial type prone to politically nuanced rants or arcane, over-your-head references.

Students pray at an assembly in July in the village of Bompata in Ghana. Maryville College students are raising funds to help pay for 14 children to attend school in the village.

When Ping Lan put out a call for marketable new invention ideas last summer, the University of Alaska Fairbanks business professor expected to get 20 or 30 responses.

Hundreds of university chancellors and presidents have signed a pledge to steer their campuses toward a climate neutral policy on greenhouse gas emissions, but don't expect the University of Alaska Fairbanks to join them anytime soon.

Students at Tennessee's public colleges and universities can plan on a tuition hike of at least 5 percent next fall and possibly fewer course offerings as a result of further cuts in state appropriations for the campuses, higher education officials said Friday.

SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Chief Operating Officer Frank Sutton has been awarded the Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent's Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation's leading professional society for healthcare leaders.

The 2009 Alaska Business Plan Competition has extended its call for business plan entries from Alaska businesses to Monday.

Walter Soboleff has done a lot in his 100-plus years on Earth, but his family's gift of a cruise through the Panama Canal is something new.

Saturday night at Mizner Park drew about a thousand attendees, as well as more than 200 loud protesters.

Former Vice President Al Gore's presentation on global warming drew about a thousand attendees in Boca Raton, along with more than a hundred protesters.

The speaker at the next luncheon of the Capitol City Republican Women is Jeannette James, formerly the majority leader of the Alaska House of Representatives and who now lives in Salem.

Former college president Dr. Paul R. Dauphinais has been selected as the Homer Chamber of Commerce's new executive director.

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.