Science writer, Jennifer Holland, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about her new book: DOG SMART, Life-Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence. Hear about their ability to detect Parkinson’s disease!
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Melissa in the Morning: Struggling Athletes
Professional golfer, Grayson Murray, died by suicide this week. Despite his two PGA championship wins and his growing career, he was struggling under the surface and most people didn’t know it. That’s a similar story to a Fairfield Warde High School athlete, Kevin Kuczo, who died by suicide three years ago. His family created a non-profit in Kevin’s honor and to better support youth mental health needs in our state. We spoke with Jim, Kevin’s father and creator of Kevin’s Afterglow about this most recent athlete suicide story. We also spoke about the work the non-profit continues to do with its buddy bench installments, funding scholarships for local students becoming therapists and public speaking events in schools.
For more information: https://www.kevinsafterglow.org/
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Melissa in the Morning: The Trump Verdict
Donald Trump is the first American President to stand trial and be found guilty in a criminal case. The New York jury has found him guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money case. Now what happens to the former president and what do American voters need to know ahead of the November election? We spoke with Wayne Unger, assistant professor at the Quinnipiac University School of Law, about the Trump verdict and big takeaways.
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Melissa in the Morning: Getting Kids on a Summer Schedule
As the 2023-24 school year comes to a close in the next few weeks, what can we do to get our kids on a new routine for the summer? We had our life organizational expert, Don Wetmore, back to get some tips on preparing for summer routines. He talked about the importance of “starting at the end of the summer” creating goals with your kids. What does that mean and how do we include our kids in these scheduling plans? Find out from Don on air and for more information, go to https://productivity-institute.com/
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The Lisa Wexler Show – Why Are Insurers Dictating Our Healthcare?
Comptroller Sean Scanlon joins Lisa Wexler to discuss CT’s mental health crisis and work towards other public health insurance options.
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Melissa in the Morning: Minding Motorcycles
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Department of Transportation shared safety tips for both motorcycle operators and drivers. But there are a lot of misconceptions people have about motorcycles, sharing the roads with them and detecting a licensed motorcycle operator from non-licensed, non-registered riders. We get insight from our motorcycle expert, Luis Valbuena, who is also a local firefighter, CPR instructor, and a man of all things safety.
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Melissa in the Morning: Turtle Crossing
Did you know: May through July is the nesting season for many turtles. We have many turtle species in Connecticut, a lot of them on the endangered species list. Gregg Dancho of the Beardsley Zoo shared tips on how to help if you spot a turtle crossing this season. We also touched on parrots and otters for their world awareness celebrations this week!
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Melissa in the Morning: More Inclusive Camps
Finding a camp that has a focus on children with different abilities can be hard to find. But Girl Scouts of Connecticut has made some major upgrades to one of its camps, offering girls of all ages and abilities more outdoor adventures this upcoming summer season! Camp An-Se-Ox in Oxford is unveiling the new work breaking barriers this summer during an official ribbon cutting ceremony this Sunday, June 2nd. Elicia Spearman, CEO of Girl Scouts of Connecticut, gave us the details.
For more information: https://www.gsofct.org/
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Melissa in the Morning: Bird Flu Woes
The Bird flu has been found in alpacas for the first time. The Department of Agriculture says it’s the latest spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus. It’s the latest worry around a bird flu outbreak nationwide. We talked to Dr. Browne about the news and how bird flu has a trickle down impact on prices of popular food items, like eggs. We also discussed a news story in Georgia that can impact Connecticut meat eaters too! A family went to the hospital after their black bear meat kebabs gave them parasitic worms. Dr. Browne dives into that as well.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Waiting For A Trump Trial Verdict
Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli talked about possible verdicts and a timeline for former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York City (00:20). We also heard from Hearst Connecticut Media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar about the biggest state stories (13:02)
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