The Turning Point commentary: Conservation = $avings

Melting polar ice caps, El Nino weather, carbon emissions ... is the sky falling Chicken Little? It may very well be.Regardless, what can't be disputed is that like many people around the world, I'm paying careful attention to energy consumption.Will this help reduce the carbon footprint? You bet it

Road less travelled

Walk a Mile in Their Shoes competition to focus on Sexual Assault Awareness Month

In support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, members of Team Mildenhall are invited to compete in a walking competition beginning April 1, and running through April 29.Teams of 10 people will record the number of steps they take each week, and the team with the most at the end of the contest will

Local police offer support, advice to those living in local area

Police community support officers from the Brandon Safer Neighbourhood Team will be on hand March 21 to offer crime prevention advice to military members and their families, along with other members of the general public, at West Row and Beck Row.A British police vehicle, along with PCSOs from the

'Can I Kiss You?' parent presentation at Lakenheath High School slated for March 31

"Can I kiss you?"It seems like a pretty innocent question, but when parents start moving into the years in which their daughter or son want to date, or if they're already there, that question can take on an entirely different significance. For many parents this time is a dreaded time. But it doesn't

Base children join British youth troupe, stir up laughter at panto

"Mother Goose is so poor she can't afford to pay attention, let alone pay Squire McGreedy's high taxes."That is one of many punch lines delivered by Bobby Mather, the director of Mother Goose, a pantomime carried out by a troupe of thespians at the Jubilee Center in Mildenhall recently.Though

Neil Armstrong lands at RAF Mildenhall -- Video coverage

The Apollo 11 commander landed at RAF Mildenhall's Galaxy Club March 11 to share stories about America's greatest achievements in aerospace.Accompanying Neil Armstrong on the "Legends of Aerospace: The Impossible Is Possible" tour were: Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, the last astronaut to walk on

Spring has sprung

Checks go high-tech at AAFES

The check "float" at the BX/PX is going the way of rotary phones and dot matrix printers as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service converts to a paper check conversion (PCC) system this year. "PCC scans and instantly converts paper checks into electronic debits to the check writer's account," said

DOD Resumes Military Career Spouse Program

The Department of Defense announced today the resumption of the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account - MyCAA - program. Beginning March 13 at 12 p.m. EST, the 136,583 military spouses who are currently enrolled in the program will once again be able to receive tuition assistance."We made a