Demand for its product has never been stronger, yet SLM Corp. (22, SLM) , the leading student lender, has tumbled 65% since last July and is not far off its 52-week low of $15. Sallie Mae (nyse: SLM - news - people ), […]

The reason people publish content on the web varies: to promote a product, their company, or themselves as an expert. If you are looking for a shortcut to fame and fortune stop reading. Publishing and promoting your content should be looked at as a process with a distinct goal in mind. Gimmicks and […]

County asks residents to fly flags during appreciation ceremonyKentucky News DeskThe Carroll County Fiscal Court is asking local residents and the residents of the surrounding counties to fly their American flags on June 22 when the Kentucky National Guard Carrollton unit comes to Carroll County for an appreciation ceremony.The county will have a “Freedom Salute” […]

George Garrett, novelist and mentor to many a writer, gave me some soothing advice when I once complained that, in the writing process, some of the best passages get cut from the draft. There are various reasons why this happens — the essay changes direction and that passage is no longer relevant to the argument, […]

Haley Catarius (Marshfield, MA) led three UMass Lowell women’s track and field athletes who earned All-New England honors in two events Saturday at the New England Championships at the University of New Hampshire’s Atkins Track.UMass Lowell scored 32 points and placed eighth overall and third among Division II and III colleges. Boston College won the […]

Alexander “Sandy” Courage, the Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated arranger, orchestrator and composer who created the otherworldly theme for the classic Star Trek TV show, has died.Courage, 88, died on May 15 at an assisted-living home in Pacific Palisades, California, his stepdaughter, Renata Pompelli, said. He had been in ill health for three years.Over a decades-long […]

(CNN) — They’re young, fabulously wealthy and have blue blood coursing through their veins. Meet the "20 Hottest Young Royals" in the world, compiled by influential fortune tracker, Forbes magazine.The magazine used the "winning combinations of looks, money, and popularity on the Web" to come up with the list, it says.Only unmarried royals under the […]

The youngest kid in the Hansons just became a dad. We’re officially too old for this job.TMZ has a photo of Clay Aiken’s baby mama and a rep just confirmed the story. Funny, she doesn’t look insane…Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson’s relationship must be getting serious. They’re meeting each other’s families. Awwww!A judge has awarded […]

The closest I have ever come to a pair of Manolo Blahniks was at the Wynn Hotel in Vegas two years ago, when my boyfriend and I wandered into the Manolo boutique and the very nice salesman noticed me admiring a pair of high-heeled, lavender sandals. He offered to let me try on a pair, […]

Doug Collins is reportedly close to getting a second go-around in Chicago as head coach of the Bulls just about two decades after he was escorted to the door there after the 1988-89 season on the eve of a dynasty about to blossom. If hired, this would be Collins’ fourth shot at a head […]