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".
Mexico City. Being out of the country, doesn’t mean not being able to watch football. In Mexico, there are channels broadcasting the sport in Spanish. Heck, the National Football League plays games in Mexico annually, just as it does in England and even Germany now. There’s no question that football continues to be popular …
Marble Falls The World Cup soccer game between England and the USA was playing soundlessly in the background while we were shuffling around doing our chores and this and that. For a minute, we all found ourselves sitting or standing around the TV watching the game. It quickly became apparent that, for the …
Pearl River Sitting on a dock by Cowen Bayou, only less than a mile from Pearl River, I’m only about 20-miles from Kiln, Mississippi in Hancock County. Favre is a big name in this area. The front page of the Sea Coast Echo had a story about Eddie Favre, the county administrator retiring after …