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Feb 3, 2012
  Is it our genetic code that determines our destiny, or can early life experience influence the course of our fate? A recently released report from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that stress - especially in our earliest years -plays a big role in future health.   To exp... read more
David B. Fein, Thomas E Perez, Janice Fedarcyk.
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Feb 2, 2012
The police commission in East Haven has voted unanimously - chief Len Gallo must go. Chief Gallo had already said he was stepping down in the wake of an FBI investigation which resulted in four officers in the town being arrested for allegedly systematically terrorizing Latinos in the communi... read more
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Jan 31, 2012
Having a “high metabolism” is seen as a positive for humans...what about cities? The idea of “urban metabolism” comes from a new book by Austin... read more
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Jan 30, 2012
The November elections are shaping up to be largely about the issue of income inequality. That’s especially if multi-millionaire investor Mitt... read more
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Jan 27, 2012
Thousands of children struggling against poverty find hope - and the path to a better life - through classical music. Its not some pipedream...... read more
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Jan 26, 2012
Pregnancy brings a rollercoaster of emotions for women and their partners. Those 9 months bring parents anxiety, excitement, a sense of wonder,... read more
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Jan 25, 2012
Last week, the National Alliance to End Homeless released an annual report that said homeless is down slightly, but the number of people who are do... read more
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Jan 23, 2012
In this country, omnivores ate over 26 billion pounds of beef in 2010. All that meat sold for roughly $74 billion. Of course, some of that was... read more
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Jan 20, 2012
Since Connecticut legalized gay marriage in November 2008, more than 6,000 same-sex couples have been married here. More and more Northeastern... read more
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Jan 19, 2012
Congressman Jim Himes is getting ready for another battle over unemployment benefits and a payroll tax cut...while trying to keep open a Social Sec... read more
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Jan 19, 2012
Today, a roundtable discussion of the many stories we’re following this week.....the budget’s on the brink of deficit, Sunday liquor sales seem jus... read more
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Jan 18, 2012
It’s already in place in New York - a grading system for restaurants. Soon, Hartford diners will find out if their favorite hotspot makes the grade... read more
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Jan 18, 2012
  Today the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program releases its Global MetroMonitor report - ranking the world’s 200 largest metropolitan econom... read more
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Jan 17, 2012
There has been a lot of talk recently about whether a Liberal Arts college degree is worth it. Some leading liberal arts schools are trying to make... read more
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Jan 13, 2012
  Both socially and politically, blacks are the least trusting racial group in the U.S. So says UConn political science professor Shayla N... read more
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Jan 11, 2012
Just over a year ago, Governor Dannel Malloy became the state’s first Democratic governor in 20 years. His first year in office could be rememb... read more
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Jan 10, 2012
Governor Malloy has called this upcoming legislative session “The Education Session.” You can see why. Connecticut has one of the worst achieve... read more
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Jan 9, 2012
Iran is back at the top of the news, over its nuclear program, a death sentence, and a raft of rescued sailors. And that news is all within one... read more
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Jan 6, 2012
2011 was the year fracking “cracked the public consciousness” - and it stands to be an environmental and political issue in 2012. We get an update... read more
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Jan 6, 2012
2011 saw the city of Hartford embark on a grand new plan to market itself. We’ll get an update from Oz Griebel on how the effort to sell the capito... read more

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In addition to our regular programming this week, John Dankosky will be joining Colin McEnroe for an extended broadcast on Wednesday 2/8 to cover Governor Malloy’s State of the State address. Tune in from 12-2PM....
Mark your calendars! *EAR CAVE* is happening…     TOMORROW January 31 – 7PM at La Paloma Coffeehouse in Hartford *the ear cave* is a stripped down listening session, curated and hosted by a rotating cast of local radio professionals who want to share interesting, weird and wonderful radio....
MONDAY: Income Inequality and Economic Growth The November elections are shaping up to be largely about the issue of income inequality.That’s especially if multi-millionaire investor Mitt Romney gets the Republican nomination – which seems increasingly likely....

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