Oh Sweet Lorraine

Have you heard about Fred Stobaugh's song remembering his wife of 75 years? If not grab a tissue and watch this video, the story is so adorable and touching. Plus with all the sad or bad things we hear about in the news, this story highlighting Green Shoe Studios' kindness and Fred's love for his wife. Hope you enjoy watching it.  

You can purchase "Oh Sweet Lorraine" on itunes here!

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Wednesday News Roundup

It seems like today was filled with headline worthy news, here's some of the top things happening around the world today. 

1) SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) ruled that married same-sex couples were entitled to federal benefits as well as striking down California's Prop-8, effectively allowing same-sex marriages there.

2) Former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was charged with murder along with 5 other gun related charges.

3) In other Boston sports news,  Doc Rivers is officially no longer the coach of the Celtics. The L.A. Clippers announced Rivers as their new coach today, trading the Celtics a 2015 first round draft pick in exchange. 

4) The now infamous Edward Snowden's future is still in limbo. Ecuador has yet to make a decision on Snowden's asylum request and it has been indicated that they will not come to a decision anytime in the near future. 

These are some of the top stories in the news today. What are you reading or hearing about in the news? Have an article to share? Leave it in the comments below!

And because this song seems ever so topical today....