Weighty environmental matters have occupied Coming Up’s mind for much of the day and the dualling of the A9 in particular.
We all agree it is a good thing – it will cut journey times, stop accidents and save lives.
But there is no denying the road cuts through an area awash with wildlife and cars especially fast ones are not a good thing for nature when it’s route is blocked by a wide road.
The answer is obvious so obvious, in fact, that it’s actually going to happen. Transport Scotland is going to build a bridge with a dedicated lane for critters like squirrels and deer.
Nice and safe. All they have to work out now is how to train them to use it.
But if they can train a small child to cross the road safely, a wild animal should be no problem.
Children, you see, aren’t nearly as clever as they try and make out. Or so a new survey suggests.
Some of them reckon a triangle might only have two sides and others couldn’t pick out an avocado if their very existence depended on it.
Others think they live on Mars and loads more recognise Mr Tumble than they do David Cameron.
Are they really that stupid? (Or are they actually smart enough to mess with a ridiculous survey dreamed up by grown-ups with too much time on their hands?)
Speaking of which, wait ‘til you see the early attendees of DEE-CON who gathered ahead of their annual invasion of Dundee this weekend.
Those crazy comic conventioneers were costumed to the max for the visit of The Courier. See them in all their glory in Thursday’s edition.
And we have so much more to offers including politics, sport, boffinry, court and health, not to mention a large feature about a man wrestling a bear.