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No Johnny Cash or Merle Haggard song about prison ever hit me as hard as staring at that structure: it was huge. Thinking about who was in there and why had a sobering effect.

Contained inside were those who for whatever reason stepped over society’s line of freedom and decency. Some by choice, some out of rage and some simply by being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

They deserve to be in there, some would say. “He’s innocent.” “He’s been set up.” Didn’t matter. They were in there, and I wasn’t.

A stone-cold box with small windows that looked out into fields of lush green corn stocks. A small window that afforded a view of a highway, people moving, life being lived as opposed to just existing.

Guest Contributions Opinion/Column

Canadian workers need to recover their ferocity

July 24, 2022 Guest Contributor

Click on these links to read Part One and Part Two of this series. *** by David Anderson Canada once understood what it meant to be fierce, to defend sacred boundaries. The good life and relative peace existing for generations

Guest Contributions On the Road with Mike Murchison Trucking

Sometimes, things are not what they seem – for good or bad

July 17, 2022 Mike Murchison

I was up in the Oregon hills a few years back on the way to California. It was a beautiful day. Sun was shining, the air was clear. I surmised that by the time the sun went down, I’d reach my destination of Sacramento.

Now, I was just coming into quiet, quaint little town about to descend down a not so big hill, when I saw that at the bottom of the hill a not-so-big pickup truck was starting its ascent up the hill.

As we drew closer, I could see this wasn’t an ordinary pickup. No, sir; this was

Guest Contributions Opinion/Column Ride Hailing news Taxi industry news

What caused Tracey Cook to change her mind about Uber?

July 14, 2022 Guest Contributor

by Harvey Spiegel. Q.C. Superior Court Of Justice Toronto,Ontario, Retired On Nov. 18 2014, at a press conference announcing the City’s application to restrain all Uber operations in Toronto, Tracey Cook, the executive director of Municipal Licensing and Standards Division

Guest Contributions Opinion/Column

Trudeau’s plan “to get beyond fossil fuels” is as scary as it sounds: McTeague

July 5, 2022 Guest Contributor

Transition from what? Transition to what?

Daring to ask what we are transitioning from prompts a lot of anger, for it dares to question the premise that what we have is bad. Key to just transition thinking is that everything past is a problem. This lends weight to the sense of urgency for transition to something good. And what will good be? Incredibly, the goal is a country – and a planet – where people don’t use fossil fuels.

Guest Contributions Opinion/Column Trucking

How a scrappy group of truckers brought a G-7 capital to its knees – “Freedom Convoy” excerpt

July 3, 2022 Guest Contributor

On the eve of the convoy’s arrival in Ottawa, the streets felt more like a party than a protest. Honks, diesel exhaust, and excitement filled the air. Drivers rounded city blocks blaring their horns, blasting music, and shouting “Freedom!” as they passed cheering gaggles on the sidewalks. The early arrivals—truckers who showed up on their own rather than in the several convoys set to descend on Canada’s capital— staked positions on Wellington St. and its immediate side streets. Many of them wouldn’t leave those spots for three weeks. The scene indoors was just as vibrant. People who only knew each other from Facebook and Telegram groups met for the first time and embraced. Hotels that had sat empty for much of the previous two years filled up.

Image: Canada.ca

Guest Contributions Opinion/Column

A year older – are we any wiser?

July 1, 2022 Guest Contributor

The propagandists: these are what the average Canadian would call “the media.” Make no mistake, they are all in on the growth of the governmental beast; they directly benefit from it. Consider this: you work, you pay taxes, you pay taxes, you pay taxes. Those hard-earned monies are willfully given to an organization bent on its own survival. In turn, the tax collector distributes your money to propagandists drafting narratives and campaigns designed to bewilder and emotionally charge the taxpayer into believing that both the beast of government and the propagandists are there for your benefit. This scheme is to motivate you to give them more of your hard-earned labour, your emotions, your children, your undivided attention and defense of the overlords. Failure to worship at this altar will eventually be met with scorn and retribution.

Guest Contributions On the Road with Mike Murchison

A few kinds words, a moment to listen cost nothing

June 26, 2022 Guest Contributor

So, this past Saturday I decided I’m going to get up, clean up, walk into that big ole’ truck stop and park my tail in one of them booths in the restaurant. Just take my time at breakfast.

It was early. 6 AM. I was the first one there. So, the waitress was on me with the cutlery, place mat and a cup of coffee that sent my taste buds into a state of ecstasy. Yes Ma’am.

Photo: "Water Colours" by Mike Murchison

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Now you can LISTEN to “Stories from the Road” as audible version to be released soon

June 19, 2022 RWN Staff

Don Taylor’s book “Stories from the Road” is in the process of being recorded as an audiobook – which means people who find Taylor’s hilarious and incredible tales fun to read, will soon be able to be entertained with the stories on the road.

The five-minute excerpt below is a free sample for listeners to enjoy while finishing touches are being put on the audiobook. Enjoy!