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Zach Patton

Executive Editor

Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism for his GOVERNING story on economic cutbacks in Colorado Springs. He has served as an editor since 2010, and as Executive Editor since 2012.

Spoiler Alert! Don't read ahead if you're one of the 13 people in North America who have not yet seen The Dark Knight. So there's a scene toward the end of the new Batman movie (I think it's at about the 4-hour mark) that totally had me geeking out, GOVERNING-style.
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So you're filming a movie about a post-apocalyptic future, and you need to find a location that can stand in for a bleak, post-disaster wasteland. ...
The next governor of New Jersey could come from the checkout line at the local supermarket -- at least on the TV. From Variety : Lifetime ...
New York City is right in the middle of its Summer Streets program (there's a video above) -- in which the city is closing main ...
Details has a roundup and a slideshow of some of the tastiest street food in the nation -- everything from tamales to "sparerib tips ...
Hope you're not interested in visiting Atlantic City to drive along the street known as Miss America Way: Atlantic City has decided to change the ...
Clairvoyants of St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Rejoice! You can once again practice your sooth-saying gifts without fear of recrimination: Soothsaying might still be banned in some ...
What do the following have in common: a peach straight from the orchard, a fresh tomato salad with basil and mozzarella, raw cauliflower with a ...