It is a curious truth that many cats enjoy warmer, more convivial, even affectionate relationships with humans than they could ever do with fellow felines.

Dogs have important jobs, like barking when the doorbell rings, but cats have no function in a house whatsoever.

I wondered briefly if cats also came back after death, then dismissed the thought because as far as I had ever been able to tell, cats do not have a purpose.

Because research has shown that obesity in children today has tripled in the last 20 years and is becoming perhaps the biggest threat to the health and welfare of future generations,

We've known for several years that [the Barron Road interchange] was needed.

That's a problem on the east side and the west side. I think maybe several years ago there was an idea that College Station wouldn't grow beyond Carter Creek, so there haven't been many thoroughfares planned.