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  • Is your home still your castle?

    For many years real estate has been promoted as the road to riches and everybody assumes that their home will be more than just a place to live, but also a wonderful investment. For most of us, our homes are the most expensive thing we own. And of course, in our society, the type of home we occupy

  • When the Stork comes to call

    Watching old cartoons as a child I learned a lot of things. One of the most important things I learned is where babies come from.For years, it was a reality to me that my sisters entered my life in the loving grasp of a stork wearing a little messenger's cap (the stork also seemed to be perpetually

  • Action Line: Gas station pumps

    COMPLAINTWhile getting gas at the base gas station, the pump did not automatically cut off in time and my wife was splattered in gasoline. When the situation was mentioned to the attendant, the attendant replied that several people have had similar issues. Can the problem be looked at or the pumps

  • Action Line: Thefts on base

    COMPLAINT:I feel that this is an issue that needs some attention. In recent months, there has been an increase of thefts on and near base. We have a friend living in the dorms that recently had her $300 bike stolen on base. We've also talked to others that have had things go missing while on base.

  • British Billy's Great Britons: Charles Dickens: 1812 - 1870

    It's turned a bit chilly, hasn't it? Snow always stirs the festive feline within me. Apparently this is largely due to Mr. Charles Dickens, the quintessential Victorian author whose epic stories and vivid characters are tightly entwined with all our imaginings of British life in his time. Christmas

  • British Billy celebrates St. Andrew’s Day, Nov. 30

    (Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a four-part series Billy will write about the patron saints of Great Britain.)As we near the end of another year, it is Scotland's patron saint, St. Andrew, who cheers us with his feast day on Nov. 30. The Scots are renowned around the world for their proud

  • Total Force Fitness: a challenge for leaders

    You'd have to be living under a rock these days to not notice how important the term "fitness" has become in our Air Force. Just driving onto the base in the morning, one sees scores of Airmen in physical training gear. Listening to conversations at lunch tables, between meetings and out in the work

  • British Billy meets Pudsey Bear

    We all have role models whose values and lifestyle we admire. Pudsey Bear is mine. Cats don't naturally revere others; we tend to regard ourselves as the pinnacle of creation. Pudsey, however, is a remarkable bear. With his trademark polka-dot handkerchief bandaging his right eye, he serves as the

  • British Billy introduces His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales

    My American chums are constantly asking me questions about the British royal family, past and present. As a loyal feline, I try my best to provide answers where I can. As Nov. 14 marks the 62nd birthday of His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, more commonly known as Prince Charles, I thought I

  • Remembrance Sunday and the British Legion Poppy

    At the eleventh hour on Nov. 11, we will mark 92 years since the end of The Great War. In the U.S., it is called Veterans Day; in the U.K., it is known as Remembrance Day or Poppy Day. Beginning in 1939, at the start of World War II, the two-minute silence was moved to the Sunday nearest to Nov. 11