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The mayor tag on WindowsForum.com covers news stories about mayors from various U.S. cities, including Tampa, Topeka, Fort Wayne, and Detroit. Topics include a Tampa mayor's SUV previously owned by a pimp, a Kansas city's failed attempt to attract Google by renaming itself, a former Indiana mayor with an unfortunately humorous name, and a Detroit mayor's response to a RoboCop statue campaign. These threads are general news discussions and do not relate to Windows, Microsoft, or technology support.
  1. reghakr

    Tampa mayor's SUV once belonged to pimp, police say

    TAMPA — Mayor Bob Buckhorn wanted a big vehicle, something safe for transporting his children. Read Full Story: Link Removed due to 404 Error
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  2. cybercore

    [SEARCH] Google snubs city that named itself Google

    What more could a city do? In an effort to woo a Google high-speed internet project, the Kansas capital of Topeka last year changed its name to Google, Kansas, for a month. Like, actually changed it. By a Link Removed due to 404 Error. Apparently that wasn't enough. The search giant on...
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    • broadband business capitol city connectivity contest corporate fast google internet kansas mayor network rejection research speed technology topeka
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  3. cybercore

    No joke: Ex-mayor's name too funny for Ind. center

    A former Indiana mayor who won four terms in the 1930s and 1950s is proving less popular with modern-day city leaders, who say they probably won't name a new government center for him because of the jokes his moniker could inspire. Harry Baals is the runaway favorite in online voting to name...
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    • city leadership community controversy cultural sensitivity fort wayne government center harry baals heritage indiana legacy local history mayor name shaming naming political influence polling data public opinion public reaction voting
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  4. cybercore

    Detroit to get RoboCop statue

    From sci-fi cult film, to Twitter phenomenon to Detroit landmark-in-the-making. Plans for a statue honoring RoboCop, the half-man, half-machine crime fighter of the 1987 movie, are moving ahead after a group of artists and entrepreneurs in Detroit, Michigan raised more than $50,000 via...
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