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Dr. Michael Fine, former R.I. Department of Health director, author. and now Blackstone Valley Community Health Care Senior Clinical and Population Health Officer, discusses the nation's healthcare "system" -- which costs more than any other country and yet has some of the worst health outcomes. This week on "Story in the Public Square."

See You In The Morning -Daily Savannah Morning News Headlines - September 18, 2019

Savannah celebrates 'rebirth' of a neighborhood

Beach High to offer free health screenings  

Savannah-Chatham board to consider Dorian days

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Colin Kaepernick wants to play football again. His agent has been reaching out to QB-needy teams, and if you've been paying attention, there's a lot of them entering Week 3 of the NFL season. 

He's 31 and reportedly in great shape, but his phone probably won't be ringing anytime soon.

Old Rochester won an overtime thriller over Dartmouth to highlight Week 2 and Laurie Los breezes through her takeaways from the game. She is joined by Brendan Kurie as they look ahead to Week 3, which includes a showdown between the Bulldogs and Apponequet, as well as New Bedford's home opener and a GNB Voc-Tech showdown with Somerset Berkley.

The vote was 3-2. Mayor Al Cathey and other officials in favor of the idea initially brought the idea to the Bay County Sheriff's Office.

In Edmond, a man claiming to be calling from inside a bathroom at Boulevard Academy, told police he had a gun and intended to do harm to a particular student.

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — A DeFuniak Springs man was arrested on Monday after he reportedly burned multiple items he had given his live-in girlfriend, almost causing the house to burn down.

According to authorities, 23-year old Hunter Garner started the fire after having an argument with his girlfriend over the future of their relationship.

A surprise inspection by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation led to a one-day closure of the Southern Pearl Restaurant, at 3601 U.S. Highway 90 in Pace.

According to the report, the inspector found four dead roaches in the kitchen area and nine rodent droppings in the same area.

Providence Journal Staff Writer narrates the opening chapter of his latest book, "Kid Number One: A story of heart, soul and business, featuring Alan Hassenfeld and Hasbro." Read the chapter at providencejournal.com.

Head Coach Nick Saban speaks to the media about the upcoming game against Southern Miss