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The Honourable Steven Fletcher has served as a member of Parliament as part of Canada's federal government and Manitoba's provincial government.

I wish to share some lessons that may be helpful to you when using Zoom or equivalent.

It happened so quickly and my family is all over the world, so we could only participate using Zoom. Unfortunately, it was done badly.

I will share with you some suggestions so you will not have to experience what my family did this week.

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Mike Murchison’s single “Scars” to be released May 14th

May 13, 2021 Rita Smith

On Friday, May 14th, Alberta’s Mike Murchison will release his new single “Scars” through LMS Records.

Road Warrior News will have a give-away contest for drivers and a full feature interview with long-haul truck driver/musician/photographer Mike Murchison on Friday, May 14th. Watch this space!

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After school, everybody finds his or her own class on life

May 2, 2021 Guest Contributor

Though we were all classmates and graduated together same year, life has shuffled us and placed us in different classes today.

We were classmates in school, but not classmates in life. Everyone has his unique class. I concluded that in the school of life there are no classmates, because Life is a class of one.

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When laws change: for better or worse

March 28, 2021 Guest Contributor

In 2017, the careless driving law in Ontario changed and became two distinct forms of careless driving charges: the first remained virtually the same as has existed for decades; the second become a new version to be applied when careless driving results in a death or injury.

The Honourable Steven Fletcher has served as a member of Parliament as part of Canada's federal government and Manitoba's provincial government.

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Zoom funerals: some suggestions for etiquette

May 19, 2020 Guest Contributor

by the Honourable Steven Fletcher Zoom funerals… I just experienced my first one, and here are some observations. My beloved Uncle Peter passed away this week. He died in New Zealand. I wish to share some lessons that may be

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Democracy for Iran – finally?

January 1, 2018 Rita Smith

“Even after all this time,

The Sun never says: ‘You owe me.’

Look what happens with a love like that:

It lights the world.”

–Hafiz

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Do whatever it takes!

August 27, 2014 Rita Smith

The Smith Family mahogany table hosted innumerable happy celebrations over the decades. C-RRRR-AAAAA-CCKK! I swung the rubber mallet, wedging the slim metal chisel deep into the seam between the two mahogany planks. When the chisel was buried deeply enough, I

Where to store your copy of Dale Carnegie's "Stop Worrying?" Immediately next to your bed on the night table. Then, if you awake in the night you will catch of glimpse of it, and knowing it is there if you need it, you can roll over and go back to sleep. Photo: Rita Smith

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Cancer was hard: surprisingly, worry was harder. This book saved me.

October 1, 2013 Rita Smith

This piece was written in 2005 when I was in treatment for breast cancer; I had not expected to ever repost it, mainly because I remain stubbornly determined to never think about cancer if I can help it. However, the