By Jeremy Dys By now, everyone not yet living on the south side of a north facing rock has heard there was yet another tragic shooting, this time on the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.  Of course, we as Americans tend skip over grieving, or at least speed through the steps of resolution, unless we...

By Derick Dickens New research has concluded what most of us already knew: children need fathers. There is a myriad of evidence that shows a father in the home reduces violent crime, produces a better social environment, and provides essential growth opportunities.  However, researchers have questioned the need for fathers thinking they only provide more...