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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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Gentrification Fight Takes to YouTube
This Old House it's not. But this video and others on YouTube, posted by preservation activists in Houston, does represent something of a breakthrough. The ...
April 08, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
Billgentes
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Mayor on Blogging: The Smartest Thing I've Ever Done
I've been trading e-mails with Bill Gentes, the "Blogging Mayor of Round Lake" in Illinois. Hizzoner has been keeping a blog for about ...
April 08, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Wither the City Manager?
I'm sure all the city manager types among you have seen this NYT story by now. If you haven't, get reading. According to the Times, ...
April 08, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
Google
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Googlicious
It wasn't so long ago -- what, 2005? -- when Google would blow my mind, week after week, with new web toys. Just when I'd get ...
April 08, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Your Legislative Fantasies, Realized
There's fantasy baseball, fantasy football and fantasy basketball. And if you scrape around the internet a bit, you'll find that there's even fantasy lacrosse, fantasy ...
April 08, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
Bozo_the_clown
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More Wiki Wackiness
Oh Wikipedia, when will you grow up? The latest victim of wiki-vandalism is Philly Mayor John Street. A couple of days ago, it seems, Hizzoner's ...
April 08, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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See Ya Later, Gas Tax
So President Bush now wants to cut gasoline use by 20 percent. What's not to love about that? Here's one thing, if you're in the state ...
April 08, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Guerilla Video, Gone Too Far
Forget all those legislative issues to watch we told you about. The big issue in legislatures this year is going to be YouTube, or more ...
April 08, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
Cubicles_1
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Warming Up in the Bullpen
For all the innovations that are spinning out of NYC under Mayor Mike Bloomberg, the idea that almost no other mayors are stealing is the ...
April 08, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
Homelogo
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A Better King
Talk about rebranding. King County, Washington was originally named in 1852 after Vice President William Rufus de Vane King, a plantation slave owner from Alabama. Later, ...
April 08, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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