While there are a lot of things happening and news headlines coming out of the Park City, most of our calls from Bridgeport residents are about Success Village and the Board of Education. We talked about them both with Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim.
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A new report highlighting the epidemic of drug, alcohol and suicide deaths was released to the public, thanks to Trust for America’s Health (TFAH). The data shows two things: first, improvement in combined substance misuse and suicide mortality rate in five years; and two, trends remain alarmingly high. We spoke with an author of the report, Dr. Nadine Gracia, who is also the President and CEO of TFAH.
For more information: Tfah.org
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This summer, there have been hundreds of orca whale attacks on boats off the coast of Spain. It’s a new trend we’re seeing and learned that this is a taught behavior and that orcas aren’t trying to cause harm, but believe they are playing. How do we know that though? Science expert, David Mestre, explains how a story of “salmon hat” in 1987 correlates to what’s happening today in orca news.
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Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli featured an update on U.S. Senate passage of the “Kids Online Safety Act,” co-authored by Senator Richard Blumenthal (00:38). Quinnipiac University assistant professor of interactive media design John Powers also weighed in on Senate passage of that bill (12:44). Stratford GOP State Sen. Kevin Kelly talked about the precarious state of Connecticut’s “small group” insurance market (23:13). We also featured our weekly check-in with Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio (32:03)
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Connecticut Inside Investigator reporter, Katherine Revello, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss her in-depth report on CT’s Right to Read waiver decisions.
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Today’s Pet of the Week is Gemma!
A special meeting of the Bridgeport Board of Education took place last night but less than eight minutes of the four-hour meeting streaming online is visible to the public. See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/WeJkS3hD4yA
We spoke with board member, Rob Traber, about what some members are experiencing on this board and why the BOE is still tackling the superintendent’s evaluation just weeks before the start of a new school year.
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Here are some statistics that can make it easier to determine if YOU are a workaholic:
Data shows in 54% of cases, workaholics prioritize work before their personal lives; in 51% of cases, they worry about work, even on a day off. In 50% of cases, they have difficulties switching off while on vacation, or they simply tend to work throughout their vacations. In 48% of cases, they check emails even during the night.
Counselor, Julius Dudics, shares specific signs of workaholism including the importance of identifying if your job defines you.
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A Washington Post article recently highlighted the difference between workaholics and hard workers. It reported roughly 15 percent of workers in America are considered workaholics. Employment attorney and law professor, Gary Phelan, defined the difference between the two and how to dial it back if it’s causing more harm than good in your personal life.
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