New Orleans It poured in Shreveport and there were rain delays around the Houston airport, so it was no surprise to find the front moving into New Orleans. At 9PM there was a light drizzle and the streets were wet. Traffic was flowing quickly, the rain was just enough to stop the construction on the …
Month: April 2006
Thunder over New Orleans
Louisville The ACORN National Board was meeting this weekend in Louisville, Kentucky. To all of our surprise this turned out to be the weekend when they the city celebrated “Thunder over Louisville.” Not sure exactly how to describe this outpouring other than a loud welcoming of spring in Kentucky accompanied by airplanes and then a …
Legislating Wal-Mart
San Diego Lee Scott, Wal-Mart CEO, was in Rogers, Arkansas, a long spit from their world headquarters in Bentonville, meeting the press. Rick Smith, the head of WARN and WWA in Florida, and I were in northern San Diego County meeting with local leadership of some of California’s largest and most aggressive local unions of the United …