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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. So what, right?

I am the mother of a high school sophomore. Andrew is a wonderful son, and Chris and I are blessed to be his parents. Though he has had some dating relationships with some wonderful girls, I didn't really worry much about him and dating...until this past August. I was at a conference and attended a

Minot AFB hosts Special Olympics basketball tournament

Members of Special Olympics North Dakota participate in a basketball tournament held at McAdoo Fitness Center at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 15, 2014. The regional tournament was a stepping stone to the state-level competition, which will be held next month in downtown Minot. It has been over

A farewell to man's best friend

"Ben is the real deal."Those are the words that stood out to Tech. Sgt. Theopolis Toliver, 5th Security Forces Squadron handler, when he looked at the file on his new canine companion upon arriving at Minot Air Force Base in 2010. Toliver learned what this meant on his first meeting with Military

Two chiefs of two generations

He was fresh out of high school and living with his parents at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., when his father came home from work with big news."My dad yelled 'We got orders to Italy!' and I was so excited," said the then 22-year old and now Chief Master Sgt. Jason P. Colón, 91st Operations Group