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		<title>Putting transparency to the test at city open house</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After decades of dawdling, similar in process to the consoldiated courthouse project finally underway, an open house will be held 5 p.m. Wednesday at city hall to unveil plans and cost of the new police headquarters. The long-awaited home of &#8230; <a href="http://ianscityscope.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/putting-transparency-to-the-test-at-city-open-house/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianscityscope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5357643&amp;post=4844&amp;subd=ianscityscope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A loss in the courtroom, a positive outcome at the polls</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He was the central figure in one of the shabbiest chapters in this city&#8217;s political history. Days prior to the 2010 municipal election, David McGee, owner of the Sutherland Press building, announced he was suing the City of St. Thomas, &#8230; <a href="http://ianscityscope.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/a-loss-in-the-courtroom-a-positive-outcome-at-the-polls/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianscityscope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5357643&amp;post=4834&amp;subd=ianscityscope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Accountability and transparency — when mandated</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While this corner will continue to carefully scrutinize the wheeling and dealing of CEO Paul Collins and board chairman Bruce Babcock, we have nothing but praise for the doctors and staff at St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital. With one exception — &#8230; <a href="http://ianscityscope.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/accountability-and-transparency-when-mandated/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianscityscope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5357643&amp;post=4828&amp;subd=ianscityscope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And you thought the CEO of St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital had actually retired!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that hospitals must abide by new transparency rules that took effect Jan. 1, we are able to access information that, in the past, was kept a closely guarded secret by hospitals, including St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital. That includes two &#8230; <a href="http://ianscityscope.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/and-you-thought-the-ceo-of-st-thomas-elgin-general-hospital-had-actually-retired/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianscityscope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5357643&amp;post=4820&amp;subd=ianscityscope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anything you say will be misquoted and used against you</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.&#8221; — Actress Marlene Dietrich As a wordsmith, there is particular appreciation for thought-provoking quotes — &#8230; <a href="http://ianscityscope.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/anything-you-say-will-be-misquoted-and-used-against-you-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianscityscope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5357643&amp;post=4811&amp;subd=ianscityscope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care and Ontario’s Deficit: The Shocking, Secret Truth About Who and What’s to Blame &#8211; Paul McKeever</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s note: Paul McKeever is the leader of the Freedom Party of Ontario and coincidently was the Freedom Party candidate in Elgin-Middlesex-London in the 2011 provincial election.He forwarded this letter to City Scope and it is printed here in its &#8230; <a href="http://ianscityscope.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/health-care-and-ontarios-deficit-the-shocking-secret-truth-about-who-and-whats-to-blame-paul-mckeever/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianscityscope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5357643&amp;post=4802&amp;subd=ianscityscope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re being taken for a ride, courtesy city hall</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you ever have enough pick-up trucks? Forget gas-guzzlers, city hall is making a name for itself as a vehicle-guzzler. In total, the city operates a fleet of 104 vehicles, including more than two dozen pick-ups, and that fact nearly &#8230; <a href="http://ianscityscope.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/were-being-taken-for-a-ride-courtesy-city-hall/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianscityscope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5357643&amp;post=4794&amp;subd=ianscityscope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A fundamental change blowing in the budget wind?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Budget deliberations are a critical indicator of the direction city council will follow in the coming fiscal year and the sometimes quirky priorities of our municipal representatives. After a warm-up session Thursday, council will get down to brass tacks on &#8230; <a href="http://ianscityscope.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/a-fundamental-change-blowing-in-the-budget-wind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianscityscope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5357643&amp;post=4785&amp;subd=ianscityscope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on the potential for economic development between St. Thomas and First Nations of Ontario</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following was forwarded to City Scope by St. Thomas resident Bev Walpole and illustrates the &#8220;outside-of-the-box&#8221; thinking so sorely lacking today. It&#8217;s a case of addressing a large-scale national issue with a made-in-St.Thomas solution.Please take a few moments to &#8230; <a href="http://ianscityscope.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/thoughts-on-the-potential-for-economic-development-between-st-thomas-and-first-nations-of-ontario/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianscityscope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5357643&amp;post=4776&amp;subd=ianscityscope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Somebody missed the bus with this press release</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A press release from the Chamber of Commerce created an instant stir on the Times-Journal Facebook page after it was posted late Thursday afternoon. The advisory, from the pen of Chamber CEO Bob Hammersley, &#8220;No New Year&#8217;s Bus Service?&#8221; suggested &#8230; <a href="http://ianscityscope.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/somebody-missed-the-bus-with-this-press-release/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ianscityscope.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5357643&amp;post=4767&amp;subd=ianscityscope&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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