On the Election Day edition of “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli, we chatted with Connecticut News Junkie and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill about the local races (00:21), as well as Yankee Institute columnist Meaghan Portfolio, who stopped by for her regular chat (12:45)
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Yael Arkin, CEO of “Let the Animals Live” association, an animal rescue in Israel, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about what is happening to displaced pets during the war.
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Earlier this month, the American Cancer Society updated its lung cancer screening guidelines. What changed and why change the guidelines now? Dr. Brian Whang, a noted lung cancer specialist with Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, answered our questions following the big announcement. (0:00)
As we continue to share resources for veterans across Connecticut, we featured Homes for the Brave and its 20+ years of service and housing for southern Connecticut vets. (14:38)
Are there health benefits to silence? In one word: ABSOLUTELY! But why are we so bad at being quiet? Counselor, Julius Dudics, explains and offer tips to become a better listener and to quiet your mind more often. (25:41)
Let’s Get Career Happy Connecticut! We continue our four-week series with career strategist, Julie Bauke, to help folks find a better work environment and a job that isn’t so miserable. Today, we tackled step two: PLANNING. (41:32)
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A Newtown farm is being used to help veterans with equine therapy. We met the co-founder of the local non-profit, Havenfort, to learn the work that they do for local vets and why horses are proven to help many deal with PTSD. (0:00)
One day before the general election, are you registered to vote? Do you know your polling place? Do you know who’s running and the importance of the positions up for a vote? Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas addresses all of your elections questions and has an update for new polling machines coming to Connecticut. (13:52)
Cold season is underway in Connecticut and recently, CVS pulled several over the counter medications from store shelves because they’ve been found ineffective helping people with congestion or colds. Dr. Andrew Wong shared what you should look for when you are out shopping for relief meds. (29:13).
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Friday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli wrapped up a busy week with analysis from University of New Haven Professor of National Security Dr. Howard Stoffer of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war (00:35). Columnist and blogger Chris Powell stopped by to chat about a pair of issues concerning young people in Connecticut (12:01). We talked with Cory Doctorow, author of, “The Internet Con: How To Seize the Means of Computation” (25:38) and we heard from former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso with his pre-Election Day analysis (39:34)
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Attorney Bill Bloss, who represented John Gomes in the Bridgeport primary election lawsuit, joins Lisa Wexler to explain why Judge Clark voided the Democratic mayoral primary and ordered a new one if anyone other than John Gomes wins on Tuesday. They also discuss the impact of taking the Fifth Amendment in a civil suit. It’s all a bit confusing- worth the listen.
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A judge has ordered a new Democratic primary for mayor in Bridgeport because of absentee ballot fraud. And we are just days away from the general election with all eyes on the Park City. We spoke with John Gomes’ attorney, Bill Bloss, about the judge’s decision and how the general election will now work for voters. (0:00)
We got both sides of the reactions to the judge’s decision to redo the primary election if John Gomes loses on November 7th. Incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim shared his concern for voter turnout, especially if a new primary is needed. He also talked about whether absentee ballot fraud is a continuous problem in his city. (14:55)
We tackled a lot of education stories on the show today including teachers wanting to retire early, Bridgeport worried about dropping kindergarten enrollment and day care options in the state. Fran Rabinowitz, executive director of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendent, spoke on all of it. (31:33)
Wednesday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli featured breaking news regarding a court-ordered redo of this past September’s Bridgeport Democratic mayoral primary. We featured analysis from “Only in Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi (:xx) and Hearst Connecticut media columnist and editor Dan Haar (xx:xx)
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Dr. Ivette Ruiz joins Lisa Wexler to discuss her passion for working with the disabled community, and historical disadvantaged groups in the farming and agricultural space.
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The annual open enrollment period for health insurance begins today. So what can Connecticut families expect to spend on coverage and is there any silver lining for the updated plans being offered for 2024? Local broker and owner of Macman Insurance Associates, Alan Sheketoff, weighs in on all of that. (0:00)
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and we want to know what resources are available for patients and their families at home. We spoke with Mario at Assisted Living Services to outline the help you can get and also how to detect if in-home services are needed.(14:37)
As you know, Connecticut entered a national lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. We asked our social media consultant Krista Carnes about her thoughts on this and what parents should be doing regardless of legal action. (22:56)
During our monthly check-in with the American Red Cross, we talked about Daylight Saving Time and what you should do to stay safe, besides changing your clocks. (37:52)
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