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Making More Criminals, By Criminalizing More Things

November 27, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley You’re not a criminal? Are you sure? More and more laws are written over time, some criminalizing accidents, mistakes, and flawed decisions by Americans across the nation.  Intent doesn’t necessarily matter. While […]

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Puzzles Page:  November 24, 2017

November 24, 2017 Kay Whatley

Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 November 24 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area News site, greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.  

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Chuckle of the Issue: Turkey Time

November 23, 2017 Kay Whatley

The pro football team had just finished their daily practice session when a large turkey came strutting onto the field. While the players gazed in amazement, the turkey walked up to the head coach and demanded a tryout. […]

JPL engineers recently finished developing three drones and the artificial intelligence needed for them to navigate an obstacle course by themselves. As a test of these algorithms, they raced the drones against a professional human pilot. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Human Versus Artificial Intelligence in NASA/Google Drone Race

November 21, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Andrew Good, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Drone racing is a high-speed sport demanding instinctive reflexes — but humans won’t be the only competitors for long. Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, put […]

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Puzzles Page:  November 17, 2017

November 17, 2017 Kay Whatley

Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 November 17 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area News site, greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.  

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The Strange-ness: Fruitcake Longevity

November 15, 2017 Kay Whatley

Fruitcake: people love it or hate it. The multi-colored cakes were preserved with alcohol in “the old days” which protected them from spoilage, and the dried, candied fruits staved off mold by having , low […]

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Shades of Grey: Layaway

November 15, 2017 Kay Whatley

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: Write Thing

November 14, 2017 Kay Whatley

The teen walked up to his father and asked, “Dad, can you write in the dark?” Looking up from his newspaper, the Dad answered, “I think so, son. What is it you want me to write?” The […]

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Shades of Grey: Pay It Forward?

November 11, 2017 Kay Whatley

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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Puzzles Page:  November 10, 2017

November 10, 2017 Kay Whatley

Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 November 10 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area News site, greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.  

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Puzzles Page:  November 3, 2017

November 3, 2017 Kay Whatley

Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 November 3 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area News site, greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.  

Dr. Nicholas Pediaditakis, founder of Alkyonis Mental Health Center, Raleigh NC.
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Opioids and Us — A Perfect Storm

October 31, 2017 Dr Nicholas Pediaditakis

By Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD Recently with opioids, we are facing a perfect storm. Let me explain. When atmospheric conditions are just right (like temperature, wind, and atmospheric pressure) and they act in unison, the result […]

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Shades of Grey: Halloween Attraction

October 28, 2017 Frank Whatley

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:  October 27, 2017

October 27, 2017 Kay Whatley

Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 October 27 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area News site, greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.  

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Chuckle of the Issue: Clown Around

October 26, 2017 Kay Whatley

Just as little Jimmy’s party was getting started, the monsters came upon the town. Having just escaped from the nearby castle, they were hungry and looking for food. Two of the monsters began eating the […]

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The Strange-ness: True Tale #2

October 23, 2017 Kay Whatley

It’s that time of year: dark nights, Halloween, strange costumes, and spooky tales. When the tales are true… well, it can make the cool evenings scarier and send a chill down your spine. Here is […]

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Puzzles Page:  October 20, 2017

October 20, 2017 Kay Whatley

Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 October 20 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area News site, greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.  

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The Strange-ness: Michigan Man Challenges Police on Facebook, Turns Self In

October 19, 2017 Kay Whatley

One Michigan police department received a challenge from a man with active warrants. The man posted on the Redford Township Police Department’s Facebook page, offering to turn himself in if their Facebook post was shared […]

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The Strange-ness: Zombie Warning

October 15, 2017 Kay Whatley

From Maine to North Carolina and across the country, hackers change road signs across the country. Rather than warning drivers about night construction hours or detours, the sign warned of Zombies! This “hacking” has been going on […]

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Puzzles Page:  October 13, 2017

October 13, 2017 Kay Whatley

Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 October 13 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area News site, greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.  

Dr. Nicholas Pediaditakis, founder of Alkyonis Mental Health Center, Raleigh NC.
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Some Rational Thoughts for An Irrational Subject

October 10, 2017 Dr Nicholas Pediaditakis

By Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD We, as a nation of over 300 million people do not really have a “gun problem” — whether as “protectors” of the second amendment or  the “gun control people.” Instead, we […]

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Crossing the Line: One Company Wants Dibs on The Word “Honest”

October 9, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

On October 5, 2017, Honest Herbal™ — a hemp product manufacturer — announced that it was having to fight a lawsuit by a completely different company, with different products, over use of the word honest.  The […]

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The Strange-ness: True Tale #1

October 6, 2017 Kay Whatley

It’s that time of year: dark nights, Halloween, strange costumes, and spooky tales. When the tales are true… well, it can make the cool evenings scarier and send a chill down your spine. Here is […]

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Puzzles Page:  October 6, 2017

October 6, 2017 Kay Whatley

Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 October 6 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area News site, greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.  

Raleigh Car Vending Machine. Source: Carvana
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The Strange-ness: Car Vending Machine

October 3, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Carvana, an eCommerce platform for buying used cars, in August 2017 unveiled their five-story, all-glass Car Vending Machine in Raleigh, North Carolina. Holding 18 cars, the Raleigh Car Vending Machine serves as a fun and […]

Illustration of the new giant rat by Velizar Simeonovski, The Field Museum, Chicago IL.
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The Strange-ness: New, Giant Rat Species Found

September 28, 2017 Kay Whatley

A new species of rodent has been discovered — a rat more than four times standard size and weighing more than 2 lbs. This new mammal was found running from a felled tree in a […]

Dr. Nicholas Pediaditakis, founder of Alkyonis Mental Health Center, Raleigh NC.
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Brexit–A Cautionary Tale About the Foolish Behavior of Nations

September 23, 2017 Dr Nicholas Pediaditakis

By Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD Nations, like humans as a group, pressuring and being pressured by leaders, often resort to foolish decisions which are not to their self-interest but are self-harming. A classic example for my […]

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Chuckle of the Issue: Stairs Strain

September 19, 2017 Kay Whatley

Tom, Dick and Harry went out to dinner. After dinner, they returned to their hotel. The hotel was 60 stories high and their rooms were at the top. Unfortunately, the elevator was not working. They made a […]

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The Strange-ness: Cougars of Eastern NC

July 1, 2013

In our May 15, 2011, newspaper issue, we reported on the Glen Alpine NC search for a large cat seen repeatedly in the area by residents and police patrols. Reports from their local police described the […]

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Why Are So Many Antelopes Dying?

September 11, 2015

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, reprinted from Fusion.net with permission Over the past few months, saiga antelopes have been dying out by the tens of thousands in Kazakhstan. Since May, about 120,000 have died, and that number […]

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The Strange-ness: US Government Decides Not To Build Death Star

January 18, 2013

By Kay Whatley, Editor Did you know that any American can start a petition for change? On petitions.whitehouse.gov, you can sign or start petitions for the issues you’d like to see the government address. Any petition reaching 100,000 […]

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