Robert Ordway's Newsletter

The Elder Millennial’s Memoir - Part 2 of 2

A 20 Year Work-In-Progress

Sep 22 • 

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The Elder Millennial’s Memoir - Addendum

A 20 Year Work-In-Progress

Sep 22 • 

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Ordways: A History of Labor - Part 2 of 2

Dad’s lessons in the yard and in the mill

Sep 1 • 

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Ordways: A Family of Labor - Part 1 of 2

Dad’s life lessons in the yard and in the mill

Sep 1 • 

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August 2025

The Elder Millennial’s Memoir - Part 1 of 2

A 20 Year Work-In-Progress

Aug 11 • 

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Guest Post: What I Learned Growing Up Next To Drug Dealers and Drug Addicts

Addiction doesn’t always look as bad as we think it should

Aug 5 • 

Ed Latimore

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July 2025

Sammy on the South Shore

Finance is learned from the streets, not in the classroom

Jul 10 • 

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May 2025

The resiliency of a multiethnic working-class community school

Five years ago during COVID-19, I gave the commencement address to my alma mater, River Forest High School, one of the most unique schools in the…

May 11 • 

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The Importance of Building Your Personal CRM

And other networking lessons you should know

May 2 • 

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February 2025

Robert the Drug Dealer

No, not me. A Black Soul gang member I met on Chicago’s South Side.

Feb 15 • 

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Drivin’ For Dee

Wake up, wake up, it's the first of the month

Feb 1 • 

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December 2024

How to lose 10 pounds of fat in 25 days

Using science and white knuckle discipline to get fast results

Dec 31, 2024 • 

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