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The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • A7

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In a speech to a gathering of military spouses, she pointed out that they are now eligible to be reimbursed by the federal government for relicensing or costs under a defense bill that President Donald Trump recently signed into law. is she said in a speech at the Fort Carson in Col- orado. Mrs. Pence also highlighted an exec- utive order Trump signed this year to promote the hiring of military spouses by the U.S. government, and she named several private businesses that she said are working to help military spouses.

the Trump administration, we feel it is imperative we support our mil- itary spouses and said Mrs. Pence, whose son is in Marine school. do so much and ask for so She referred to them as the of their families. In an interview earlier this week, she said the challenges facing military spouses, including child care, can military readiness. Unhappy spouses can lead to unhappy service members, and they may eventually quit.

Her is reminiscent of Joining Forces, an initiative to promote military families led by Michelle Obama, the for- mer lady, and Jill Biden, the wife of former Vice President Joe Biden. Mrs. Pence, whose husband is Vice President Mike Pence, told the AP that Joining Forces made a lot of progress by making states aware of licensing issues, prompting them to change the laws. But a recent study by the University of Minnesota found that, while state laws may have been updated, informa- tion provided by occupational boards is sometimes lacking. Some applications left out questions about military status, while some websites had no informa- tion about the transfer process for mil- itary spouses, the study found.

an area where Mrs. Pence wants to apply her though she is mindful that she has a couple of years left to try to make a things take time. Nobody elected me; nobody voted for me. They want me writing policy, and I intend she said. what I do know I could do is I can speak to as many spouses as possible and encourage them and uplift them and connect She said she understands a little bit of what the spouses go through because she and the vice president have had 14 homes during their 33-year marriage.

are such professionals, and we all just want to do what we can in this short window of time to make a she said about military spouses. just one thing that we can do. But we want to do what we can now that we have people who, you know, will take our Mrs. Pence also highlighted another issue Thursday: helping kids cope with having a deployed parent. She was handing out to children that include an animated video, a guided journal and a teddy bear.

She and the spouses of nearly 30 mem- bers of Congress assembled 500 of the kits last week. Karen Pence opens campaign to help military spouses Second builds on initiative under Michelle Obama, Jill Biden Darlene Superville ASSOCIATED PRESS Karen Pence sits next to a Comfort Crew Kit to be given to a military child. The second lady is using her new cachet to call around on behalf of military spouses, looking to help them overcome the challenges that come with being wed to an active-duty service member. CAROLYN about one mile east from the intersec- tion of International Boulevard and Dunlop Lane. TDEC say this operation "would consist of grid casting; lead ox- ide manufacturing, mixing and pasting; a three-process assembly operation and other ancillary processes.

"Fabric wet scrubbers, and mist eliminators would be used as pol- lution control devices for various proc- esses," TDEC said in its formal public meeting announcement. Regulated air contaminants would be emitted, TDEC added. State and local close to the project are expected to attend this pub- lic meeting. Friday afternoon, Frank Tate, executive director of the Clarks- ville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board, re-emphasized that the IDB is comfortable that AtlasBX will be a good corporate citizen of Mont- gomery County, and not a polluter. "The IDB, county and city, when we're recruiting industry, are keeping the community's best interests at heart," Tate told The Leaf-Chronicle.

"This public meeting is a TDEC-host- ed meeting, and we at the IDB requested that they consider doing this to answer these questions," he said. Reach Business Editor Jimmy Settle at 931-245-0247 and on Twitter AtlasBX Continued from Page 1A needs of the mission were a perfect match for the 101st sustainment sol- diers. The mission of the 101st Airborne is to be ready to deploy at a notice, and be ready whenever and wherever the United States needs forces. think a great thing for us to be doing. We are the right people at the right time to do the right Soenksen said.

look forward to seeing the of (the Sgt. First Class David Cooper, sergeant for the 74th CTC, grew up in Hemingway, South Carolina. As the sen- ior enlisted soldier in the company, he explained how the training will help bring aid to people of the region. soldiers are trained and ready, and proud of their dedication toward this Cooper said. feels good to know we will be helping out people in need, especially as part of our Army Relief Continued from Page 1A Soldiers assigned to 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, conduct training and preparations for Hurricane Florence relief efforts Thursday at Fort Campbell.

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