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John Hickenlooper

"The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city."

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"The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city."

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"Especially during the first nine months, there was so much going on with trying to hire 55 people to run the city, it was hard to imagine any honeymoon."
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"Given that, and assuming that we begin to adjust to issues like climate change and the greenhouse effect, Denver's location in the center of the country becomes a tremendous advantage."
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