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BY BOB KALINOWSKI Published: November 30, 2014 WILKES-BARRE — Kevin Vanwhy needed a new kidney and time was running out. The Wilkes-Barre man’s wife was willing to donate one, but her blood type wasn’t a match. A young woman nearing death in Atlanta also had a willing donor. But the donor wasn’t compatible either. Two people in Toledo, Ohio, faced the same scenario. On Oct. 2, the groups participated in a three-way kidney swap organized by the United Network for Organ Sharing, which helps link organ donors and recipients around the country. Mr. Vanwhy, who has battled diabetes for years, got a kidney from a 24-year-old woman in Toledo. His wife’s kidney went to the critically ill woman in Atlanta. The Atlanta donor’s kidney ended up with a patient in Toledo. Three selfless donors. Three lives saved. Three groups of people that never met before — and still haven’t. After it was all over, doctors joked with Mr. Vanwhy, 50, that he received the “Mercedes” of organ donation...

Former president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak November 30, 2014 at 2:52 am   Opinion Posted by  5 Pillarz The Egyptian revolution has gone full circle after the release of Hosni Mubarak, writes  Salma El-Konayyesi . When millions took to the streets of  Egypt  in January 2011, following in the footsteps of the revolution in Tunisia, many claimed that this would be the beginning of a new era for Egypt and the  Middle East  as a whole. The angry outcries against the dictatorship of Mubarak and his men echoed throughout the  world  and amassed support internationally. Thousands were killed calling out for Mubarak’s removal and many more injured. On the 11th February 2011 when Mubarak finally abdicated, the cheers of success and tears of joy resonated through the years of oppression, poverty and injustice millions had endured. Egyptians could finally hope for a democracy with justice, transparency and accountability as the...