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Christopher Swope

Christopher Swope

Former Editor

Christopher Swope, a former Governing editor, writes about city innovation and leadership.

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McGreevey's Memoirs
Put this on next year's summer reading list. Former NJ Governor and "gay American" Jim McGreevey has a book deal. The tell-all will ...
May 07, 2010
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Blog, Tony, Blog!
DC mayor Tony Williams may know how to manage a big city. But Mayor Bow Tie is clearly having a harder time figuring out how ...
May 07, 2010
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Is Riding the Bus Sexy?
Yes, very hot indeed--at least according to this promo. This is an ad for D.C.'s new "Downtown Circulator" bus. The Circulator ...
May 07, 2010
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Fixing San Diego
Governing Staff Writer Alan Greenblatt has just returned from the scene of a municipal disaster. And I'm not talking about New Orleans. Rather, Alan has ...
May 07, 2010
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Poor Vs. Poor?
At least 23 states are now taking in evacuees from areas hit by Hurricane Katrina. It's a tremendous show of generosity, and will certainly cost the ...
May 07, 2010
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Blackout Boss
With all the disasters and crises lately, there's no shortage of Giuliani moments for local officials. Or, I should say, potential Giuliani moments (I suppose ...
May 07, 2010
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Blame Game
Two weeks after Katrina, a little clarity is finally settling in about what went wrong in New Orleans between the feds, the state and the ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Picking up the Pace
Kudos to DC Mayor Tony Williams, who is picking up the pace on his blog. Williams took some heat on the 13th floor a few ...
May 07, 2010
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Bond Bust Ahead?
How does a city or state pay off its bonds if a big chunk of its tax base disappears? That's one of the lingering questions ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Blame Game, ctd.
Brownie speaks out. Surprise! It was all Governor Blanco's fault. My mom always told me, if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't......
May 07, 2010
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