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  • 'At what age should I take my baby to the dentist?'

    Having a new baby is an exciting time for young parents. It's a time filled with new experiences and challenges. Of course, new experiences mean new questions that need to be answered. As dentists, we are often asked, "So, when should I take my baby for his first visit to the dentist?" The American

  • KC-135 crew airlifts wounded from Afghanistan

    Several Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Group spent their Super Bowl weekend resting from a 12-day aeromedical evacuation mission in Afghanistan. Eight reservists from the 931st ARG manned a specially equipped KC-135 Stratotanker that made four back-to-back trips to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan,

  • MAC pays McConnell back

    You are in a car accident and the other driver is responsible. You feel fine at the time but then soreness, aches and pains set in. You decide it is better to be safe than sorry and set an appointment to get examined. Your provider prescribes you pain relievers, orders X-rays, schedules a follow up

  • Social drinker or safety risk?

    We've seen alcohol-related accidents on television and in the newspapers. We've wondered how people can operate an automobile knowing they are too drunk to drive. It's accepted as the "norm" for many adults to socialize by drinking together at a local bar or club. But when does a social drinker

  • Birds cause emergency landings, aborted takeoffs

    Commercial airline crews reported more than two dozen emergency landings, aborted takeoffs or other hair-raising incidents due to collisions with birds in the past two years, according to a confidential database managed by NASA. An Associated Press review of reports filed voluntarily with NASA's

  • Do you know how to protect yourself?

    With the rise in identity theft nationwide, people need to know how to protect themselves. Before a person can protect himself, he needs to know what to protect himself from. Credit card fraud: ยท They may open new credit card accounts in your name. When they use the cards and don't pay the bills,

  • Do you have what it takes?

    The Air Force Sports Program, a program designed to allow active duty, Guardsmen and Reservists to participate at Air Force, Armed Forces, national and international sports events provides an opportunity for Airmen to compete. Team McConnell members, Airman 1st Class Johnathan Scherquist, 22nd Force