WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
New Orleans We have an extended family WhatsApp group, as many families have. These things are a hodgepodge of advice and, usually, good will, attempts at humor, sports talk, birthday greetings, atta-boys, and occasional light controversy. Did I mention a LOT of advice! It’s a great thing, especially for the brothers and siters with children and outlaws like …
Marble Falls This is not a laughing matter, but testing for Covid-19 is becoming ludicrous. With Omicron surging and jumping on the back of Delta, Americans and the rest of the world are scratching their heads again about the virus and not sure which way is up, down, or around. Many aren’t sure where they can go safely, …
Marble Falls As the calendar turns to mark the end of the second year of the pandemic, we went old school, and headed for the hills. To be more exact, we went back to Arkansas, and, more specifically, the Ozarks. Mountains, perhaps I should say more accurately, but having been born in Wyoming and raised in Colorado and …