Hackneyville woman has been waiting 5 years for new kidney (Montgomery Advertiser) TALLADEGA -- Five years, five months and six days. [News Source]

South Koreaâs Lee Has Dismal Approval Rating (Angus Reid) (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Less than one third of people in South Korea are content with the performance of their president, according to a poll by Hankook Ilbo. 30.3 per cent of respondents approve of the way Lee Myung-bak is managing state affairs, while 63.1 per cent disapprove of it... [News Source]

Entertainment Calendar (The Lakeland Ledger) SATURDAY "HANSEL AND GRETEL" | Lakeland A Lakeland Community Theatre Children's Theatre production. WHEN: 2, 7:30 p.m. TICKETS: $9 adults, $7 younger than age 18. LOCATION: Lake Mirror Center. PHONE: 603-PLAY. LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS | Lakeland Sarasota Reds. Florida State League Games. WHEN: 7 p.m. [News Source]

COMMENTARY: Livestock Producers Have Major Stake In Direction Of Commodity Programs (Yankton Press & Dakotan) With all of the challenges faced by the livestock sector over the last several years — bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or mad cow disease), export bans, E. coli and other food borne diseases, uncertainty over the implementation of animal identification and country of origin labeling — the last thing they needed was a 250 percent increase in the cost of the grains and oilseeds they use as ... [News Source]