With November begun and December on its way, I can’t help thinking about the looming crisis situation of final exams. (Purdue Exponent) Exam time is, to say the least, an extreme inconvenience to the serious college student. (Serious college student – definition varies). [News Source]

11/06/07 Letters to the Editor (Yakima Herald-Republic) To the editor -- Residents of the Yakama Reservation, have you smelled your air lately? There are currently 52 reported dairies here in Yakima County. Each one of these operations has over 1,000 dairy cows, some are permitted for 12,000 cows (Dolsen Feedlot located near Harrah). [News Source]

Premise registration continues on plan (Iowa Farmer) Editor’s note: On Nov.. 22, the Bush administration pledged not to make a planned National Animal Identification System mandatory. However, that has not derailed movement toward a voluntary tracking system. [News Source]