Ian's City Scope
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Politics and life in St. Thomas and SW Ontario
"What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow. But what you know today cannot affect what you did yesterday." - Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
October 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM
"What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow. But what you know today cannot affect what you did yesterday." - Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
‘I want to make sure that the community that has moved mountains to make this happen is getting the 3,000 jobs that made all that worthwhile’ - MP Andrew Lawton on last week’s PowerCo announcement ianscityscope.com/2026/10/03/i...
October 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
‘I want to make sure that the community that has moved mountains to make this happen is getting the 3,000 jobs that made all that worthwhile’ - MP Andrew Lawton on last week’s PowerCo announcement ianscityscope.com/2026/10/03/i...
“We should try to be the parents of our future rather than the offspring of our past.” - Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno
October 2, 2026 at 11:24 AM
“We should try to be the parents of our future rather than the offspring of our past.” - Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers." - American historian Daniel J. Boorstin
October 1, 2026 at 11:10 AM
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers." - American historian Daniel J. Boorstin
"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." - American journalist/sociologist Ida B. Wells
September 30, 2026 at 11:05 AM
"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." - American journalist/sociologist Ida B. Wells
"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope." - American author/activist Helen Keller
September 29, 2026 at 11:09 AM
"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope." - American author/activist Helen Keller
"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up." - English writer Gilbert K. Chesterton
September 28, 2026 at 11:06 AM
"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up." - English writer Gilbert K. Chesterton
September 28, 2026 at 1:51 AM
'The St. Thomas gigafactory remains a cornerstone of our North American strategy' - Joel Karlsberg, PowerCo Canada ianscityscope.com/2026/09/26/t...
September 26, 2026 at 1:26 PM
'The St. Thomas gigafactory remains a cornerstone of our North American strategy' - Joel Karlsberg, PowerCo Canada ianscityscope.com/2026/09/26/t...
"The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page usually records nothing but man's failures." - American journalist Barbara Walters
September 25, 2026 at 11:21 AM
"The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page usually records nothing but man's failures." - American journalist Barbara Walters
"But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance." - Italian writer Antonio Tabucchi
September 24, 2026 at 11:09 AM
"But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance." - Italian writer Antonio Tabucchi
"It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most." - American journalist Walter Lippmann
September 23, 2026 at 11:10 AM
"It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most." - American journalist Walter Lippmann
"Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks." - American clergyman Phillips Brooks
September 22, 2026 at 11:05 AM
"Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks." - American clergyman Phillips Brooks
"Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe." - English author H. G. Wells
September 21, 2026 at 11:15 AM
"Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe." - English author H. G. Wells
2026 municipal election: St. Thomas candidates' night Sept. 16 ianscityscope.com/2026/09/19/2...
September 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
2026 municipal election: St. Thomas candidates' night Sept. 16 ianscityscope.com/2026/09/19/2...
"You can't test courage cautiously." - American author Annie Dillard
September 18, 2026 at 10:52 AM
"You can't test courage cautiously." - American author Annie Dillard
"Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times." - American judge Warren E. Burger
September 17, 2026 at 11:09 AM
"Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times." - American judge Warren E. Burger
"Problems are not stop signs; they are guidelines." - American clergyman Robert H. Schuller
September 16, 2026 at 11:06 AM
"Problems are not stop signs; they are guidelines." - American clergyman Robert H. Schuller
"The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today, when we have become defenceless against ourselves." - English historian/philosopher Arnold J. Toynbee
September 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
"The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today, when we have become defenceless against ourselves." - English historian/philosopher Arnold J. Toynbee
"Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is." - American psychologist Thomas Szasz
September 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
"Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is." - American psychologist Thomas Szasz
"I have a message for our American friends...never mistake our generosity for weakness. Never mistake our tolerance for lack of determination. And never, never mistake our kindness for softness...We bow to no one." - Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
September 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
"I have a message for our American friends...never mistake our generosity for weakness. Never mistake our tolerance for lack of determination. And never, never mistake our kindness for softness...We bow to no one." - Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
September 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year." - U.S. lawyer/diplomat John Foster Dulles
September 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM
"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year." - U.S. lawyer/diplomat John Foster Dulles
"A country so rich that it can send people to the moon still has hundreds of thousands of its citizens who can't read. That's terribly troubling to me." - American journalist Charles Kuralt
September 10, 2026 at 11:15 AM
"A country so rich that it can send people to the moon still has hundreds of thousands of its citizens who can't read. That's terribly troubling to me." - American journalist Charles Kuralt