By Lang, K J More than 3,000 students from area colleges were recently handed diplomas and are taking their first steps into the career world. And despite the slowing economy, those steps often lead graduates into jobs in their field of study.

ROME - An airport will be built near Viterbo, a steadily growing bedroom community 62 miles north of Rome, giving the area around the Italian capital a third site for commercial flights, authorities said Monday.

By KJ Lang, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Nov. 22--Attracting international students is not easy for an institution the size of Viterbo University.

By Gelibter, Alain J Gamucci, Teresa; Pollera, Cam

By Joe Orso, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. May 11--In middle school, Brittany Johnson wanted to be a lawyer because she knew they made money. Now, as she prepares to graduate from Viterbo University, Johnson has other motivations for beginning law school in the fall.