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Melissa in the Morning: School Safety

Melissa in the Morning: School Safety

Republican candidate for governor, Bob Stefanowski, took listener questions from voter fraud to armed guards in Connecticut schools. ((00:10))

The Gates Foundation released a cancer study suggesting alcohol and smoking cause almost half of global cancer deaths. We spoke with Dr. Charles Cha with the Cancer Institute at St. V’s about the latest information. ((14:58))

33 high schoolers spent their summer taking on several conservation projects through the Beardsley Zoo. Director, Gregg Dancho, explains the Conservation Discovery Corps. ((24:18))

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Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: Why Is College So Darn Expensive?

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: Why Is College So Darn Expensive?

“Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli wondered why we rarely challenge the high cost of a U.S. college education and focus instead on student loan issues  (0:33). Outgoing GOP State Sen. Paul Formica talked about the state of the Connecticut Republican Party moving forward (8:05). Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti highlighted a weekend music festival coming to his city (18:55).

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CT Humane Society Pet of the Week

CT Humane Society Pet of the Week

You heard it here first, Sprinkle, a housebroken and social lab mix of about 5 years old is coming available at the Westport branch of CT Humane this afternoon. 

Sprinkle came to us from another shelter so we don’t have a lot of info on her previous life, but she shows every sign of having been a loved pet: she is affectionate, housebroken, and came in to us already spayed. 

This sweet girl is having a hard time in the kennel so we would love to find her a home as soon as possible. She has a medium energy, so requires more cuddles than exercise. We recommend her for kids 10 and up but younger kids who are respectful are considered! To learn more, visit cthumane.org or email [email protected]

Melissa in the Morning: TikTok Troubles

Melissa in the Morning: TikTok Troubles

  1. Attorney General William Tong came on the show to talk about efforts to stop tiktok from allowing dangerous challenges from impacting our kids. ((00:10))
  2. Science You May Not Know: NASA has announced that “we are” GO for Artemis 1, the first integrated test of the Orion spacecraft in over 50 years. ((16:31))
  3. Artificial sweeteners can lead to diabetes. That’s according to newly released information and we broke down what this means for you with Hartford Healthcare’s Dr. Amir Masoud. ((31:22))
  4. Ahead of the new school year, we spoke with superintendent of Bridgeport schools, Michael Testani, about what to expect in the new school year and the latest on teacher shortages. ((

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Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: A Republican Reality Check

Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli: A Republican Reality Check

Tuesday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli featured CTNewsJunkie.com columnist Terry Cowgill on the current state of Connecticut politics (0:26). Yankee Institute reporter Marc Fitch talked about his recent piece about one Connecticut family’s dealings with the state’s mental healthcare system (12:16).

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Melissa in the Morning: Quiet Quitting

Melissa in the Morning: Quiet Quitting

1. Layoffs are sweeping across American businesses in 2022. Many are worried of losing their jobs while others are burnt out and need to pulled back a bit. We get advice from career strategist, Julie Bauke, on both topics. ((00:10))
2. Meet Rob Hotaling — the independent candidate running for CT Governor. ((15:33))
3. Tweets from Fairfield First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick caught national news headlines. She explains her tweets and her fears over the future of the Republican party in CT. ((25:54))

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