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Alija Fulurija, 57, grounds supervisor at Mercyhurst University, shares his experience planting nearly 10,000 flowers at Mercyhurst and shares his experience coming over from Bosnia in 1992.

See You In The Morning -Daily Savannah Morning News Headlines - August 19, 2019

Savannah's millage rate is official

Previously unidentified Korean War soldier buried in Vidalia

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DJ and event producer Balta Ramirez is the latest guest on “Meet the Artist,” the podcast from Register Star newsroom where we meet the artists who make our community a more beautiful place.

Ramirez is a first generation American from Mexican parents from Chijuajua, Mexico. He was born in Chicago, but has lived here since fifth grade when his mother moved here to be closer to family.

In 2012, Ramirez graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in psychology and art history. He is the first in his family with a college degree.

In his day job, Balta is a family support specialist for Rockford’s Head Start Services, where he helps young families in need.

His coping mechanism from this daily stress is his music and event production projects. His ultimate goal is to combine his education and his artistic skills to create his own practice as an art therapist.

Listen to the podcast online at rrstar.com, and subscribe to "From the Newsroom: Rockford Register Star" wherever you find your podcasts.

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Host: Scott P. Yates; 815-987-1348; [email protected]; @scottpyates

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

Leopold's celebrates 100 years of serving Savannah with ice cream, block party

First year of computerized GMAS produced mixed results

Earl "Bubba" Hiers, brother of Paula Deen, dies at 65 after battle with cancer

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Probably no one was more surprised than Madalyn Poupard that she won Miss Monroe County 2019. Here's the announcement of the finalists and titleholder, and her backstage interview. Audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

Two years after 17-year-old tri-varsity athlete, scholar and friend to many Maddie Potts died suddenly of a brain aneurysm, mother Stephanie talks about the inspirational "Maddie Mentality" at the second annual Maddie Potts Fitness Challenge. which drew some 600 people of all ages to Ninigret Park in Charlestown on Saturday, August.17. Interviewed by @projo Staff Writer G. Wayne Miller.

Winnebago County unintentionally released sensitive data, including passwords for its social media accounts, while responding to a Rockford Register Star Freedom of Information Act request. In this clip, reporter Isaac Guerrero questions Winnebago County Deputy State's Attorney Dave Kurlinkus about who is at fault for releasing the information. 

Read the full story here: https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190817/records-request-yields-winnebago-county-twitter-instagram-passwords

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See You In The Morning -Daily Savannah Morning News Headlines - August 17, 2019

“Peanut Butter Falcon” gets a Tybee Post Theater showing for crew members in the area.

With more of the district’s communications going electronic, the question about social security disclosure takes on new importance.

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Jennifer "JJ" Hendrix, assistant manager of Eugene Saturday Market, explains how the reoccurring event tackles waste with a goal of sustainability. For the Earth podcast episode 2 [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]

Cape Cod Times' Gwenn Friss, a features editor, joined WCAI's Kathryn Eident to talk about the biggest stories for the week of Aug. 16 including shark tagging and controversy with Cumberland Farms.