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".
Marble Falls The end of every year always finds me with contradictory feelings, and I don’t think that’s something that just happens to me. On one hand, I’m ready for a new year. There’s excitement over new projects, a clean slate, a quick restart after the slow walk of the last year’s passing. On the other hand, there are …
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 Attending a funeral in an evangelical church recently, I was moved by the ritual of community solidarity in its search for peace and comfort in dealing with grief. Raised as a Lutheran, and long lapsed, over recent decades since our children have grown to be adults, my time in any kind of pew has been …