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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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An Ark Full of Newarks
What does Newark, NJ (pop. 245,000) have in common with Newark, Missouri (pop. 100)? Nothing more than the name, of course. Apparently, that's enough for the mayor ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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No More Gun Fun?
Don't you sometimes just want to blow the head off a bighorn sheep from the comfort of your living room? Not in Pennsylvania, if a ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Kwame's Trip to the Bahamas? Priceless.
Will somebody just cut up Kwame Kilpatrick's credit card? This time the Detroit mayor is in trouble for charging a trip to the Bahamas on ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Parks' People Problem
Parks are there for people to use them, right? Then why is it so hard for cities to figure out how many people actually hang ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Homeless Problem: Four Times Worse Than We Thought?
Los Angeles County this year has worked extra hard to get as complete a count as possible of the homeless people on its streets and ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Dressing Up The Big Box
Even Wal-Mart seems willing to admit that its traditional gray-blue mega-box stores are ugly. The question is, what do you do about it? Too many ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Hands-Free: Not What It's Cracked Up to Be
So you're driving home from work, and decide on a whim to call Mayor Bloomberg (home number: 212-772-1081) from your car. Being responsible, not ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Mayor Bloomberg's Home Phone Number Is 212-772-1081
So you thought Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire mayor of NYC was out of touch with common folks? Think again. The NY Times reports today that ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Como Se Dice "Pothole?"
Antonio Villaraigosa, L.A.'s first Hispanic mayor since 1872, shows us that the first thing on a new mayor's mind, in any language, is basically ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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Scooped in Beantown
Editors at the Boston Herald have a hunch as to why their rivals at the Boston Globe have a way of busting up the Herald's ...
May 07, 2010
 · Christopher Swope
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