Poulter, Laird grab first-round lead at The Players

Ian Poulter, Martin Laird and Blake Adams have one thing in common: their path to professional golf didn't originate from a posh, country-club background. But once they became PGA Tour players, the similarity ended there.

Tuition is too damn high

College students in California received another dreary report card on Wednesday. Unless the state boosts its funding support for the public university system, warned school administrators, another 6 percent tuition hike could be on the way as soon as next year. The officials may have been indulging in some good old-fashioned political grandstanding, hoping to whip up support for a November vote ...

Tom Gaglardi talks past, present and future of Revelstoke Mountain Resort

Report on the Resort: Northland Properties president Tom Gaglardi discusses the state of the resort; 2011/12 season numbers are in

Debt: Not just for undergrads

These days, a law degree comes with $150,000 of debt -- and no guarantee of a job after graduation

Kaitlyn Appler awarded scholarship from Alliant Energy Foundation

Kaitlyn is Student Council President, a member of National Honor Society, was academic all-state in volleyball and basketball, as well as honorable mention all-state in volleyball, and a World Food Prize award winner. She was also involved in golf. Kaitlyn plans to attend Central College this fall as a pre-med student.