Mark Stencel was previously GOVERNING's executive editor and deputy publisher.
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A visit to the cafe at Portland's famous Powell's Books last week gave me a chance to log on to MetroFi's free wireless Internet service. Oregon's biggest city was fairly well covered with Wi-Fi access points, and the log-in process (shown in the slides below) was a snap....
Mark Stencel was previously GOVERNING's executive editor and deputy publisher.
E-mail: mailbox@governing.com 
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