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 This week, there’s a wonderful opportunity to check out the Wall the Heals in Bridgeport, thanks to the Port 5 National Association of Naval Veterans. Brian Turco is the Executive Officer of Port 5 NANV and shared the significance of the traveling replicated Vietnam War Wall from DC being here in Connecticut. The Wall That Heals will be at Veterans Memorial Park in Bridgeport September 24 – 29.

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For the first time, Attorney General William Tong addressed his part in attacking the Success Village complex between Bridgeport and Stratford. The attorney general spoke with us about his behind-the-scenes work and how his letter to bankruptcy court could have helped in a big way swaying the judge to toss a chapter 11 filing.

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UConn upper classmen are reporting a major housing crisis across all five UConn campuses following a record number of incoming freshmen this year. We asked Senator Bob Duff about his talks with UConn’s president about this issue.

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 On this week's show, Mike recaps the week that was (0:00), and chats with former Connecticut state senator Will Haskell (39:38) and deputy Republican leader and state rep Tom O’Dea (1:18:26).

"Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli opened Friday's show wondering what - if anything - can be done to prevent student-generated school threats (00:25). Author, columnist and historian Max Boot talked about his new book, "Reagan: His Life and Legend" (07:41)

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According to new state report, Connecticut's unemployment rate dropped in August and July. State Republicans are specifically calling attention to manufacturing jobs and the struggle filling positions. We spoke to Connecticut’s Chief Manufacturing Officer, Paul Lavoie, to get a better understanding of the challenges filling manufacturing positions and how the state is tackling the problem.

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United Illuminating's plans to install monopoles that will greatly impact Fairfield and Bridgeport. Because of House Bill 5507, The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) could have a stronger voice in decisions about where utilities infrastructure is placed. We spoke with First Selectman Bill Gerber about the call to action for residents. S

end an email to [email protected] by Friday September 20. Please cc [email protected] so the town is also aware of your concerns.

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Connecticut is tied for seventh place in the entire country for longest emergency room visits. Research shows the average time people spend in the ER at Norwalk and Stamford Hospitals is more than three hours. But besides long waits, many residents are worried about ER security in the waiting area. We talked about how this is being addressed here and nationwide with Dan Yaross. He is the President-Elect of the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety.

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Host Paul Pacelli started Thursday's "Connecticut Today" wondering what makes kids threaten their schools (00:36). CBS News Business reporter Jason Brooks explained this week's announced interest rate cut by the Federal reserve (06:39). Quinnipiac University Computing and Engineering Prof. Brian O'Neill spoke on the mass explosion of beepers and walking talkies this week in Lebanon (09:09), while "Only in Bridgeport" blogger Lennie Grimaldi updated us on the latest court proceedings involving the Success Village co-op (14:24)

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Explosive pagers; now walkie talkies! Back-to-back days of coordinated attacks using explosive material in basic tech items to attack Hezbollah members. But how are these attacks happening? To give us some insight, we asked Ken Gray, a lecturer of homeland security and terrorism, and criminal justice at the University of New Haven. 

Gray is a member of ASIS International, InfraGard, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), the American Society of Criminology (ASC), the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), and the Society of Retired Special Agents of the FBI.

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