Photo Credit: Courtesy of Clyde Haygood What a difference eight years can make. In 2005 rapper Kanye West soared to the number one spot on the Billboard chart with an infectious little ditty called "Gold Digger". Kanye rapped about a woman who was always wearing the most fashionable clothes, being seen at all the "in" places and ruthlessly leaving one man for the next spurred by the size of their bank accounts. During the song Kanye urgently warns his listeners "If you ain't

Rebecca Ann Sedwick Photo Courtesy of Heavy.com Most of us were shocked and saddened at the suicide of 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick. Rebecca lived in Lakeland, Florida, and according to the website Heavy.com, she was last seen alive leaving for school on the morning of September 9, 2013. She was reported missing at 7:00pm that evening. Around 2:30am the morning of September 10, 2013, Rebecca's lifeless body was discovered. Rebecca's parents and the community were stunned at th

Photo credit: Courtesy of Defense One America, to me and the majority of its citizens, will always be the "land of the free and the home of the brave". A place that is home and stirs the embers of our hearts. Oh of course like any other country we have had and continue to have our ups and downs. Like any family we squabble with our brothers and sisters. I have been angry with, happy for, and sometimes nonchalant about the everyday goings on of this great country. But rarely

United States Congress: A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand Photo Credit courtesy of: LibertyNEWS.com One second after midnight, October 1, 2013 will be remembered as a dark (pun intended) time in American history. The last time the United States shut down the federal government was in 1995 and it lasted 22 days, according to political website Policymic. You can refresh yourself on all of the gory details here and see how things were eventually resolved. And ther