Opinion

Jennifer's Journal

So just how solid is the Conservative base in rural Saskatchewan? Really solid, Consider the numbers: * Battlefords-Lloydminster. All the other candidates, 9,311 votes. Conservative Gerry Ritz, 18,847 votes.

The other night I was loading my groceries into my car when a friend pulled up beside me. He was driving his brand new car. Well, it's three months old, so it might as well be new. It is a fine piece of German engineering, very expensive.

When it rains it pours. When I finished last week's column, I was wondering what I would be writing about this week. And this week, it seems that the options are endless.

The world is one where technology is advancing at incredible rates in just about every aspect of our lives.

In the course of one day, Canada's political landscape has undergone a radical, and historic, restructuring.

This column has been written before. It will probably be written again. I'm writing it anyway. This one's for Garnet "Ace" Bailey and Mark Bavis. This one's for Pat Tillman.

So wouldn't you know it, Osama bin Laden stole the headlines from the final day of the Canadian federal election campaign.

The Editor, Organ donation saves lives! I know, because almost 10 years ago, it saved mine. A family had the courage, at a very difficult time, to have something positive result from a tragic situation.

By the time you read this, Premier Brad Wall may be preparing to deal with a Liberal-NDP coalition government he doesn't want.