A new article on NPR highlighted what one author called “The Anxious Generation” and why anxiety and depression shows up in kids. We wanted to tackle anxiety with counselor, Julius Dudics. He shared why identifying the problem in ourselves, the adults, can begin to be the solution for our kids handling anxiousness too!
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Host Paul Pacelli opened up a new week on “Connecticut Today” wondering where today’s college students get their senses of entitlement and expectation of influencing their schools business policies (00:34). Washington Times Online Opinion Editor Cheryl Chumley returned to the show to comment on the current protest situation at some U.S. colleges (11:13), while CT NewsJunkie columnist and Sunstack.com blogger Terry Cowgill dropped by with his thoughts on the latest local and national stories (19:25)
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When discussing marriage with people, there typically is one universal response “marriage is hard”. Why is it hard and why does everyone seem to share that point of view? This is a topic our marriage coach, Bob Donovan, tackles with hundreds of Connecticut couples a year. He did some deep thinking and determined there are 17 marriage “killers” that can lead to separation or divorce. He narrowed it down to the top four common killers and shared how to address the problem in your relationship before it’s too late.
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Passover begins today at sundown and continues until Tuesday April 30th. Right now, there is a lot of unrest here and across the country and a lot of attacks on Jewish people. How can people feel safe at their houses of worship? And how do people handle protests? We dive into that during Crime on the Mind with our crime prevention expert, Jim Perez.
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Earlier this year, we learned Branford is the first Connecticut school district trading in its gas-powered school bus fleet into electric. The district signed off on a $60-million dollar deal with Zum. We spoke with COO of Zum, Vivek Garg, to learn about the shift to electric for buses, why the model is gaining popularity nationwide, and the perks beyond going green. To learn more, check out: https://www.ridezum.com/
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According to Pew Research, most parents pass along their religious and political beliefs. In a 2023 survey indicated that most parents with teens have passed along their political loyalties. Roughly eight-in-ten parents who were Republican had teens who also identified as leaning right. And about nine-in-ten parents who were Democratic had teens typically leaning left. How do we help our kids navigate their political identity without pushing our beliefs on them? We had a conversation with political science Professor, Scott McLean, with Quinnipiac University.
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Friday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli took a look at the continuing nip bottle litter problem in the state and whether or not they should be outlawed (00:24). We welcomed Scott Walter, author of, “ARABELLA: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America” (11:48), while former Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by with his weekly commentary (24:43)
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Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli checked-in with “Only In Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi (00:21). Paul also had a few thoughts on possibly lowering Connecticut’s legal blood alcohol content limit for drivers from .08-percent to .05-percent (11:30)
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CT’s Acting Healthcare Advocate, Sean T. King, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about how the Office of the Healthcare Advocacy (OHA) is open to every CT resident with aid in dealing with health insurance issues.
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Bristol residents flocked to a city hall meeting to voice their concerns about a proposed geese mitigation plan. The Bristol Board of Park Commissioners was considering a management plan that would authorize both lethal and non-lethal measures to deter the animals at city-owned parks and properties. It comes after the city reportedly received 115 emails and 40 calls about the plan in recent days. And a lot of WICC listeners also weighed in on the controversy around handling massive geese populations all over Connecticut. We got to the crux of the issue and possible solutions to thin populations or move geese out of public parks and cemeteries without euthanizing them. Gregg Dancho of the Beardsley Zoo shared that information and talked about Party for the Planet this weekend at the zoo ahead of Earth Day. For more information: beardsleyzoo.org
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