There have been petitions to the Democratic camp to prevent the deployment of any statues of Hilary Clinton. ... The highly publicized episode involving Ryan Lochte and three other swimmers in Brazil reminds us that the competition for being young drunk and stupid is always extremely competitive. It comes at a time there are calls for a male couch potato competition including synchronized TV remote use and volume drinking. ... Fire this week broke out this week at a home in Salt Lake City that was the site of clandestine marijuana growing. Firemen were hampered by the crowds that gathered trying to catch a whiff of some of the smoke.