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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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If KITT Were a Bus, What Would He Say?
I've got Knight Rider on the brain. Really, I can't stop thinking about it. I didn't even watch the show much growing up. And I ...
April 08, 2010
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The First 100 Days...
How the time flies. The latest crop of new governors and mayors are finishing their first 100 days in office. Is the honeymoon over? Or are ...
April 08, 2010
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Heads Up: 4.19.07
Crisis-prep refresher: Vincent T. Covello's 77 questions journalists ask during a crisis. Why governors drive dangerously fast. NYT Joel Kotkin says baby boomers will retire in ...
April 08, 2010
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Heads Up: 4.20.07
Baby boomers are less fit than their parents. WaPo Corzine's well-wishers mix sympathy with resentment. NYT WSJ calls FL Gov. Crist's home insurance plan "...
April 08, 2010
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On the Catwalk. On the Catwalk.
He was too sexy for his shirt. He was too sexy for your party. He was too sexy for Milan, New York and Japan. But ...
April 08, 2010
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Queen of the State Blogs
I used to think that I'd keep up on state politics around the country by reading a lot of blogs. This was ages ago, maybe 2005, ...
April 08, 2010
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Big But on Baseball Bats
So much for the conservative crusade against the nanny state. Check out this quote from NYC, where the health issue du jour is baseball bats. ...
April 08, 2010
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Heads Up: 5.21.06
Is MI too broke to show the governors' convention a good time? Free Press Sal DiMasi: from Governing's cover to MA's top pol. Boston Globe. ...
April 08, 2010
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Sell Out Already
The selling of naming rights for stadiums, arenas and other public buildings is not nearly as controversial as it used to be. I'm not sure ...
April 08, 2010
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Heads Up: 5.30.07
Denver tests new model of child welfare. Rocky Mountain News Spitzer's new take on Wall Street. NYT NV Guv gets off to "suboptimal" ...
April 08, 2010
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