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I didn’t used to like our culture very much. I became more jaded about the futility of societal ills than a young person should ever be. Thankfully, Paul Simon helped… Continue reading "How Paul Simon Changed My Life (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"
To the little baby boy growing in my wife’s belly: Hello. I’m Adam, and I’m going to be your father. Every day I think about what it will be like… Continue reading "An open letter: Adam to his son – by Adam Hislop"
As someone who was born on the Six Nations reserve, and has spent most of their life in Brantford, I have many stories about this community to share that I… Continue reading "Youth With Potential: The Seed of an Idea – by Gayle Myke"
People who don’t fight in marriage concern me. My wife Krissy and I are scrappers. While dating, one of our first TALK talks, we decided to just tell each other… Continue reading "Ridiculous Love (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"
It’s 2 a.m. when he lays down his hammer. Aside from the scattered hubs of nightlife, the city is quiet. After the short drive home, he crawls into bed beside… Continue reading "Inglorious Heroes – by Becca Vandekemp"
Listening to her story was one of the most humbling things I have ever done. As I sat with her sipping chai tea from tin cups in her cow dung… Continue reading "Worlds Apart (Becca Vandekemp, @beccavdk)"
When I was in my early 20’s and could finally afford some of the things I really wanted, I could only think of one thing. A brown leather jacket. One… Continue reading "If You Build It – by Dave Carrol"
It was well over 30 degrees Celsius in the small, hot apartment in Tel Aviv. The only potential ventilation was a small window, high up on one wall. Strewn about… Continue reading "One Night in Tel Aviv – by Adam Hislop"
The Advocate – A New Community Publication Coming to Brant (BRANTFORD, ON – August 23, 2011) – Residents of Brantford, Brant, Six Nations, and New Credit can look forward to… Continue reading "Press Release: What is the Advocate and Why You Should Care"
Sometime I’m still caught off guard by the number of people who know me as “Captain Kindness”. A recent letter to the editor in the Brantford Expositor even referred to… Continue reading "Sometimes Kindness is Dangerous (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"