Opinion, editorials, and special articles.
UFO Observer Reports Sighting with Photographs to Rockingham County, NC Authorities (7/21/2022) - As pandemic lockdowns were stretching on in November of 2020, strange lights and crafts appeared over Mayoden, North Carolina in Rockingham County. James Stilwell first spotted them over Mayoden and snapped a few photos. Before [...]
It Might be Bigfoot (6/1/2021) - By Donna Campbell Smith I believe in the existence of bigfoot. My interest is rooted in stories Daddy told when I was a young person. He listened to ‘talk radio” at night and he’d relate [...]
Why You Should Take A Local Ghost Walk (10/31/2020) - By Kay Whatley, Editor You know that local ghost walk or downtown haunted tour notice you see each year? The one you ignore because you already know your own town. Or, you don’t believe in [...]
When Birds Garden (9/8/2020) - By Kay Whatley In the Spring of 2020, little plants began popping up in the gardens and flower beds around my home. I expected this. Fruits and vegetables dropped last year rot, as do kitchen [...]Editorial: Loss of Lives Due to Covid-19 Felt throughout Communities (8/2/2020) - As of this writing, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has the count of deaths in the US, due to the coronavirus pandemic, as 152,870* people. That’s hard to imagine. News [...]
Exploring The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in NC (8/1/2020) - By Donna Campbell Smith The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge spans 153,000 acres lying on the mainland portions of Dare and Hyde Counties, North Carolina. It is well worth taking the time to visit this [...]
NC Governor Cooper: Congress Needs to Act Now and Extend Unemployment Benefits for Struggling Workers (7/23/2020) - By Governor Roy Cooper Next week, thousands of North Carolinians who are out of work due to COVID-19 will see a drastic reduction in their unemployment benefits despite this pandemic being far from over. The [...]
Editorial: John Lewis Has Died; A Nation Mourns (7/18/2020) - John Lewis has passed away at age 80. He was much more than a Congressional Representative. John Lewis was a man who spent his life doing the work to change the nation for the [...]
Bear Watching at Pungo National Wildlife Refuge (4/12/2020) - By Donna Campbell Smith My daughter and greatgrandchildren were excited at the prospect of seeing a bear at Pungo National Wildlife Refuge in northeast North Carolina. Last year, we packed our cameras and road snacks [...]
Stay Safe, Dear Readers (3/14/2020) - By Kay Whatley, Editor In the coming weeks, people will be distancing themselves from events, taking safety precautions, and making efforts to avoid catching, or spreading, coronovirus. The plan for The Grey Area News is [...]
Editorial: Prime Location or Drinkable Water: How Might Home Buying Change? (12/29/2019) - By Kay Whatley For future homebuyers, what will be the biggest draw? Will the perfect location, convenience to school, work, and shopping, or beautiful settings still be driving home sales? Or will future buyers gravitate [...]Song Lyrics: The Struggle Back in the Day (12/3/2019) - By Kay Whatley Oh, what it used to take for people of my generation — growing up in the 1970s and 1980s — to get the lyrics to a song that we loved. It was [...]
Fall Means Watch Out for Webs! (9/16/2019) - Editorial by Kay Whatley North Carolina’s long list of creepy, crawly, biting things may be daunting. One group of crawlies which are at their peak during August and the Fall are Orb-weaver spiders. Leave your [...]
Bigfoot (and more) Column: The Right Questions (3/21/2019) - By Dr. John Stamey The following sentence prompted me to write this short opinion essay. “When you ask the wrong questions, no matter how sound those questions may be, the answers never come.” This comes from [...]Binge Review: The Umbrella Academy (2/28/2019) - By Kay Whatley With the popularity of binge-watching television shows and online streaming series, it seemed time to review from the recliner at home too, not just at the movie theater. Below you’ll find my [...]
Editorial: Black History is Woven Into the Fabric of America (2/5/2019) - By Jacquie Jeffers, State of North Carolina Martin Luther King, Jr. Commissioner Black History Month is a celebration of an amazing culture! African Americans have made tremendous contributions to the fabric of America. For example, Dr. Shirley [...]
Don’t Be So Busy Working; Take Time to Live (12/31/2018) - New Year, Another Chance to Make Life Better Moment-by-Moment Whatever our society started out to be, it revolves around money. Humans before us erected a system where you can’t live without money, and can’t leave [...]
The Last Straw Is Only The Beginning (7/18/2018) - By Kay Whatley The recent push to get rid of plastic straws is resulting in US chain restaurants, coffee shops, and hotels removing straws from their facilities. That’s good news, though it is only a [...]
Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: By Way of Good-bye (6/22/2018) - By Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA As I have now decided to retire — after 63 years of practice and over 15,000 patients — I now will have time to contemplate and reminisce And remembering to [...]
Hope in the Harbor: A Kayaker’s Fight for Rescue (5/10/2018) - By Petty Officer Andrew Barresi, US Coast Guard Pierce desperately dug his paddles into the choppy water. Stroke after stroke, he fought the October wind as the waves battered him. He counted his strokes to [...] Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Sex, Sex, Everywhere (5/7/2018) - By Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Έρος ανίκατεν μαχαν — “Sensual love (forever) undefeated in battle” Sophocles (chorus in Antigone) Sexual drive and behavior in humans are powerful in dominating our behavior in more ways then [...] Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: …Together We will Thrive, Separate We will Become Extinct (4/26/2018) - By Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA I return to this subject over and over because is a matter of life and death for our species as humans. The story of our origin as a species is [...] Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Gossiping About Gossip (4/1/2018) - By Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA As I have mentioned many times in the past, we humans are complicated creatures. There exist two separate groups of inborn traits in us, which together make up our human [...] Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: “…And the Pursuit of Happiness” (3/16/2018) - By Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness,” said Thomas Jefferson, one of the founding fathers in his immortal proclamation, heralding the independence of our country. Well, life and freedom one [...] Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: The Killing of the Children (3/8/2018) - By Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD Ironically, a few days ago I was writing an article with the heading, ”….and the pursuit of happiness” — which will appear in a future issue — when the news arrived [...]
Country Living in Eastern NC (2/17/2018) - By Kay Whatley North Carolina offers residents a mix of urban, salt (coastal), mountain, and rural life. This writer’s preference is rural life, here in the “inner coastal plains” area of Eastern NC. What does [...]
Sierra Club Issues Statement on Virginia Utility Legislation (2/9/2018) - Sierra Club: Senate Of Virginia Allows Dominion To Regulate Itself While Ratepayers Foot The Bill On February 9, 2018, the Senate of Virginia passed Senate Bill 966 in a vote of 26-13. SB966, introduced by [...]
Tech Taking Over Life: Experts Campaign for Logical Limits (2/5/2018) - By Kay Whatley I’m no scientist, nor an expert on human nature, tech marketing, or child development. I’m merely an observer, a parent, and a user of technology who hopes for its best use without [...]