'Deep Economy' by Bill McKibben (Calendarlive.com)

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois would see the largest tax increase in its history under Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to provide health care for the uninsured and ramp up state support for education.

Business leaders back tax hike (Telegraph)

STERLING - With six weeks to go until the April 17 election, four business organizations are urging voters to approve the Sterling School District tax-hike referendum.

Show Tracker: 'House' (Los Angeles Times)

Being a “House” fan is a bit like being friends with an addict. You have to put up with ridiculous behavior: a doctor who doesn’t ever wear a surgical mask, mile-long tapeworms, a season-ending shooting that is never mentioned again.

Letters (The Rockingham News)

I would like to introduce myself, my name is Cheryl Killam and I am a candidate for selectman in Raymond. My husband, our son and I have lived in Raymond for 15 years. We chose Raymond because of it's country qualities with the quaint village downtown.

More women are embracing the freedom and independence of being unmarried (Rapid City Journal)

For the first time in our social history, more American women are now living without a husband than with one. Nearly 58 million females, or almost half of those older than age 15, have never been married, or are separated, divorced or widowed, according to the 2005 American Community Survey.

AL team notes (USA Today)

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