• 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 we...
• 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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