Trump and the media

This article really captures the state of the media. Trump's a big mouth, journalists are villains.

You don't believe in same-sex marriage? This outstanding Colonel lost his promotion because of his beliefs. The fire chief in Atlanta was fired for the same belief, even though he is African-American.

The New York Times interviewed Jimmy Carter. He had some surprising answers.

The demise of journalistic standards: with connection to the 2016 election.

"Shall We Gather at the River" is a beautiful classic hymn. John Ford, famous for his western movies, used this hymn in no less than seven movies. Here's a short compilation on YouTube from his films.

A company wants to build a coal export terminal on the Columbia River. It would increase US coal exports by 40%. What seems wrong is that they need permits from 23 different agencies and have spent $15M already on the permitting process. All it takes is one agency to keep the project from going forward, which means just one agency run by anti-business environmentalists can over-step their authority and prevent the project from going ahead.

Seth Rich -- the Democratic National Committee staffer who was gunned down in Northwest D.C. near his home last July -- leaked thousands of DNC emails to WikiLeaks in the months beforehand. It's not safe to mess with the Clintons.