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Details emerge on Trumps plan
Exact number of
troops could vary,
but deployments to
Afghanistan could begin
within days, sources say
By Lolita C. Baldor
and Matthew Pennington
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON President
Donald Trumps plan to end
Americas longest war and
eliminate Afghanistans rising
extremist threat involves send-
ing up to 3,900 additional U.S.
troops, senior officials said
Tuesday. The first deployments
Report:
Borrow
to pay
old bills
House meets
today to address
school funding
By Doug Finke
GateHouse Media Illinois
SPRINGFIELD A
major bond rating agency
said Tuesday thatIllinois
should go ahead with
a proposal to borrow
money to pay downits bill
backlog.
S&P Global Ratings said
it is likely the state can
borrow money at a lower
interest rate than it is now
paying on overdue bills. On
most of the states over-
due bills, the late interest
fee comes to 12 percent a
year. Comptroller Susana
Mendoza said the state
runs up $2 million a day
in interest charges on its
overdue bills.
The state may realize
net fiscal savings which
we believe Illinois can ill-
afford to pass up given its
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could take place within days.
In a national address Monday
night, Trump reversed his past
calls for a speedy exit and recom-
mitted the United States to the
16-year-old conflict, saying U.S.
troops must fight to win. He
warned against repeating what he
said were mistakes in Iraq, where
an American military withdrawal
led to a vacuum that the Islamic
State group quickly filled.
Trump would not con-
firm how many more service
members he plans to send to
Afghanistan, which may be
the publics most pressing
question about his strategy. In
Employers open
offices to interns
By Emily Massingill
Correspondent
FREEPORT Freeport
High School graduate Evan
Arachikavitz spent three
weeks working this summer
at Honeywells campus.
It was his favorite project
as an environmental health
and safety intern at the Fehr
Graham Freeport office. Hes
studying occupational safety
at Illinois State University,
where hell be a senior this
fall.
I traveled to five differ-
ent plants and took over 500
readings, Arachikavitz said.
The project involved thor-
ough inspection of the plants
and their infrastructure,
meticulous data analysis,
planning with maintenance
department and many other
interesting factors.
Hes among dozens of col-
lege students who were able to
get hands-on work experience
this summer through intern-
ships in Stephenson County.
Ken Beach, Fehr Graham
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Freeport names new fire chief
By Derrick Mason
Staff writer
FREEPORT The city
of Freeport soon will have
a second department head
named Todd.
Todd Allen, currently a
battalion chief in Moline, will
take over as Freeports newest
fire chief on Oct. 31, joining
Police Chief Todd Barkalow as
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interviews with television net-
works Tuesday, Vice President
Mike Pence similarly wouldnt
give any clear answer, but he
cited Pentagon plans from June
calling for 3,900 more troops.
The troop levels are sig-
nificant, and well listen to our
military commanders about
that, Pence said.
Although the Pentagons
plans are based on 3,900 addi-
tional troops, the exact number
will vary as conditions change,
senior U.S. officials said. Those
officials werent authorized to
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Evan Arachikavitz, an intern at Fehr Graham this summer in Freeport, is
pictured gathering noise level readings at Honeywell. [PHOTO PROVIDED]
a city leader.
City Manager
Lowell Crow
recently hired
him with
Crow
consent from
City Council.
The posi-
tion appealed to Allen right
away because he had pre-
viously worked with the
Freeport technical rescue
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PREPARED FOR
PAINT THE PORT?
The first event will
turn the roadway into
a canvas, columnist
Blake Musser writes.
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U.S. soldiers stand guard near the site where Afghans, unseen, receive
the foodstuff donations provided by U.S. solders, Dec. 2, 2009, in Kabul,
Afghanistan. [MUSADEQ SADEQ/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO]
Rough
road
in DC,
nation
Trumps path to
boosting infrastructure
full of potholes
By Joan Lowy
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON President
Donald Trumps road to getting
legislation through Congress
this year to restore the nations
crumbling infrastructure
appears increasingly precarious.
Trump has yet to release a plan
despite his campaign pledge to
create jobs by building bigger
and better transportation and
other types of infrastructure
projects. Administration offi-
cials have said a plan will be
released in the third quarter
of this year, but Congress is
unlikely to tackle the issue right
away.
Lawmakers will have too
much other must-pass legisla-
tion on their agenda when they
return to work after Labor Day,
including deadlines to raise the
federal debt limit and, sepa-
rately, prevent a government
shutdown after the current
budget year ends on Sept. 30.
After that, Republican leaders
plan to revamp tax laws, always
difficult and time-consuming.
Even if Congress moves
team, he said. on to infrastructure after
When I saw Freeport open taxes, Democrats and many
up, I had already worked with Republicans are skeptical that
some of the people in the past
and knew they were profes-
Trump can reach his goal of
generating $1 trillion in infra-
sional and skilled, he said.
When I saw that, it was very
structure spending over 10 years
if he relies on tax incentives for
attractive. companies that invest in proj-
Allens roughly 25 years ects in exchange for the right
of experience in a large to collect tolls or other fees and
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TODAY LOCAL ALMANAC
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sunshine 73 Precip. 24 hrs. through 5 p.m. yest. Trace
TONIGHT and Safety, said company
SUN & MOON leaders hire 10-15 interns
Mainly clear and LOW: Today Thursday
cool 50 Sunrise 6:14 a.m. 6:15 a.m. annually over 10 locations.
THURSDAY Sunset 7:47 p.m. 7:46 p.m. The interns are found
Moonrise 8:12 a.m. 9:17 a.m.
Sunshine and some HIGH: 69 Moonset 9:04 p.m. 9:34 p.m. mostly through word of
clouds LOW: 49 First Full Last New mouth or contacts with
FRIDAY regional colleges.
Mostly sunny and HIGH: 72 We really like students
nice LOW: 53 Aug 29 Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 20
with a desire to learn and
Shown is today's weather. Temperatures grow, Beach said. It is
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Dubuque determine if this is the field
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ILLINOIS Mega Ball: 7 He also worked on job
Pick 3 midday: 6-2-7 Jackpot: $25 million sites with other Fehr
plusFireball: 8 Graham employees.
Pick 3 evening: 9-6-8 WISCONSIN Tiffany Nieman, execu-
plusFireball: 9 Pick 3: 0-4-3 tive director ofUnited Way
Pick 4 midday: 0-3-1-4 Pick 4: 8-8-9-2 of Northwest Illinois, also
plusFireball: 1 Badger 5: 2-3-7-19-30 utilizes interns in her two-
Pick 4 evening: 5-9-5-6 SuperCash: person office, includingone
plusFireball: 2 10-16-28-31-32-33 from Highland Community
Lucky Day Lotto College who focused on
Midday: 7-17-22-26-42 Lottery hot lines: special events, hosting and
Evening: 1-8-16-17-22 Illinois: 800-252-1775 planning.
Jackpot: $150,000 Wisconsin/Powerball: Another student, Sarah
Mega Millions: 608-266-7777 Leif, came from Northern
24-35-46-50-51 Illinois University where
shes majoring in com-
munity leadership and meaning behind what we
civic engagement with an do and the flexibility; that
LOCAL LOOP | FROM OUR READERS emphasis in advocacy. might mean more to them
I want to see us retain later on.
Your out-and-about photos: With entertainment, res- our talent, Nieman said. Jessica Modica, direc-
taurants and more, there is always something to do in One key way to do that tor of the Freeport Art
Stephenson County and the surrounding areas. We want is to share opportuni- Museum, said shealways
to see where you and your friends and family go. Share ties we have in northwest accept and actively seek
your out-and-about photos by visiting journalstandard. Illinois. An internship interns, especially in the
com/section/your-news. is the perfect way to do summer.
that. They can work in dif-
Under Niemans wing, ferent areas such as
GETTING IT RIGHT Leif has been a part of programming, exhibitions,
grant writing and collab- collections and marketing
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things got accomplished of our programs, Modica
and gained knowledge said.
of donation tracking, Theyre hands-on, United Way interns Ally
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