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Puzzles Page: May 5, 2017
Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 May 5 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.
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The Strange-ness: Nationwide Insurance Releases List of Wackiest Pet Names 2017
The votes have been tallied and the results are in – Dunkin Butterbeans nosed out Farrah Pawcett and Fiona Penny Pickles in the dog division, while Little Booty Ham Sandwich purred past Obi Wan Catnobi […]
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Puzzles Page: April 28, 2017
Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 April 28 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.
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Chuckle of the Issue: Baseball
One Day the Devil challenged the Lord to a baseball game. Smiling the Lord proclaimed, “You don’t have a chance, I have Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and all the greatest players up here”. “Yes”, snickered […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: The Folly of Our Responses to Terrorist Acts
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Our exaggerated responses, both by the officials and the media, while self-serving with the created big hullabaloo, to terrorist acts are in fact aiding and abetting their intended goals. We […]
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Detroit Needs Affordable Water, Not More Shutoffs
Statement by Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch Via Kate Fried, fwwatch.org “Nearly three years after it started an aggressive plan to shut off water service to households that are delinquent on their water bills, […]
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Puzzles Page: April 21, 2017
Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 April 21 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.
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Puzzles Page: April 14, 2017
Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 April 14 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: What is Normal?
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA I have often been asked what is normal in humans regarding their thinking, behavior, and their feelings. Here is my answer: A normal human being is a person that — given […]
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Shades of Grey: Barbecue
Some situations are viewed in black and white; right and wrong. Yet, many people think situations also have a grey area where solutions are not so easily discerned. This is not just about the choices […]
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Puzzles Page: April 7, 2017
Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 April 7 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.
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Emergency Veterinarians in Eastern NC
By Kay Whatley, Editor When The Grey Area was a printed newspaper, sometimes we included a feature called “Something to Clip for your ‘Fridge.” It was often tips or contact numbers for area businesses. This article […]
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Shades of Grey: Shopping Trip
Some situations are viewed in black and white; right and wrong. Yet, many people think situations also have a grey area where solutions are not so easily discerned. This is not just about the choices […]
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Puzzles Page: March 31, 2017
Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 March 31 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Affection and Gratitude for My Adopted Country Revisited
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Our country, which I was lucky to adopt for the last 55 years (trying to contribute and be useful like the rest of my fellow citizens), is enormous, privileged, and […]
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Puzzles Page: March 24, 2017
Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 March 24 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.
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Shades of Grey: Theft
Some situations are viewed in black and white; right and wrong. Yet, many people think situations also have a grey area where solutions are not so easily discerned. This is not just about the choices […]
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Puzzles Page: March 17, 2017
Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 March 17 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.
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Chuckle of the Issue: Pet Tricks
A man went to visit a friend and was amazed to find him playing chess with his dog. He watched the game in astonishment for a while, and then exclaimed, “I can hardly believe my […]
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Chuckle of the Issue: Pregnant Pause
A couple take their first prenatal class. The husband is told to wear a bag of sand to give him an idea of what it feels like to be pregnant. The husband stands up, saying, […]
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Puzzles Page: March 10, 2017
Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 March 10 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.
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Puzzles Page: March 3, 2017
Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 March 3 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.
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Shades of Grey: Baseball Fan
Some situations are viewed in black and white; right and wrong. Yet, many people think situations also have a grey area where solutions are not so easily discerned. This is not just about the choices people make, but […]
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Chuckle of the Issue: Auction
One day a man went to an auction. While there, he bid on several items, and then the auctioneer brought out a large parrot. The man really wanted this bird, so he got caught up […]
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In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
By Kay Whatley, Editor I don’t hear this saying about March — if it comes in like a lion it will go out like a lamb — used much in North Carolina. Here in NC we have beautiful […]
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The Strange-ness: Tracking the Movement of Cyborg Cockroaches
By Edgar Lobaton and Matt Shipman, NCSU New research from North Carolina State University offers insights into how far and how fast cyborg cockroaches – or biobots – move when exploring new spaces. The work moves researchers closer […]
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Let’s Talk About Religion
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Religious narratives and practices are almost universal. All such narratives share certain characteristics centered around a powerful deity, whether it is called God, Theos, Gott, Dieu, Allah, Elloheim, YHWH, or […]
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While Many Cheer Animal Rescues, One SPCA Holds On To A Big Cat
**UPDATE: Shadow the leopard passed away at the Virginia SPCA on February 23, 2017. Our original article from February 9 is included below.** ______________________________________ Despite the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) focus on […]