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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".

Category: Personal Writings

Big Government Guy Dances Poorly

ACORN Ideas and Issues Personal Writings Town Hall January 28, 2010January 28, 2010 by wade

Shreveport I tried to make my way through an understanding of the President’s new plan for a path to victory, but though I like to think that I’m as smart as the average bear, I couldn’t find it in my first reading, though it seems a lot of things are increasingly on the “dead” list …

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Colors and Dawn on the Marcala Mountains

Community Organizations International International Personal Writings January 23, 2010 by wade

Marcala           In an afterthought I had thrown a small flashlight in my bag.  You never know.  As Tim sings, “there’s the cowboy in us all,” and with me there’s still a boy scout deep down riding alongside I guess.  Good thing.  We had driven up the mountains from Marcala in pitch dark to where our …

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Airline Safety: Subsidize Checked Bags

Ideas and Issues Personal Writings December 31, 2009January 2, 2010 by wade

Quepos In the wake of the attempted blowup of an international flight into Detroit, TSA is instituting new rules, including many that will catch travelers unprepared as they return from the holidays.  It goes without saying that airline and passenger safety is a tantamount concern.  As a frequent flier, I also have to quickly add …

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