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CT Humane Society Pet of the Week

This week we are bringing you baby Stitch, a 4 month old dilute tricolor lion head. Stitch is exceedingly fluffy and friendly. He’ll be a joy to have in any home. He needs a family who can groom him regularly and give him lots of free roaming time. He may like to be bonded to a spayed female. Like all our adoptable rabbits, he is neutered and vaccinated for RHDV2. Speaking of RHdV2, we’d like to take a moment to talk about this devastating virus that’s affecting the domestic and wild rabbit populations across the country. It has recently arrived in Connecticut and can easily spread to domestic rabbits that are kept outdoors, and even those indoors as the virus can be carried into your home on the bottom of your shoes. We recommend all rabbit owners speak to their vets about getting their little ones protected. If you have any questions about Stitch or how to give your rabbit an enriched and happy life, give a call at the Westport branch of CT Humane or visit online at cthumane.org

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: The State Democratic Party Chairwoman

On Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today,” host Paul Pacelli welcomed State Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo to talk about the upcoming elections (0:23). Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Robert Marbut chatted with us about the nation’s ongoing homeless and poverty problems (15:38).

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Joe Aguiar: Chai And Bysiewicz

Joe Aguiar started the show off with a small rant about Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Stefanowski suing the Independent Party, which lead into a discussion about the political landscape with Libertarian Party Candidate to Represent the third district, Dr. Amy Chai (0:00). After that, Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz joined the conversation to talk about her and Governor Ned Lamont’s campaign (42:22).

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Melissa in the Morning: Halloween Safety

On the Horizon: Halloween — what do parents need to know about dangerous candies and street safety for trick-or-treaters? ((00:00))

Julie on the Job: Women are mass exiting their jobs at the highest rate we’ve seen in recent years. Why is that happening and what can be done? ((14:00))

We are in the midst of open enrollment for Medicare recipients. We took listener questions for Bob Vontell of Vontell Insurance in Stratford to help ((27:00))

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Melissa in the Morning: Marriage is _______.

Over the past 2 weeks, marriage consultant, Bob Donovan, did a mini-survey to try and answer this: Marriage is (blank). He shares the answers and the significance behind those answers. ((00:00))

There is major price disparity depending on the relationship between your commercial health insurance and area hospitals. What’s the deal and how do we combat the problem? Health Benefits firm managing partner, Paul Seegert, gave us his perspective on the daily occurrence plaguing Americans. ((14:33))

Some people are supportive of the charter revision in Fairfield. But opponents do not like some of the bigger changes and say the ballot question is misleading. We got the details from Kathy Braun on what’s wrong with this single question. ((26:22))

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Cooking with Claud: Mummy Stromboli

Claud took a classic dish and put a Halloween twist on it!

Melissa in the Morning: “Hunts Won’t Fix the Problem”

Connecticut has reached a record-high for bear break-in’s. Many have debated bringing back bear hunts. Annie Hornish is the Connecticut State Director of the Human Society of the US. She explains why hunts “won’t fix the problem.” ((00:00))

A pair of artists are bringing decades of work to the public. Learn about a new exhibit next month celebrating the 100th year of two theaters in Bridgeport. ((14:26))

The Girl Scouts of America received the biggest donation in its history and Connecticut is getting $2.4 million dollars from it. Girl Scouts of CT CEO, Dianna Mahoney, shared what this money will mean for thousands for young girls. ((24:02))

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Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: A Rigged Marijuana Lottery?

Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” featured host Paul Pacelli wondering if critics were right months ago when they warned that the lottery system used to award recreational marijuana licenses was slanted toward major companies (0:25). Paul also talked about some new figures illustrating the impact that inflation is having on the average U.S. family (9:09).

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Melissa in the Morning: Respiratory Illnesses

The state’s two children’s hospitals are overflowing with patients suffering from respiratory illnesses in what has become a national health crisis. Infectious disease doctors are concerned about the trend. Dr. Browne sheds some insight on this topic and what parents should know.

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Melissa in the Morning: Caring about Childcare

A poll commissioned by Child Care for Connecticut’s Future has found overwhelming support for increasing Connecticut’s state investment in early care and education. We spoke about the findings with Jessica Sager, CEO of All Our Kin, a nonprofit that trains, supports and sustains family child care educators. ((00:00))

October is cybersecurity awareness month. We spoke with a Google Cybersecurity Expert about the trends online to look out for and how to protect yourself. ((8:21))

Tomorrow, the Stratford Health Department is hosting its first ever Art of Aging Healthy Living Expo. We got the details from town officials. ((14:58))

A new study looked at the effectiveness of colonoscopies. We spoke with colon and rectal surgeon, Dr. Lavy, about the findings and why headlines can be deceiving. ((20:00))

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