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Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig talks with reporter Hadley Barndollar about the meaning of the naming of the Navy littoral combat ship for her city ahead of the commissioniong ceremony to be held May 26 in Portsmouth.

Savannah Morning News editorial page editor Adam Van Brimmer discusses the recent school shooting in Texas and what that means for school security moving forward. Also, previews of tomorrow's opinion page.

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Tower Hill Botanic Garden nature walk called off

We may not be British but Meghan Markle is our princess. Here's everything you need to know about the Markle clan, the royal wedding and all the gossip inbetween.

What's in a name? Victor Infante and Craig Semon talk about the city's various nicknames, its deep rock 'n' roll roots and burgeoning hip-hop scene, and speculate as to why everyone's suddenly so obsessed with what the city's called and how it's perceived.

Amy Klaben, Project Facilitator for Move to PROSPER talks to Scot and Lucas about the urgent need for affordable housing and why the 'pull yourself up by your bootstraps' philosophy is a misnomer. And the guys discuss Starbucks' racial profiling incident.

Mike Sanders is the  Human Performance Coordinator at 7SFG. He uses a training system that encompasses physical, mental and spiritual qualities.

Mary McDonnell talks with Andy Smith of the Providence Journal. She was Stands With A Fist in "Dances with Wolves," President Laura Roslin in "Battlestar Galactica," Captain Sharon Raydor in "The Closer" and then "Major Crimes."

McDonnell, a two-time Oscar nominee — for "Dances with Wolves" and "Passion Fish" — is also winner of the 2018 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, presented each year by Trinity Repertory Company. Her career "exemplifies the artist as a socially responsible citizen."

Utica Public Works Commissioner Dave Short describes some of the issues with the pool at Utica's Addison Miller Park.