• Talk about weird timing
  2008/11/05
  Surely Brock Township officials weren't thinking of the date of the American election when they chose the day Beaverton-area residents would head out ...
• Bucks off to a winning start
  2008/09/16
  Heading up Highway 35 on Sunday afternoon, I really didn't know what to expect from the Brock Bucks.
  As all of the tryouts and practices thus far...
• Federal election fever: painful and contagious
  2008/09/11
  A common nickname for this beloved country of ours is "America Junior."
  And yet as unflattering as most of us might find that little ...
• What will it take to deter drunk drivers?
  2008/08/12
  I just don't get it.

  One person is dead. Three more are in hospital with serious, and possibly life-changing, injuries. And drunk driving appears to...

• One year anniversary of parenting
  2008/07/29
  On Wednesday my wife and I celebrated the first birthday of our daughters, Emma and Abigail.

  One year. Where has the time gone?

  As any parent ...

• Loving parent or pervert?
  2008/07/22
  The world's a scary place for parents these days.

  It seems there's no shortage of threats to our little ones, as not a week goes by without...

• The power of the Olympic dream
  2008/07/08
  Most of us never have a chance to live out our childhood dreams.
  Whether it's scoring a goal in the Stanley Cup finals, landing on the moon or ...
• Citizen's team hits bottom again
  2008/06/25
  Like the Edmonton Oilers of the 1980s and the Chicago Bulls of the '90s, the Brock Citizen's entry in the annual Brock Township charity golf ...
• No more Bah, Humbug!
  2007/12/20
  For the first time in a long time, I'm excited about the holiday season.
  The Christmas shopping is done, the presents are wrapped, and -- for ...
• How does council measure up?
  2007/11/14
  One year ago this week, Brock Township residents voted for change in the municipal election.
  After the final ballot was counted, new faces ...
• We may be fighting the same fight, but I'm hoping that you lose
  
  It's often said that Brock Township is out of place being a part of Durham Region.
  As the northern-most municipality, it sometimes seems like ...
• The joy (and pain) of parenting
  
  Nearly four months has passed since the arrival of my daughters, Emma and Abigail, and I'm still surprised at the interest it's garnered.
  Just ...
• So much left unsaid
  
  My brother, Private Christopher Downer, flew out of Edmonton on March 2 for a six-month posting in Afghanistan.
  Even though I've known he was ...
• Video games get a bad rap
  
  WIth the release of Grand Theft Auto IV on Monday, violence in video games and its effect on the people playing them has once again garnered media ...
• Justice wasn’t served by arson sentence
  
  Last week, I wrote a story about the anniversary of Knox Presbyterian Church and how the faith of parishioners helped carried them through the past ...
• Hockey song carried far too high a price
  
  The great "Theme Song Crisis of 2008" has been resolved, and thankfully, it's been resolved peacefully.
  When news first broke of the ...
• How to vote
  
  Through a struck of luck, the 1985 provincial election fell just a few days after my 18th birthday. I remember proudly walking into my hometown arena...

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