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That's how it feels with the ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Sunday-letters-Cats-classical-music-truckers-6514963.php">Sunday letters: Cats, classical music, truckers</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Sunday-letters-Cats-classical-music-truckers-6514963.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/41/01/20/8655890/3/727x0.jpg" alt="A Ragdoll cat waits to compete during the Houston Cat Show at Humble Civic Center on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, in Humble. ( Mayra Beltran / Houston Chronicle )" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  In defense of cats Regarding "Outdoor cats" letter to the editor (Page B5, Tuesday), when people encroach on previously undeveloped land, most wild creatures will move on to another area, including ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Saturday-letters-Vaccines-HERO-Milo-Hamilton-6514934.php">Saturday letters: Vaccines, HERO, Milo Hamilton</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Saturday-letters-Vaccines-HERO-Milo-Hamilton-6514934.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/41/01/17/8655856/5/727x0.jpg" alt="Republican presidential candidates, from left, Sen. Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush pose for a group picture during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  Ignorance option Regarding "Republican vaccine debate has physicians despairing" (Page A4, Friday), so Donald Trump "believes" that childhood vaccines cause autism? And this, in a nutshell, is my ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item last-sec-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Friday-letters-The-big-debate-6512496.php">Friday letters: The big debate</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Friday-letters-The-big-debate-6512496.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/40/77/67/8650178/11/727x0.jpg" alt="Carly Fiorina walked onstage with 10 male counterparts at the Republican presidential debate in Simi Valley, Calif., on Wednesday night." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  Candid analysis Regarding "Debate's length the big loser, and Fiorina the clear winner" (Page A9, Friday), on an alternate universe, perhaps Marco Rubio 'won', too. He was marginally better than last ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>    <div class="hst-freeform hdnce-e hdnce-item-23191"> <script type="text/javascript"> $("h1.title").css("display","none"); </script> <div class="solo_triple"></div> </div>   <div class="hst-freeform hdnce-e hdnce-item-11336"> <div class="hc_letters_submit"> <h3>Submit a Letter</h3> <p>We welcome and encourage letters and emails from readers. Letters must include name, address, and telephone number for verification purposes only. All letters are subject to editing. Please read <a href="#">our guidelines regarding Letters to the Editor.</a></p> <p class="float:left"> <a href="#">viewpoints@chron.com</a> <br/> 713-362-3575 (Fax) <p class="floatLeft">Viewpoints C/O <br/>Houston Chronicle <br/> P.O. Box 4260 <br/>Houston, TX 77210</p> </div> </div>  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-57623-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/corrections/">Corrections</a></h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/corrections/article/Correction-for-9-16-15-6507351.php">Correction for 9.16.15</a> </h2>   <p class="blurb">  ›› With a Sept. 14 article about the Republic of Texas, a secessionist organization, the Chronicle incorrectly identified a man wearing a Republic of Texas jacket as Ronald Avery in a photograph and ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> <div class="zone zone-4">  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-52713-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"> <a class="hdnce-e hdnce-channel-8082" href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/">Outlook</a> </h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Case-of-Ahmed-shows-we-re-not-a-brave-nation-6514701.php">Pitts: Case of Ahmed shows we're not a brave nation</a> </h2>   <p class="blurb">  America is not a brave nation. Yes, that's a heretical thing to say. Yes, our military is the world's finest and our servicewomen and men provide daily examples of incontestable courage. Yes, police ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Butler-Pope-visit-puts-U-S-relationship-with-6516196.php">Butler: Pope visit puts U.S. relationship with Latinos front...</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Butler-Pope-visit-puts-U-S-relationship-with-6516196.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/41/02/07/8659424/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Pope Francis" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  The first Latin American pope will soon arrive in "gringolandia" for a six-day apostolic visit - his first to the U.S. as pontiff. Pope Francis' visit, which starts in Washington on Tuesday before ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item portrait"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Choosing-a-leader-for-HISD-6516198.php">Choosing a leader for HISD</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Choosing-a-leader-for-HISD-6516198.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/41/02/07/8659428/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Terry Grier, who has served as superintendent of the Houston Independent School District since 2009, is due to step down next year." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  Editor's note: The Houston Independent School District school board soon will make its most important decision when trustees choose the district's next superintendent. This follows Superintendent Terry ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Cinciripini-Scott-Smoke-smoke-that-cigarette-6514978.php">Cinciripini, Scott: Smoke, smoke that cigarette - and die!</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Cinciripini-Scott-Smoke-smoke-that-cigarette-6514978.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/41/01/20/8655902/3/727x0.jpg" alt="FILE - In this July 17, 2013 file photo, cigarettes are on display at a store in Pittsburgh. America's largest tobacco companies must inform consumers that cigarettes were designed to increase addiction, but not that they lied to the public about the dangers of smoking, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  More than 50 years after the dangers of smoking were first made public, tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of death and disease for Americans. This week Houston has an opportunity to ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Navarrette-Reuniting-with-those-who-knew-us-when-6514977.php">Navarrette: Reuniting with those who knew us when</a> </h2>   <p class="blurb">  In the film "Stand by Me," the narrator - voiced by Richard Dreyfuss - offers an observation that sooner or later becomes undeniable as we advance in years: Friends come in and out of your life like ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Casey-Texas-falls-in-line-with-gay-marriage-6514940.php">Casey: Texas falls in line with gay marriage</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Casey-Texas-falls-in-line-with-gay-marriage-6514940.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/41/01/17/8655861/3/727x0.jpg" alt="In this Wednesday, July 29, 2015 file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a hearing in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  I'll say this for Kim Davis: The Kentucky county clerk was willing to go to jail for her religious belief that God doesn't want gay couples to be given the rights straight couples acquire in marriage. ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Krugman-Fantasies-and-fictions-at-the-Republican-6514939.php">Krugman: Fantasies and fictions at the Republican debate</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Krugman-Fantasies-and-fictions-at-the-Republican-6514939.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/31/56/30/6743603/109/727x0.jpg" alt="" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  I've been going over what was said at Wednesday's Republican debate, and I'm terrified. You should be, too. After all, given the vagaries of elections, there's a pretty good chance that one of these people ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item last-sec-item portrait"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/LoMonte-Ahmed-s-story-reveals-school-6514684.php">LoMonte: Ahmed's story reveals school zero-tolerance polices...</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/LoMonte-Ahmed-s-story-reveals-school-6514684.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/41/01/06/8655285/5/727x0.jpg" alt="Ahmed Mohamed, 14, thanks supporters during a news conference at his home, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Irving, Texas. Mohamed was arrested after a teacher thought a homemade clock he built was a bomb. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  Can we finally have this conversation? Can we finally talk, now that the nation from the coffeehouse to the White House - is united in disgust at the outlandish overreaction in arresting a Texas ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div> <div class="right-rail"> <div class="zone zone-5">  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-57734-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item portrait"> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"><a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/">Editorials</a></h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Ups-and-downs-6514950.php">Ups and downs</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Ups-and-downs-6514950.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/41/01/20/8655877/3/727x0.jpg" alt="Ahmed Mohamed, 14, smiles as he arrives to his family's home in Irving, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Ahmed was arrested Monday at his school after a teacher thought a homemade clock he built was a bomb. He remains suspended and said he will not return to classes at MacArthur High School. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  (Thumbs up) Houston is not blessed with inspiring water features, so we've built our own - the Mecom Fountain (1964) or the Hines Waterwall (1985). A trilogy is now complete with the opening of Lost Lake, ...  </p> </div> <div class="sec-hl-item last-sec-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Budgeting-priorities-6512499.php">Editorial: Budgeting priorities</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Budgeting-priorities-6512499.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/40/77/67/8650183/9/727x0.jpg" alt="Mayor Annise Parker shown with a 1915 prototype for the City of Houston flag at a press conference in the City Council Chambers of Houston City Hall Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in Houston, Texas. The City of Houston, Preservation Houston and the North American Vexillogical Association (NAVA) announced the restoration of the flag. The prototype was made by the seamstresses at Levy Bros. department store and then sent to New York where it served as the model for the official silk flag. ( Gary Coronado / Houston Chronicle )" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  In Houston's strong-mayor form of government, it can be hard for district council members to tout their accomplishments during election season. The mayor controls the budget, the city agenda and nearly ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-57728-premium_featured_articles">  <div class="collection hc-section-hl "> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"><a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/recommendations/">Election Endorsements</a></h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/recommendations/article/The-Chronicle-endorses-Tom-McCasland-for-Houston-6514964.php">Editorial: McCasland for At-Large 1</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/recommendations/article/The-Chronicle-endorses-Tom-McCasland-for-Houston-6514964.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/41/01/20/8655892/5/727x0.jpg" alt="Tom McCasland (Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle )" border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">  When government is broken, who do you hire to fix it? For the Harris County Housing Authority, the answer was Tom McCasland. Plenty of candidates can tout their ideas for repairing Houston's problems, but ...  </p> </div> </div>  </div>    </div> <div class="ad-middle"> <div class="ad-inner ad-smallBP"> <div id="AP300" class="ad_deferrable"><script type="text/javascript">/*<![CDATA[*/ hearstPlaceAd("AP300"); /*]]>*/ </script></div> </div> </div> <div class="zone zone-6">  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-57645-premium_headlinelist_illus">   <div class="collection prem-hl-illus list-sec">  <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h4 class="kicker">More Outlook</h4> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Suh-Vaccinations-are-not-a-luxury-Why-bad-6512280.php">Suh: Vaccinations are not a luxury: Why bad science is bad for Texas</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Suh-Vaccinations-are-not-a-luxury-Why-bad-6512280.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921031948im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/40/77/55/8649592/3/135x0.jpg" alt="According to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, immunization rates among the youngest and most vulnerable children in Texas in 2014 was 64 percent, significantly below the national average of 72 percent, an admittedly scary number considering the density of our population centers." border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Last night's GOP debate presented dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric about vaccines. In fact, it could only be described as fear-mongering. The ill-informed and disproven theory presented on the public ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Rand-Houston-s-classical-radio-programming-is-6512057.php">Rand: Houston's classical radio programming is thriving, but still needs help</a> </h2> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Houston Public Media is a community service that reaches 1.5 million people a week through its radio stations, television station, website and mobile apps. It delivers news, cultural programming and ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Krauthammer-Putin-s-gambit-Obama-s-puzzlement-6512034.php">Krauthammer: Putin's gambit, Obama's puzzlement</a> </h2> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Once again, President Barack Obama and his foreign policy team are stumped. Why is Vladimir Putin pouring troops and weaponry into Syria? After all, as Secretary of State John Kerry has thrice told his ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Parker-Fairy-tales-in-presidential-paradise-6509684.php">Parker: Fairy tales in (presidential) paradise</a> </h2> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Once upon a time in a twinkling city on a hill, little boys and girls were taught that anyone could grow up to become president. The children all believed it and today many, many of them are trying to ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Rosen-Kinnear-Corps-study-of-coastal-protection-6509658.php">Rosen, Kinnear: Corps study of coastal protection is not an ideal plan</a> </h2> <p class="blurb">  <span>  If a hurricane shut down the Houston Ship Channel, it would be a national security threat and an international economic disaster. The Houston-Galveston region, home to more than 6 million, is the world's ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Cokley-End-racial-disparities-in-school-6509611.php">Cokley: End racial disparities in school discipline</a> </h2> <p class="blurb">  <span>  There is a conspiracy against black children in our schools. When I say conspiracy, I'm not suggesting there are shadowy figures sitting behind closed doors actively plotting how they can harm black ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Friedman-Iran-deal-players-report-card-6507436.php">Friedman: Iran deal players' report card</a> </h2> <p class="blurb">  <span>  The Iran nuclear deal is now sealed - from Washington's end. But since this has been one of America's most important foreign policy shifts in the last four decades, it's worth looking back and grading the ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Rubin-Perry-exit-is-a-sad-sign-of-our-political-6506753.php">Rubin: Perry exit is a sad sign of our political times</a> </h2> <p class="blurb">  <span>  Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry exited the presidential race on Friday in the same manner in which he conducted his second presidential race, with maturity, largeness of spirit and devotion to conservative ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20150921031948/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Weinstein-Environment-rules-should-be-based-on-6506700.php">Weinstein: Environment rules should be based on science, not politics</a> </h2> <p class="blurb">  <span>  President Barack Obama frequently cites climate change as one of the greatest threats facing the future of civilization. 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