The state of Alabama (motto: "You shure got a purty mouth") has raised the age of marriage from 14 to 16.

Oregon has recalled a list of helpful hints to welfare recipients on how to cut down their expenses by shopping at thrift stores, clipping coupons and rooting through dumpsters.

The Observer has a story on Japan's practice of tying aid to small countries to its votes on the International Whaling Commission. You have to wonder why this is so important to them.

Douglas Adams, a man who truly knew where his towel was, has died at 49. Good news: he just completed the movie script for Hitchhiker's Guide.