Opinion

The following is the opinion of Sandi Urban-Hall, spokesperson for the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee.

According to veteran radio evangelist Harold Camping, the world is coming to an end this Saturday at noon, a half-hour later in Newfoundland. That is the time Jesus is set to appear from stage right and send the world into a tizzy.

It would be easy to line up on the skeptical side, but this time around, we believe the latest plan for downtown renewal can actually get and retain a good foothold.

An old saying goes, "One rotten apple can spoil the barrel.

Sometimes the headlines in the hockey world go far beyond the game itself. Sometimes they are tragic, like last Friday's discovery of Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard, dead in his Minneapolis apartment.

Rain, rain, go away. This past weekend, I spent in Brandon, Manitoba. We drove in late Friday evening. I couldn't help but think what was behind all of that blackness? You see, I receive government news releases to my email every day.

Jennifer's Journal

The other day I was headed home and ended up following a small, beat-up old pick-up truck. The truck had a cap over the back deck with a door in the rear, and I noticed that the door was swinging wildly ajar as the truck bounced along.

Modern technology is absolutely amazing, especially when it comes to communication.

The line between public sector union greed and government stinginess in times of prosperity isn't really all that fine after all.