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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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TQM Fades PDQ
Why do management fads come and go so fast? Blame consultants, says a new study, reported in yesterday's Wall Street Journal (paid subscription). Looking at ...
April 08, 2010
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WiFi Buzzkill
Uh oh. The New York Times popped the question that no city official who's drunk on WiFi hype wants to think about. Here it is: ...
April 08, 2010
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The Sarbox Tax
I'm doing some reporting on corporate income taxes, and looking at why collections are shooting up so fast in almost all 50 states (See this NGA/...
April 08, 2010
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A Bobblehead Too Far
Need more proof that the bobblehead craze is three years past peak? Introducing the state legislator bobblehead, starring New York Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno. ...
April 08, 2010
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Who Needs a Governor's Mansion?
NJ Guv Jon Corzine isn't getting much sleep these days, what with a budget showdown looming and the Delaware River bursting its banks. So yesterday ...
April 08, 2010
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Pee in a Cup. Right Now.
How's this for a double dog dare? Bridgeport, Conn., Mayor John Fabrizi,  who not long ago confessed to a coke habit, declares that he's ...
April 08, 2010
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Gulf Coast Day 1: A Tale of Two Cities
I'll be down on the Gulf Coast all week, working on a year-after Katrina story. I'm focusing more on Mississippi (Rob Gurwitt drew the Louisiana ...
April 08, 2010
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Gulf Coast Day 2: Well Hedged
Biloxi is a town that likes a good bet. Before Katrina, the city was pulling in $20 million a year in revenue from casinos. But how's ...
April 08, 2010
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Gulf Coast Day 3: Don't Leave Me High, Don't Leave Me Dry
Biloxi Councilman George Lawrence took me for a drive through his ward yesterday. It's a U-shaped gerrymander around the point of East Biloxi, where people ...
April 08, 2010
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Gulf Coast Day 4: Big Box Bonanza
Like many of the towns along Mississippi's Gulf Coast, Gulfport has fallen in love with New Urbanism since Katrina. The city has held a series ...
April 08, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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