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Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli opened with Paul's update on the first day of recreational marijuana sales in the state (0:30). Marijuana Policy Project Senior Legislative Counsel DeVaughn Ward also joined us to chat about the start of marijuana sales (9:56), while Connecticut marijuana retailer Ben Zachs talked about what customers he was seeing on the first day of adult recreational sales (22:22).

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New York State is looking to join Connecticut and 11 other states in offering mental health days for K-12 students. But what should mental health days away from school look like? We got insight from professional counselor, Julius Dudics. ((00:00))

New year, new job? We talked about resume building and the need for a LinkedIn profile with career strategist, Julie Bauke. ((14:31))

Crime on the Mind: after the deaths of four college students, retired Lt. Jim Perez talked about stalkers and how to better protect yourselves at home with less exposure to outside dangers. ((31:10))

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Monday's "Connecticut Today" featured host Paul Pacelli's thoughts on the start of recreational marijuana sales in the state (0:30). University of New Haven criminal justice lecturer Robert McDonald offered his analysis on the Idaho college murder investigation (6:30). Noted immigration attorney Renata Castro weighed in on the latest immigration law proposals from the Biden White House (16:30).

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Lawmakers are expected to return to the State Capitol in Hartford today. Legislative business was canceled last Thursday and Friday because of the death of Middletown state Representative Quentin Williams. We kick off our bi-weekly interviews hearing from senators representing both major political parties in Connecticut. Democratic Senator James Maroney and Republican Senator Tony Hwang reflected on the loss of Rep. Williams and shared their goals for the current session. ((00:00))

"New year, new me" is a common phrase when we enter a new year. But "New Year, New Marriage" isn't quite as plausible...why? Marriage consultant, Bob Donovan, tackles that concept and why so many couples remain in distress. ((29:22))

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Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" with Paul Pacelli featured a replay of Governor Ned Lamont's 2023 State of the State Address (0:29). American Commitment head Phil Kerpen joined us again to chat about the continuing student loan relief controversy and the U.S. House speaker election (21:59). Paul also opened the show with some remarks about the current situation in Washington (31:55).

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Doctors say Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin may have experienced agitation of the heart during Monday night's game. We spoke with Dr. Jared Selter of Hartford Healthcare about what happened to Hamlin and how CPR was the life saver in this developing story. ((00:00))

January is National Blood Donor Month and we checked in with the American Red Cross Connecticut. Sam Miller spoke with us about 2022 blood donation numbers and goals for the new year. ((17:13))

New year, not so new viruses. Bridgeport Health Director, Ebony Jackson-Shaheed, stopped by to share what's happening with covid and other illnesses. ((25:13))

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On Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" with Paul Pacelli, Paul opened with some comments about a medical emergency seen all over the world on Monday Night Football (0:24). Former Time Magazine D.C. reporter Alain Sanders discussed the contentious vote for the next U.S. House Speaker (9:36).

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Lisa Wexler kicks off the first show of the new year with a visit from Congressman Jim Himes.

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According to national statistics, 1-in-10 Americans over the age of 12 have Alcohol Use Disorder and over half of Americans increased their alcohol consumption during COVID-19 lockdowns. Counselor, Julius Dudics, told us about the concept 'Dry January' which dates back to the 1940's and how it can help overcome addiction. ((00:00))

National statistics show 90% of workers who have a mentor report being happy in their job. January is National Mentoring Month and we spoke with the president of Big Brothers Big Sisters of CT about the impact of being a mentor. ((15:44))

Congressman-elect George Santos of New York is scheduled to be sworn in to Congress as he faces mounting scrutiny over lies on his resume. Career strategist, Julie Bauke, talks about the need to AVOID embellishments on your applications. ((30:58))

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WICC600 AM and 107.3 FM wrapped up another year of live broadcasts with Joe Aguiar filling in for Paul Pacelli on "Connecticut Today." Joe started off the show, acknowledging the good that former President Donald Trump did while in office, after a heated off-the-air phone call yesterday (0:00). Later on, Joe spoke to Jim Battisti about all sorts of subjects including the media and other issues in the political spectrum (15:33). Finally, Joe's brother, Tony Aguiar who is an expert on the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine, had a conversation with Joe about what's happened to this point in the conflict and what could be coming in the near future (29:30).

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