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 Not sure why, but every once in a while, our faithful newspaper home delivery carrier drops off a USA Today. It’s easy to forget that paper even exists except when you see if for free on hotel counters or somewhere, but I guess some people subscribe. I think she’s just comping …
Marble Falls From what I read; it’s getting rougher out there. Bullying has always been a problem in the schoolyard since time immemorial. With social media, all stops are off with teens, women, and anyone even slightly different than the herd. Those of us now long grown can be thankful that we escaped the …
Marble Falls Mi companera’s family has a reunion the day before Easter every year somewhere around Little Rock, Arkansas where her two brothers still live. If she’s lucky, her sister is in Missouri and comes down. Nieces and nephews are well represented. Children are everywhere. Family friends are part of the crowd. There’s …