Opinion

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.

Jennifer's Journal

A friend and I went to a concert last week and ran smack dab into a conundrum. It wasn't our fault. It was wrapped in a judgement call and cloaked in a moral dilemma. So it was pretty close to invisible.

People often ask me what it takes to keep a rural community alive. My work in rural development has always lent itself to these types of questions.