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It's Monday, May 12th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Chinese Communists order Christian media to publish propaganda China's only legal church, the Communist Party-controlled Three Self Patriotic Movement, has been ordered to publish more communist propaganda including President Xi Jinping's thoughts and teachings in its so-called “Christian” media, reports Bitter Winter. But Exodus 20:16 warns, “You shall not bear false witness.” Biden denied cognitive decline, claimed voters are sexist for electing Trump Last Thursday, former President Joe Biden, and former First Lady Jill Biden, appeared on ABC's “The View.” Whoopi Goldberg asked about the now famous debate debacle. GOLDBERG: “You know, what freaked everybody out? was that debate. BIDEN: “Yep.” GOLDBERG: “It wasn't a great night. It was a bad night.” BIDEN: “Terrible night.” GOLDBERG: “and everybody lost their mind.” BIDEN: “Yep.” GOLDBERG: “This is what started … BIDEN: “Yep.” GOLDBERG: “… both sides with this, ‘Oh, he can't do this. This needs to stop.' Why do you think that caught fire? Why do you think people bought into it, especially the Democrats?” JOE BIDEN: “The Democratic Party at large didn't buy into it, but the Democratic leadership and some of the very significant contributors did. I'm going to say something outrageous. I've not lost many debates in my life. I've been pretty good at doing that. I was sick. No excuse. I had a bad, bad night.” Alyssa Griffin asked about his mental competence. GRIFFIN:  “Mr. President, since you left office, there have been a number of books that have come out, deeply sourced from Democratic sources, that claim in your final year there was a dramatic decline in your cognitive abilities. What is your response to these allegations? Or are these sources wrong?” JOE BIDEN: “There are wrong. There's nothing to sustain that.” Jill Biden weighed in as well. JILL BIDEN: “The people who wrote those books were not in the White House with us, and they didn't see how hard Joe worked every single day. I mean he'd get up, he'd put in a full day, and then at night, I'd be in bed reading my book, and he was still on the phone, reading his briefings, working with staff. I mean, it was nonstop. Joe worked really hard. I think he was a great president. If you look at things today, give me Joe Biden any time.” GRIFFIN: “Mr. President, just to follow up on this, some of the reporting is that people like your former president, you served under Barack Obama, George Clooney, a long-time supporter of yours -- a major Democratic donor, Chuck Schumer, your dear friend Nancy Pelosi, also had expressed concerns about your ability to do the job for four more years. Can I ask what your relationship is with President Obama and how you address those concerns that they raised?” JOE BIDEN: “The only reason I got out of the race was because I didn't want to have a divided Democratic Party. It's a simple proposition. So that's why I got out of the race. I thought it was better to put the country ahead of my interest, my personal interest.” Sara Haines asked about Kamala's election loss. HAINES: “Why do you think the Vice President lost? And were you surprised?” JOE BIDEN: “I wasn't surprised, not because I didn't think the Vice President's not the most qualified person to be president. She is. She's qualified to be president of the United States of America. I wasn't surprised because they went the route of, the sexist route, all the whole route. I mean, this is a woman. She's this, she's that. Really, I've never seen quite as successful and a consistent campaign undercutting the notion that a woman couldn't lead the country and a woman of mixed race.” And Alyssa Griffin asked about Trump's landslide election to a second term. GRIFFIN: “Well, Mr. President, you had previously said that you thought that you would have won. Since then, Donald Trump won all the battleground states and made inroads with almost every major demographic, from working class voters to Hispanic men to black men. Knowing what you know now, do you think you would have beat him?” JOE BIDEN: “Yeah, he still got 7 million fewer votes. A lot of people didn't show up, number one, Number two: They're very close in those, those toss up states. It wasn't a slam dunk.” Charlotte viewer objects to Biden's Preserve-My-Legacy Tour Jack Acuff of Charlotte, North Carolina, sounded off in a fascinating  Facebook video post. ACUFF: “Somebody tell me:  'Why Jill Biden keeps dragging Joe out for these TV appearances and making a bad situation worse?' “Did you see him on ‘The View' this week? It was sad. It's the Preserve-My-Legacy Tour and the ‘Stick-it-to-Obama-and-George-Clooney-and-Nancy-Pelosi Tour, where he repeats again that he could have won, that Americans only chose not to vote for her because she's a minority and a woman, and we're racist and misogynist, and that he is ready to go at any minute.” Trump fully defunds pro-abortion UN Population Fund The Trump administration has fully implemented the defunding of the United Nations Population Fund, an agency which promotes abortions worldwide, reports LifeNews.com.   Specifically, Trump pulled $335 million in taxpayer funds from the pro-abortion United Nations agency. It's the result of the pro-life executive order Trump signed in January that prohibits American tax dollars from going to groups that promote or provide coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization. Connecticut calls for tough new laws on homeschooling And finally, the state of Connecticut is getting tough with homeschoolers, reports WFSB. Using a couple of cases of egregious child abuse, the Connecticut Office of Child Advocate commissioned a report which advocates new legislation.  It's entitled “A Review of Children Withdrawn from School for Equivalent Instruction Elsewhere.” They write, “Currently, parents who wish to withdraw their children from school need do nothing more than assert that they are homeschooling or sending their children to private school. Once a parent does that, there is no further interaction with the public school system required. There is no verification of enrollment in private schools. There is no verification that a child is, in fact, being homeschooled.” The Connecticut Office of Child Advocate says every other New England state requires some form of annual evaluation or assessment.  The report says, “Homeschooling, when done properly, can be a positive experience for children and families. … Nothing in this report is a general criticism of homeschooling nor a suggestion that children should not be homeschooled. Nonetheless, not every parent who withdraws their child for the stated purpose of homeschooling is, in fact, providing their children with an education. Worse, some take advantage of Connecticut's complete lack of oversight to isolate children and abuse them.” Deuteronomy 6:5-7 says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.  These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.  Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Monday, May 12th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

The commissioner of a major state office announced her retirement but is there more to the story than just stepping down? Following the news about Connecticut Office of Health Strategy Commissioner Deidre Gifford, a letter demanding transparency and accountability has surfaced from state lawmakers. Senator Steve Harding wrote the letter and spoke about the outrage surrounding this retirement decision. Image Courtesy of State Senator Steve Harding

Parenthood is hard, and expensive. Over the course of 18 years, it costs nearly $300,000 to raise a child in the state of Connecticut. So is a $5000 baby bonus really going to inspire prospective parents to have children? Today, we talk about some of the Trump administration’s recent proposals to increase the birthrate. Ahead of Mother’s Day, we dig into solutions to supporting parents. We hear from parents who will share the ways they’d like to be supported throughout their parenthood journey. And we want to hear from you, what’s parenthood like right now? What support systems would you like to see? GUESTS: Sarah Donaldson: graduate student at Southern Connecticut State University Jessica Holzer: Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Population Health and Leadership Malissa Griffith: Program Manager of Parents Connecting Parents and family engagement at the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's show, Mike is joined by WTNH News 8's Jeff Derderian, Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto, District 36 State Senate candidate Nick Simmons, Connecticut State Representative Greg Howard, and Anthony Anthony from the Connecticut Office of Tourism.

Beth Bye was appointed as Commissioner for the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) by Governor Ned Lamont in January 2019. https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/press-releases/2025/02-2025/governor-lamont-proposes-the-largest-expansion-of-preschool-access-in-connecticut-history?language=en_US

Connecticut's innovation ecosystem is thriving. Leaders like Jessica Dodge, Managing Consultant at the Connecticut Office of Innovation are focused on supporting startups and small business initiatives throughout the state. HAYVN Hubcast host Nancy Sheed talked with Jess about how Connecticut fosters entrepreneurship, supports small businesses, and invests in the future of innovation. Building a Stronger Innovation Economy Jess emphasizes that the state leverages its vast resources, including higher education institutions, venture capital networks, and private-public partnerships, to create a dynamic business environment. "We continue to look for ways to de-risk the challenges that entrepreneurs face and create a support system that enables innovation," says Jess. The Power of Community and Collaboration One of the key themes was the importance of relationship-building in Connecticut's innovation space. The Office of Innovation serves as a bridge between entrepreneurs, investors, universities, and policymakers, ensuring that startups have the resources and mentorship they need to succeed. "Listening to entrepreneurs is at the core of what we do. Our role is to develop initiatives that are directly responsive to their needs," Jess explains. Connecticut's Strengths in Emerging Industries The state is making significant strides in advanced industries, including manufacturing, quantum computing, AI, and biotechnology. Connecticut's strong foundation including a highly educated workforce, cutting-edge research, and a supportive business environment makes it a prime location for companies looking to innovate. "Good ideas and good businesses don't fit a one-size-fits-all model. What we see time and again is that the right team and the ability to adapt are what drive long-term success," Jess notes. New Initiatives Supporting Entrepreneurs The Office of Innovation has launched two major programs: Partnerships Initiative – Connecting entrepreneurs with service providers and resources to help grow their businesses. Innovation Spotlight – Showcasing startups and innovative projects to amplify their impact. Connecticut's innovation ecosystem continues to evolve to meet the needs of business leaders and entrepreneurs.

The Connecticut Office of the Inspector General released a report determining detention staff were not at fault for the in-custody death of a Hartford woman last year. That news broke earlier this month and a lot of times, when you hear inspector general, many wonder how exactly does the job work? For example, how does the office determine an officer-involved shooting is deemed justified or not? We asked James Viadero, Chief Inspector for the Office of the Inspector General. Image Credit: Getty Images

Host Lucy Gellman talks to Angel Dahfay, founder of Sweets & Sounds Entertainment, and Kolton Harris, program associate with the Connecticut Office of the Arts, about the upcoming Creative U conference scheduled for Oct. 11 and 12 in New Haven. Learn more about Creative U here: https://www.creativeu.us/

Another Sunday, another installment of True Crime New England's case profile mini-episode series. This week, Katie begins the episode by sharing the story of the Fairfield County Jane Doe, a black woman whose charred remains were discovered in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1993. Then, Liz talks about the solved murder of Yusef A'Vant, a man killed in the East Providence, Rhode Island barbershop that he owned in 2013. Anyone with any information on the Fairfield County Jane Doe is asked to please call the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner at 860-679-3980 and let them know that you have information on agency case 93-05848 or NamUs ID UP14478. You can also donate to the Fairfield Jane Doe's case to help cover costs for DNA testing and research at https://dnasolves.com/articles/fairfield-county-jane-doe-1993/contribute. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimene/support

“Leaning into how we can fundamentally transform lives and make them better, has been something I've been personally passionate about,” CliftonLarsonAllen's strategic pursuits leader for manufacturing Jennifer Clement said about why she loves working with manufacturers. Clement and CLA New England Manufacturing Growth Network Leader Stephen Fuller joined the CBIA BizCast to highlight the company's work in this major industry sector. With 130 offices nationwide, including three in Connecticut, CLA provides accounting, tax, outsourcing, and assurance services for a variety of industries including manufacturing. “I explored different industries and just clung to manufacturing, probably because it was just cool,” Fuller said. “Seeing a tangible thing created, and seeing those things created in Connecticut just made it more special to me.” Fuller said that as a Connecticut native, he's passionate about seeing manufacturers in the state succeed. “This evolving industry within Connecticut has been there for a number of years, and that just means a lot,” he said. Fuller and Clement also shared their excitement with CLA's support of the Coolest Thing Made in Connecticut challenge. Starting with 16 things made by Connecticut manufacturers, companies will compete head-to-head with residents voting on their favorite products in each round. The CBIA Foundation is leading the initiative in partnership with the Connecticut Office of Manufacturing and CONNSTEP. “What a great way to promote what we do in Connecticut, not only for ourselves, but for the rest of the nation,” Fuller said. “I mean, there's some really, really cool stuff that we do.” Clement, who is based in CLA's Milwaukee office, said Wisconsin has had a similar competition for the past eight years. “It is a frenzy each year,” she said. “So far over the eight-year span, we've had over a million people voting for these products. Clement said manufacturers across the country and in Connecticut are all dealing with challenges including softening demand, labor, and inventory. She said they work with businesses to help shore up their bottom line. “We're seeing a renewed effort and emphasis on profitability,” she said. “And what can we do in the short term to look at our cost structure.” Fuller said there are a number of state programs available to help manufacturers with job retention and growth, training, and tax incentives surrounding R&D and capital investments. “I think it's more about educating the manufacturers about what is out there," he said. Fuller noted that when it comes to growing the manufacturing workforce, it's not just about recruiting, but also retaining workers. “There's this generational mind shift of what is important to this newer class of workers,” he said. “I think that's extremely important for manufacturers and companies across Connecticut to understand what makes them tick, and to work with them to develop programs that retain them.” Clement and Fuller said that many manufacturers are also looking to new technologies like AI to improve things like efficiency and predictive capabilities as well as attracting and retaining workers. “We've got to think about how we now transform the lives of especially the younger workforce,” Clement said. “Manufacturing is seeing the same thing.” “What we're starting to see is the understanding that it's time. It's time for that shift, and to have that investment in the future," Fuller addeed. Clement noted that their remarks are not intended to be legal, financial advice, or accounting advice. Related Links: CliftonLarsenAllen Website: https://www.claconnect.com/en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cliftonlarsonallen/ Stephen Fuller on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenfullercpa/ Jennifer Clement on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-clement-1553b81/ CBIA Website: www.cbia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cbia/

“We love to say we're not from Colorado,” Bolder Company co-founder Jenny Drescher told the CBIA BizCast about how the company got its name. “It does not have a ‘u' in it. It's Bolder, like ‘be a Bolder version of yourself.' That's how the name was born.” Drescher founded the professional training and coaching company in 2014 with her longtime friend Ellen Feldman Ornato. At the time, Ornato owned a training and development company and Drescher had an executive coaching business. “We were taking courses in theatrical improvisation and realizing that the skills that we were learning in improv were directly affecting the way that we were facilitating conversations with other people in our individual businesses,” said Ornato. “I immediately just said, ‘Oh, this was the toolkit I was looking for,'” added Drescher. The two decided to take that toolkit and start their own business. “We don't teach improv, we don't teach comedy,” Drescher said. “But improvisation is an applied toolkit that works really well for learning.” Drescher and Ornato said they work with companies to create tailored and customized programs for their teams. “If their goal is to enrich the whole team,” said Ornato. "We found it's most effective to have people learning the same things together, and then applying them together so that they have a common language so that they have the energy of having gone through that process together, and they deepen their relationships.” Their programs can include conference speaking and one-off sessions. But Ornato and Drescher said long-term programs have a deeper impact. “When you learn with your team over time,” Ornato said, “we're celebrating each other's successes, we are acknowledging that sometimes we mess up and we didn't die, and we support each other forward.” Drescher added they work to take deep dives to find out what's hurting a business. “We help people find hope in the midst of the things that are hurting them the most,” Drescher said. “We like to drill a little further down, because nine times out of 10, it's not the culture. “It's specific behaviors, inside the culture, inside the working climate, that are working for or against what the company is after.” At the beginning, Drescher and Ornato focused The Bolder Company on working with entrepreneurs. The business evolved to work with nonprofit organizations and eventually with the architecture, engineering, construction, and manufacturing industries. “If you look at manufacturing, there's like, 150 year legacy of, you're a part of the machine," Drescher said. “And manufacturing is, across the board, changing that, which is wonderful and amazing.” Ornato and Drescher's passion for manufacturing has now led to a new venture. They recently launched a new podcast, the Manufacturing Shake-up. Sponsored by the Connecticut Office of Manufacturing, the goal is to promote and highlight women at different levels of the manufacturing industry. “And there's some great stories there,” said Ornato. “So that's really what we're highlighting as well as the skills that women need to develop—things like becoming better at networking, understanding emotional intelligence, understanding presence and presentation, and how you walk into the room and finding a seat at the main table.” Related Links: The Bolder Company Website: https://www.theboldercompany.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-bolder-company/ Jenny Drescher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bolderjenny/ Ellen Feldman Ornato on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-feldman-ornato/ The Manufacturing Shake-up Website: https://www.manufacturingshakeup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-manufacturing-shake-up/posts/?feedView=all YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ManufacturingShakeUp CBIA Website: www.cbia.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cbia/

Rachel Lenda, Director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism talks about some of the great activities to do in CT this Summer Season. 

With comprehensive privacy laws now in effect in states across the country (and close to home), the panel will provide an update on privacy law enforcement, including developments in California, Colorado, Connecticut and other jurisdictions with comprehensive privacy laws in effect. The panel will feature a discussion with Michele Lucan, Chief of the Privacy and Data Security Section at the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General to understand how her office is approaching enforcement, including its recent report on Connecticut Data Privacy Act violations. Kevin Angle from Holland & Knight and Nick Farnsworth from Orrick will also discuss developments outside of Connecticut, including recent investigations in California.    Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Trenon Browne at tbrowne@bostonbar.org

February Is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Last week, we shared some shocking national statistics to help understand the importance of modeling and discussing healthy relationships with our kids. But how do we create healthier unions with our partners? Counselor, Julius Dudics, shared the details behind The Five Love Languages. (0:00) How important is it for employers to have high emotional intelligence? According to national findings, the majority of employees believe emotional intelligence is a must-have skill for every staff member of a company. Career strategist, Julie Bauke, talks about the importance of EQ over IQ and why leaders need to deliver results AND develop people. (15:05) The Connecticut Office of Higher Education (OHE) has awarded Sacred Heart University a $96,255 grant as part of the state's higher education mental health services initiative. We spoke with James Geisler, executive director of wellness services at SHU. He shared resources being used on college campuses and common mental health issues young people are dealing with today. (29:50) Top Connecticut travel writer and Greenwich resident, Stasha Healy, shared her new guidebook through Connecticut's best kept secrets. Learn more about her new release: 100 Things to Do in Connecticut Before You Die. (37:55) Image Credit: Getty Images

Victoria Buitron is an award-winning writer who hails from Ecuador and resides in Connecticut. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield University. Her debut memoir-in-essays, A Body Across Two Hemispheres, was the 2021 Fairfield Book Prize winner. A VONA fellow, her work has been selected for 2022's Best Small Fictions and Wigleaf's Top 50. In 2023, she received the Artistic Excellence Award from the Connecticut Office of the Arts. She is currently the Competitions Editor for Harbor Review. She had the joy and privilege of selecting the nonfiction, fiction, and poetry for the 2023 Connecticut Literary Anthology and will be returning in 2024 as the project's nonfiction editor. In winter 2024, she will be working with Tin House to complete her poetry book and will later attend a writing residency by Sundress Publications in Knoxville, Tennessee. Because she embraces creative chaos, she is also working on a novel about love, violence, and betrayal. We discussed her creative life between Spanish and English, her memoir, and how her mood sometimes dictates which language she will reading and writing in.   Music by Oleksi Holubiev & Monument Music          

Local advocates and experts in early childcare education say funding and staffing shortfalls were only deepened during the pandemic. With federal relief funding set to expire at the end of the month, posing another short-term hurdle, or "cliff," what are the long-term solutions? Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal is pushing Congress for $16 billion in federal funding through the Child Care Stabilization Act. "Childcare was in crisis even before the pandemic," said Senator Blumenthal on Monday. "But the pandemic has brought it to the brink of collapse." He also highlighted the Child Care for Every Community Act, and the Child Care for Working Families Act. At the same press conference on Monday, Merrill Gay, Executive Director at Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance, called the upcoming funding cutoff a “predictable calamity." This hour, we hear from Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye, and members of the recently-formed Blue Ribbon Panel on Child Care. A new draft of a five-year plan, expected to be finalized by December, outlined possible solutions, including a pay raise. GUESTS: Beth Bye: Commissioner, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Monette Ferguson: Executive Director, Alliance for Community Empowerment in Bridgeport Karen Lott: Executive Director, Women's League Child Development Center in Hartford Allyx Schiavone: Executive Director, Friends Center for Children in New Haven Jessica Sager: Executive Director, All Our Kin Where We Live is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taking over a Public Defender System requires one to understand the greatest weaknesses of the system. For TaShun Bowden-Lewis, one of those is a sever lack of outreach from the Connecticut Office of the Public Defender Office. While it will not happen overnight, TaShun hopes that by achieving her three main goals she will be able to transform the state wide system into one that is at the forefront of reshaping public safety policy. From innovative ideas for external affairs to caring for the wellbeing of every Public Defender under her leadership, TaShun offers the state hope for a better model of Public Defense.     Guest: TaShun Bowden Lewis, Chief Public Defender, Connecticut Office of the Public Defender Resources: Connecticut Office of the Public Defender https://portal.ct.gov/OCPD CT Public Defender on Twitter https://twitter.com/ctpublicdfndrs     NAPD Conference Sign Up https://napd2023riseresistrepresent.sched.com/ Contact Hunter Parnell: Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com    

00:00 Intro 01:01 Officers fatally shot in ambush shooting 05:26 Deputy shot but still manages to arrest shooter on video 08:30 Missed death penalty opportunity for Parkland shooter LEO Round Table (law enforcement talk show) Season 7, Episode 42b (1,841) filmed on 10/17/2022 Topic 1 concerns the Connecticut Office of the Inspector General releasing video of the fatal shooting of Bristol (Connecticut) police Sergeant Dustin DeMonte and Officer Alex Hamzy, during an ambush shootout with Nicholas Brutcher. Also mentioned: Officer Alec Iurato. Topic 2 concerns Polk County (Florida) Sheriff's Office deputies shooting Gabriel Batista, after video shows him pulling his gun and striking an officer in his bullet proof vest. Also mentioned: Sheriff Grady Judd. Topic 3 concerns the jury for the trial of Nikolas Cruz, being unable to reach a unanimous decision for the death penalty. Show Panelists and Personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host and retired police Detective) John Newman (retired police assistant Chief) Bret Bartlett (retired police Captain) Randy Sutton (retired police Lieutenant) David D'Agresta (retired police Officer and sheriff's Corporal) Will Statzer (Producer) Related Events, Organizations and Books: 25th Annual Community Harvest (September 2022) https://www.1905familyofrestaurants.com/ The 2nd Annual National Law Enforcement Survival Summit https://thewoundedblue.org/event/the-2nd-annual-national-law-enforcement-survival-summit/ The Wounded Blue - Lt. Randy Sutton's charity https://thewoundedblue.org/ Rescuing 911: The Fight For America's Safety - by Lt. Randy Sutton https://rescuing911.org/ They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd - by Liz Collin https://thelieexposed.com/ Content Partners: ThisIsButter - One of the BEST law enforcement video channels https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisIsButter1/ The Free Press - LEO Round Table is in their Cops and Crimes section 5 days a week https://www.tampafp.com/ https://www.tampafp.com/category/cops-and-crime/ Video Show Schedule: Mondays at 7pm ET - 90 minute LIVE show on YouTube, Facebook1, Facebook2, LinkedIn and Twitter Tue - Sat at 9am ET - Excerpts from LIVE show are uploaded to YouTube and Rumble (approx. time) Syndicated Radio Schedule: http://leoroundtable.com/radio/syndicated-radio-stations/ Podcasts: Website: http://leoroundtable.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/leoroundtable YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/leoroundtable Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leoroundtable/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LEORoundTable LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leo-round-table Sponsors: MotionDSP https://www.motiondsp.com/ Bang Energy - Energy drinks and products https://bangenergy.com/ The International Firearm Specialist Academy - The New Standard for Firearm Knowledge https://www.gunlearn.com/ Guardian Alliance Technologies - Hire Smarter, Investigate Applicants with Precision & Speed https://guardianalliancetechnologies.com/ MyMedicare.live - save money in Medicare insurance options from the experts http://www.mymedicare.live/ TAC-TOTE - Rapid access and deployment with magnetic technology https://tac-tote.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/support

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Save Sharon Hospital was originally formed during the summer of 2018 when we found out that Sharon Hospital planned to close Maternity services in less than a month. We were outraged by the decision to remove this vital service from our community and upset by the lack of communication from Sharon Hospital. We hosted a rally to Save Sharon Hospital on the Sharon Town Green, with several speakers including local CT and NY selectmen, the CT State Representative, and concerned members of the community (including two women whose lives were saved because they had access to emergent obstetric surgery within a few minutes of their homes in Millerton, NY and Kent, CT). We also sent hundreds of signed letters from our community to state officials, asking them to ensure Labor and Delivery stayed open. Our hard work paid off, and Sharon Hospital announced that it would keep Labor and Delivery open indefinitely!  Later that year, HealthQuest (the NY-based company that previously owned Sharon Hospital) and Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN), applied to the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) to merge their two organizations. At the public hearing for this merger, several members of our community shared testimony about the importance of maintaining Sharon Hospital as a full-service hospital. We also discussed our disappointment in the lack of communication from HealthQuest to the community and our hopes that after the merger the new ownership could do better. OHS made the decision that HealthQuest and WCHN could merge (eventually becoming Nuvance Health), and took our public testimony to heart – OHS required that Sharon Hospital maintain all services including Maternity for the next five years (see Certificate of Need 18-32238-CON), and that the new managers of Sharon Hospital be more open with its communication. Then in 2020, in the face of the global pandemic, Save Sharon Hospital organized the community to support Sharon Hospital. When masks were scarce but necessary for all (especially our healthcare workers!), we started a large community mask-making operation and donated hundreds of homemade facemasks to Sharon Hospital. We organized a meal train to support staff with delicious food from local restaurants, and we organized the delivery of artwork from local grade schools, in an effort to thank all hospital staff for their hard work and dedication. Fast forward to September 2021, and once again Nuvance announced plans to close Maternity, this time in 8-12 months. However, they have yet to obtain approval from OHS, and its five-year commitment is not up until April 1, 2024. Rather than closing down our vital services, Nuvance should be using the remaining time in its five-year commitment to find sustainable solutions to maintain our hospital as a full-service operation. Since Nuvance's September 2021 announcement, we have formed a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, Save Sharon Hospital, Inc, and hired an experienced healthcare attorney, Paul Knag from Murtha Cullina LLP - one of Connecticut's major law firms. Mr. Knag is co-chair of Murtha Cullina's Health Care Group and the past president of the Connecticut Health Lawyers Association. He is already helping us plan our legal strategy and communications with OHS, and is responding to the legal filings in connection with the ongoing CON process. In response to the letters from Save Sharon Hospital and the medical community, on February 3, 2022, OHS opened an official investigation into Nuvance's compliance at Sharon Hospital with the initial agreement made in April 2019, citing: “Information received from the community and Hospital suggests that key discrepancies persist concerning the Hospital's compliance…” and that OHS “shall have the power to administer oaths and take testimony related to the matter of the investigation.” Once again, Sharon Hospital administration is breaking its promises to our community, and we cannot let them make their proposed changes to our hospital. Thank you for joining us as we fight to maintain the vital healthcare services in our community!

Quote from Republican American "Dr. David Kurish, who has had a private practice in Sharon for 40 years, said Nuvance has not done a good job of recruiting physicians, nor has it been transparent about its finances. When Hirko spoke of plans for increasing telemedicine programs, Kurish said, “People don't want that; they want doctors.” Quote from Save Sharon Hospital Facebook page Nuvance Health, the multi-pronged bi-state health hydra, seems to have precipitated a major showdown about the future of Sharon Hospital with the late September announcement of its “transformation” plan. More than just maternity services are slated for possible elimination. According to Dr. David Kurish, Nuvance plans to do away with the hospital's intensive care unit or ICU, aiming to replace it with an intermediate level care medical-surgical and telemetry team called a “progressive care unit” (PCU). Terminating either obstetrics or ICU services is subject to approval from the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS). The failure to maintain an ICU at Sharon, combined with proposed cuts to the surgery department, would have dire implications for all Cornwall residents who may need emergency treatment. First Selectman Gordon Ridgway considers the measures proposed by Nuvance a threat both to economic development and public safety. “The most important thing the town does,” says Ridgway, “is getting people to a hospital quickly: whether it's women who go into labor or older people who need emergency care.” For example, a school like Hotchkiss that drives part of the local economy relies on a good hospital for its students and families of its faculty. Selectmen from the Northwest Corner of Connecticut, as well as town supervisors from New York, have joined with state representatives to demand public hearings. Save Sharon Hospital, a group founded in 2018 to fend off an earlier attempt to cut off maternity services by Health Quest, Nuvance's predecessor, has hired a lawyer and is organizing opposition to Nuvance's plans. Sample letters protesting the proposed cuts can be found on its website, savesharonhospital.org.

A conversation with Sophfronia Scott. Sophfronia is a novelist, essayist, and leading contemplative thinker whose work has appeared in numerous publications and received a 2020 Artist Fellowship Grant from the Connecticut Office of the Arts. Her book The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton received the 2021 Thomas Merton "Louie" Award from the International Thomas Merton Society. She is the founding director of Alma College's Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing, a low residency graduate program based in Alma, Michigan.

We're departing from our usual format today to bring you several guests talking about two cool subjects.  Our first segment brings together a trio talking about the Connecticut Office of the Arts Artist fellowship Program — providing recognition and funding support for Connecticut artists to pursue new work and advance their artistic careers.  Then we're welcoming back the CEO and founder of Connecticut's Aquiline Drones and the Regional President of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system to discuss how they are partnering to develop a brand new drone career training and licensing curriculum beginning this fall.

That Great Business Show - nominated for 'Best Business Podcast' - Ireland Podcast Awards.If your business is heading for the US, we have a very special offer from Meathman Tony Sheridan who wants you to use his new Chamber of Commerce led business centre, based in New London, Connecticut - and if you say 'That Great Business Show', your business could be in for 'mates rates' starting at a mere $25 a day...incredible value so close to New York and Boston.3.00" Carl Murray, Kate Fullen, Elkstone Partners explain how your small start-up can access amounts from €500k from their soon to be announced €100 million investment fund. They talk decks. How to construct the best pitch deck (a PowerPoint presentation when you're looking for the cash). They want more female founders and they discuss what are the hot sectors. Hire in a Heartbeat? Carl wants his godmother, Sister Pat Murray, a nun who recently pitched up at Davos. As you do.Kate wants the entire team from the already Elkstone backed Galway based Luminate (to learn more, listen back to Episode 47)38.00" Michelle Lawlor explains how to run an ecomms business, The Nude Wine Company, during Covid, whilst having a baby and when Brexit struck. She's still standing! She has been working in ecommerce since 2014, and she (reluctantly!!) shares her hard learnt secrets about how to grow and hold an ecomm audience, using simple devices like eFlyers, educational YouTube clips...all simple, doable, but can take time.Her Hire in a Heartbeat - well two hearbeats, Gary Vee and Bobby Healy (of Manna)Please VOTE for That Great Business Show at https://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/vote/All our great tips and insights are brought to you by De Facto Shaving Oil, the worlds' best shaving oil. Ditch your bulky shaving foam can and always carry a nail-varnish sized bottle of De Facto in your washbag. Ideal for travel. Buy it now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Chamber Music Concert by one of Crescendo's Ensembles: Mientras me abraza–Baroque, Latino, and Folk Fusion On April 8 and 9, the music organization Crescendo will present the first in a series of four concerts of vocal and instrumental music. This first concert of Crescendo's 2022 season is a program featuring chamber music with a “twist.” The repertoire featured and the instruments uses not only crossover into different genres of classical, folk and contemporary music, but they also break down the barriers between these genres and illustrate how very connected these different styles of music are. The unifying element is the folk dance – from Poland over Spain to Latin America. Folk music and dance rhythms permeate classical music, and connect different genres and eras from the Baroque to present times. Polish folk music and dances influenced music by many Baroque composers, including some that are generally associated with serious sacred music, such as Johann Sebastian Bach and George Philip Telemann. The ensemble will present their own ar-rangements of three Baroque works, Telemann's Suite Polonoise, and Bach's famous Orchestral Suite in B minor, and his motet “Singet dem Herrn.” All are great examples of this fusion of styles. Traditional Spanish, Polish and European dance music was influenced by the Folk music in Colonial Latin America. The ensemble will present their own arrangements of Mariachi tunes and other traditional dances from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Bolivia and Chile. Some of these pieces will be preceded by improvisations in Baroque style. Connecting the past and the present are two contemporary works, written in this decade and based on Latin American dances. Dan Román, the composer of one of the contemporary works written for the ensemble, describes the fusion in the following way: “My piece is an attempt to meld two seemingly dissimilar musical traditions: minimalist music, and folkloric and popular dance music such as the Bomba, Plena, Salsa, and Mambo. These two traditions turned out to have great affinity to one another due to the use of layered rhythms and a sense of perpetual drive.” The musicians who present these works will use an unusual combination of chamber instruments: Violin and per-cussion played by Job Salazar, Carlos Boltes with viola and charango, and Crescendo's Founder and Artistic Director Christine Gevert, virginal and organ. These concerts have been made possible in part with support from the Connecticut Office of the Arts, which also receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Support has also been provided to Crescendo from CT Humanities (CTH), with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) from the Connecticut State Legislature. The concerts will take place on Friday, April 8, at 6 pm at Trinity Church Lime Rock, 484 Lime Rock Rd., Lakeville, CT, and on Saturday, April 9, at 4 pm at Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA. Tickets are $35 (general seating), $60 (premium seating), and $10 (youth). All audience members, including staff, and performers must show proof of being fully vaccinated. Musicians, audience members, and staff must remain properly masked once inside the performance venue. These policies are subject to change. Access online ticket sales and the full Covid precaution policy in the most updated version on Crescendo's website: www.crescendomusic.org. ### COVID PROTOCOL FOR CRESCENDO'S CONCERTS AND EVENTS, (updated March 14, 2022) As an audience member I acknowledge that I am aware of certain risks of participating in public events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that I am choosing to enter the venue my tickets are purchased for at my own risk. In order to do my part to not s

This week's blog is: On the political left, the UpEND movement wants to abolish child welfare. This includes letting communities decide the fate of children who can't stay with their parents. Such a process, with no regulation or enforceable guidelines, could not be relied on to keep children safe or produce decisions in their best interests. It could easily open the door to anyone who desires access to children. On the right, groups like the Homeschool Legal Defense Association resist any government involvement with families, overwhelming more moderate voices like the Coalition for Responsible Home Schooling. One consequence is demonstrated by this Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate study, which found that 36% of children removed from school were subjects of one or multiple credible child maltreatment reports. While child protection and foster care need reforms, the solution is to improve, not abolish them. What is really going on? Who or what is motivating these movements? Who wins and who loses? What about the children? Join Rich for a full discussion on this plus in-depth commentary and analysis in this week's podcast. ========== Rich Gehrman is the founder and Executive Director of Minnesota nonprofit organization Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota. He is the 2021 winner of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Minnesota's 2021 "Mark Proctor Hero for Children Award." Read the full blog and podcast transcript at https://safepassageforchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Narrative-for-efforts-by-conservatives-and-progressives-to-abolish-child-welfare-with-comments-on-1.pdf Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota's nonprofit mission is to strengthen the Minnesota child welfare system so children are safe and can reach their full potential. If you know someone who cares about children, be sure to share this podcast with them. Support Safe Passage's work for Minnesota's most vulnerable children at www.safepassageforchildren.org/donate and visit them at www.safepassageforchildren.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/safe-passage-for-children/message

Who Is Save Sharon Hospital? Save Sharon Hospital was originally formed during the summer of 2018 when we found out that Sharon Hospital planned to close Maternity services in less than a month. We were outraged by the decision to remove this vital service from our community and upset by the lack of communication from Sharon Hospital. We hosted a rally to Save Sharon Hospital on the Sharon Town Green, with several speakers including local CT and NY selectmen, the CT State Representative, and concerned members of the community (including two women whose lives were saved because they had access to emergent obstetric surgery within a few minutes of their homes in Millerton, NY and Kent, CT). We also sent hundreds of signed letters from our community to state officials, asking them to ensure Labor and Delivery stayed open. Our hard work paid off, and Sharon Hospital announced that it would keep Labor and Delivery open indefinitely! Later that year, HealthQuest (the NY-based company that previously owned Sharon Hospital) and Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN), applied to the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) to merge their two organizations. At the public hearing for this merger, several members of our community shared testimony about the importance of maintaining Sharon Hospital as a full-service hospital. We also discussed our disappointment in the lack of communication from HealthQuest to the community and our hopes that after the merger the new ownership could do better. OHS made the decision that HealthQuest and WCHN could merge (eventually becoming Nuvance Health), and took our public testimony to heart – OHS required that Sharon Hospital maintain all services including Maternity for the next five years (see Certificate of Need 18-32238-CON), and that the new managers of Sharon Hospital be more open with its communication. Then in 2020, in the face of the global pandemic, Save Sharon Hospital organized the community to support Sharon Hospital. When masks were scarce but necessary for all (especially our healthcare workers!), we started a large community mask-making operation and donated hundreds of homemade facemasks to Sharon Hospital. We organized a meal train to support staff with delicious food from local restaurants, and we organized the delivery of artwork from local grade schools, in an effort to thank all hospital staff for their hard work and dedication. Fast forward to September 2021, and once again Nuvance announced plans to close Maternity, this time in 8-12 months. However, they have yet to obtain approval from OHS, and its five-year commitment is not up until April 1, 2024. Rather than closing down our vital services, Nuvance should be using the remaining time in its five-year commitment to find sustainable solutions to maintain our hospital as a full-service operation. Since Nuvance's September 2021 announcement, we have formed a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, Save Sharon Hospital, Inc, and hired an experienced healthcare attorney, Paul Knag from Murtha Cullina LLP - one of Connecticut's major law firms. Mr. Knag is co-chair of Murtha Cullina's Health Care Group and the past president of the Connecticut Health Lawyers Association. He is already helping us plan our legal strategy and communications with OHS, and is responding to the legal filings in connection with the ongoing CON process. In response to the letters from Save Sharon Hospital and the medical community, on February 3, 2022, OHS opened an official investigation into Nuvance's compliance at Sharon Hospital with the initial agreement made in April 2019, citing: “Information received from the community and Hospital suggests that key discrepanci

In this episode, Dr. Thomas Agresta gets together with Vicki Veltri, Executive Director of the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS). Vicki joins us to discuss the role of the OHS and how CT's new statewide HIE (Connie) will aid the OHS to meet its mission and improve the health of Connecticut citizens.  Tune in to hear more about how Connie can help state agencies and stakeholders get a clearer picture of care delivery, equity, quality, and spending in Connecticut. Learn more about the CT State Office of Health Strategy Learn more about Executive Order No. 5 for primary care This podcast is brought to you by the UConn Health Interoperability, Innovation and Learning Lab and Connie, Connecticut's state-designated health information exchange. Music by Hugh Blumenfeld, "Mozart's Money."

Connecticut leaders are pushing for more federal funding toward child care. Biden's Build Back Better Act, if passed, could mean millions for the industry. We'll hear from local child care providers and Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye, to discuss what's driving staffing issues and the prevalence of child care "deserts" in our state. Plus, AllOurKin President Erica Phillips touches on the importance of the family child care model. GUESTS: Veronica Phelps - Owner/Operator, MySchool in East Hampton Beth Bye - Commissioner, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Erica Phillips - President, AllOurKin Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this podcast episode ... Living in a Hallmark movie! We talk to the Connecticut Office of TV, Film and Digital Media and a local film maker about Hallmark's enduring interest in filming their Christmas and other movies in the Nutmeg State. Plus we take a look at other stories making the headlines from across the region.  

Other than going to the university to get a degree, what are the other educational options for students? Ken welcomes Jim Bologa to talk about the career and technical education space. Jim is the President and CEO of Porter and Chester Institute which provides different career programs for students to acquire technical and professional skills essential for their chosen careers. Jim shares how career and technical education can create value for people. He also answers some of the most important questions: How long it will take a student to finish the course, the consulting and onboarding process, and most importantly, how much the salary will be after taking the program. Who is Jim Bologa? Jim joined PCI in 2007 as a consultant then became the Chief Operating office in 2009. He began serving as the President and Chief Executive Offer in 2012. Before joining PCI, he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FamilyMeds, Inc. Prior to that, he spent over a decade in various executive management roles in the business services, automotive/aerospace, and technology industries. He began his career as a Certified Public Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he served for ten years with his last role as a Senior Manager in PwC's Transactions Advisory Group. Jim received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Elmira College in Elmira, New York, and completed his fifth year accounting requirement at Saint Leo University and the University of South Florida. He is a former board member and school commissioner of Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), a former board member of Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU), a former board member of the Association of Connecticut Career Schools (ACCS), and a former board member and President of the Massachusetts Association of Private and Career Schools (MAPCS), subsequently reorganized into the New England Private School Association (NEPCSA) What is Porter and Chester Institute? Porter and Chester Institute (PCI), a private sector, a post-secondary technical institution founded in 1946 with twelve campuses throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, featuring twenty-four different career programs, supports committed students in achieving the technical and professional skills essential for their chosen career through industry-modeled, student-centered education and training. Porter and Chester Institute is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), authorized by the Connecticut Office of Higher Education, and licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Professional Licensure, Office of Private Occupational School Education, approved and licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, State Board of Private Licensed Schools. Links and Resources from this Episode DISCLAIMER For resources and additional information of this episode go to http://engineeroffinance.com https://wti.edu/ Connect with Ken Greene http://engineeroffinance.com Office 775-624-8839 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-greene https://business.facebook.com/GreeneFinance Connect with Jim Bologa https://www.bls.gov/ http://www.porterchester.edu/ jbologa@porterchester.com  Book a meeting with Ken If you liked what you've heard and would like a one-on-one meeting with the Engineer Of Finance click here Show Notes The different topics to cover. - 2:32 What the career and technical education is about and how it can create value for people. - 4:24 How long does it take a student to finish the different programs and course offerings? - 9:30 The consulting and onboarding process. - 17:15 Is there an option to get information on how much their salary will be after taking the program? - 20:45 Micro jobs are a huge proponent of career and technical education because they're so needed and important. - 27:31 There's a lot of interesting value to an individual in a sense of accomplishment if you can build something, service something or fix something. - 29:15 Where can people reach out to Jim and Porter and Chester Institute? - 33:36 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher Subscribe with RSS 

Christine Castonguay, Interim Director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism. Governor Lamont's announcement about Connecticut Summer at the Museum – a new state program created in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that allows Connecticut children to receive free admission at more than 90 museums across Connecticut between July 1 – Sept. 6. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christine Castonguay, Interim Director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism

Another school year in a pandemic is winding down. That means parents have been thinking about summer plans like summer camps. The Lamont administration has said it will invest COVID-19 relief money to make summer camp experiences accessible to all Connecticut students. This hour, we talk with a camp director and hear from state agencies that serve kids. What’s in store for summer 2021? GUESTS: Kath Davies - Director of Camp Hazen YMCA, a summer camp in Chester, Connecticut Beth Bye - Commissioner of the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Chris Soto - Director of Innovation and Partnerships at the Connecticut State Department of Education Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another school year in a pandemic is winding down. That means parents have been thinking about summer plans like summer camps. The Lamont administration has said it will invest COVID-19 relief money to make summer camp experiences accessible to all Connecticut students. This hour, we talk with a camp director and hear from state agencies that serve kids. What’s in store for summer 2021? GUESTS: Kath Davies - Director of Camp Hazen YMCA, a summer camp in Chester, Connecticut Beth Bye - Commissioner of the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Chris Soto - Director of Innovation and Partnerships at the Connecticut State Department of Education Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Sophfronia Scott. Sophfronia is a novelist and essayist whose work has appeared in Time, People, O: The Oprah Magazine, as well as many other outlets. Her first novel, All I Need to Get By, was nominated for best new author at the African American Literary Awards and Sophfronia was hailed by Henry Louis Gates Jr. as "one of the best writers of her generation." She is a prolific writer whose work spans both fiction and nonfiction, and her other books include Unforgivable Love, Love's Long Line, and This Child of Faith: Raising a Spiritual Child in a Secular World, which she co-wrote with her son Tain. Her essays “The Legs On Which I Move” and “Why I Didn’t Go to the Firehouse” are listed in the Best American Essays series. Her next book is The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton, and is out now from Broadleaf Books. The recipient of a 2020 Artist Fellowship Grant from the Connecticut Office of the Arts, Sophfronia holds degrees from Harvard and the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is currently director of Alma College’s MFA in Creative Writing, which is a low-residency grad program based in Alma, Michigan. This interview is a little bit of a departure from our usual subject matter of authors talking about their latest books and instead Sophfronia and I will be doing a deep dive on MFA pedagogy. As you know, the DIY MFA philosophy is not anti-MFA, and we strive to complement what MFA programs are already doing quite well. And, of course, when I build new curriculum for DIY MFA, I draw from my own experiences as a MFA student, along with several other sources as well. I am beyond thrilled to have Sophfronia on the show to talk about writing, MFA programs, and a writer’s education. Embed Audio Here In this episode Sophfronia and I discuss: How her background in journalism, ghostwriting, and her desire to coach other writers inspired her to pursue an MFA.  What a low residency MFA program can prepare you for as a full time career writer and the logistics and benefits of attending one. Why reading and building community are imperative to the DIY MFA experience as well as a writer’s life and growth.   Plus, their #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: diymfa.com/351

Bob Murdock, President of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau,who also is the bureau’s Director of Sports Marketing Working in partnership with the state’s businesses, institutions, nonprofit organizations, and their surrounding communities, the Middletown-based Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau (CTCSB) markets all of the state – convention and meeting venues, hotels and attractions, and sporting venues – as a premier destination for international, national, regional and statewide conferences, conventions and major sports events.· The Connecticut Sports Advisory Board, a division of the CTCSB, focuses its efforts on attracting and serving international, national, and regional sporting events. The CTCSB is a public-private partnership that is funded by dues from members and by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and Connecticut Office of Tourism. · For more info, visit www.CTmeetings.org or call 860-728-6789.

Host: David DesRoches, Quinnipiac UniversityGuests: George Norfleet, Connecticut Office of Film Television & Digital Media / Danielle Bibbo, ITV AmericaSelect+CT is a Digital Media Connecticut (DMCT) podcast series dedicated to Connecticut's Digital Media industry!

Daycares have continued to stay open throughout the quarantine, but many parents have opted to keep their children at home. When Connecticut starts to open up this week and more parents head back to work, many will need childcare. This hour, how are daycares taking care of kids in a pandemic? Later, going to camp can be the highlight of any child’s summer. How will Connecticut summer camps operate this season? Coming up, Beth Bye, the state’s Early Childhood Commissioner joins us. What questions do you have about sending your child to daycare or summer camp? We want to hear from you. GUESTS: Commissioner Beth Bye - Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (@CT_OEC) Keith Garbart - Camp Director at Winding Trails  Elissha Park - Preschool teacher at Educational Playcare Support the show.

Randy Fiveash is the director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism. Randy is responsible for leading the state’s marketing, strategic planning and development efforts to build tourism as a significant economic driver. Together we discuss  virtual experiences (e.g., virtual tours and exhibits, animal webcams, videos series, streaming performances) and creative at-home projects for families.

Our final podcast guest of 2019 was Deb Cohen the founder of The Front Door. A few years ago the West Hartford, Connecticut native was looking for a way to motivate herself to get outside, so on her walks she started taking photographs of home fronts and thus the beginning of The Front Door Project. Deb has built her following on Instagram (@thefrontdoorproject) to nearly 74K followers and has traveled all around New England to capture photographs. The lifelong New Englander is also an ambassador for the Connecticut Office of Tourism and a realtor for Coldwell Banker.

Episode Notes You’re about to hear a problem from our October 2018 show, and our panelists were Sea Tea Improv performer, UConn student, and future high school English teacher, Pratima Singh; Alexa La Fever, headmistress of Bourbon Rose Burlesque; and poet, editor and teaching artist with the Connecticut Office of the Arts, Kate Rushin.You should know, there may be profanity and direct references to adult themes in this episode. And we will be talking about drug addiction, depression, and suicide. Before we get into this, please know that you do not have to be at wit’s end to ask for help - and for help to work. To see the show and for more information, visit www.seateaimprov.com.Find out more at https://asking-for-a-friend-with-chion.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-a652f3 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Asking for a Friend with Chion Wolf.

Today we talk with Randy Fiveash,  the director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism about a variety of agritourism experiences and leaf-peeping activities. There's lots of upcoming events, from food festivals to arts and craft fairs. Find out where to go for more information about fall fun in Connecticut:  www.CTvisit.com More info on chowdafestSouthington Apple Harvest  

In this episode, Domino sits down with Arts Programs Manager for Connecticut Office of the Arts, Adriane Jefferson. They discuss grant oppurtunites, why has this program took so long to come to the forefront, struggles, programs she's implementing and much more! Follow Adriane on IG @adrianevjefferson

Adriane Jefferson of the Connecticut Office of the Arts joins CERC’s Kevin Bielmeier to discuss the major economic impact that the arts have in Connecticut as well as share information on how the office supports the arts infrastructure. Listen to learn more about the fellowship programs, grants, and initiatives that are available to support and promote the arts in the state.

In September 2018 each member of the U.S. Congress and Supreme Court, the President and Vice President received a copy of Reggie Marra's Killing America: Our United States of Ignorance, Fear, Bigotry, Violence and Greed, a book of poems that explores our country's narrative of violence over a 25-year period. In this interview, which took place before the books were sent, Dr. Gary Huffaker and Reggie discuss the role of narrative in healing--how honestly owning our story(ies), and learning how to tell a truthful story that helps us heal, rather than one that keeps us stuck, are essential steps for anyone interested in personal and/or cultural healing. Bio: Reggie Marra is the Creative Director and a core faculty member at the Teleosis Institute. An educator for 40 years, he is the author of three volumes of poetry and 4 of nonfiction. He has presented his work for the National Association for Poetry Therapy, the National Speakers Association, the Spiritualty Institute at Iona College, the Transformative Language Arts Network, and the Connecticut Office of the Arts, among others. Reggie is an Integral Master Coach™ and on the faculty at Integral Coaching Canada as well as a Mentor coach with the International Coach Federation. He has served on the visiting faculty at Maryland University of Integrative Health and The Graduate Institute.

The Connecticut Office of the Arts announced last week the appointment of the newest Connecticut State Troubadour, Nekita Waller. Waller, of Middletown, is a professional singer and wrote “Connecticut Anthem,” a song full of nostalgic reminisces and state pride. She joined “On the Record Music” to talk about her eclectic singing experiences and her plans as state troubadour.

A sharp spike in generic drug prices that triggered an investigation in Connecticut continues to deepen. The antitrust case that alleges price-fixing and widespread collusion between generic drug companies to divvy up markets and avoid competition has now grown to include attorneys general in 49 states seeking action against 18 companies and two executives for activity involving an expanding list of widely-used drugs. We spoke to Joseph Nielsen, assistant attorney general in the Antitrust Department of the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General, about the case, how it has evolved, and its implications for generic drugmakers, consumers, and the healthcare system.

This morning on the award-winning 'For the People,' host John Voket closes out Social Emotional Learning Awareness Week with more Love from Sandy Hook, as we visit with Dr Jeremy Richman and unveil the Avielle Foundation' SPARK Project. Then we'll learn about two very different literacy training organizations in the first segment of a new series called 'Teaching Connecticut To Read.' And we'll wrap replaying a chat with Connecticut Office of Policy & Management Secretary Ben Barnes discussing the launch of a new statewide fraud prevention website already saving taxpayers millions.

This morning on the award-winning 'For the People,' host John Voket closes out Social Emotional Learning Awareness Week with more Love from Sandy Hook, as we visit with Dr Jeremy Richman and unveil the Avielle Foundation' SPARK Project. Then we'll learn about two very different literacy training organizations in the first segment of a new series called 'Teaching Connecticut To Read.' And we'll wrap replaying a chat with Connecticut Office of Policy & Management Secretary Ben Barnes discussing the launch of a new statewide fraud prevention website already saving taxpayers millions.

Friday Reading Series Gina Abelkop is the author of I Eat Cannibals (forthcoming 2014, coimpress) and Darling Beastlettes (Apostrophe Books, 2012). She lives in Athens, GA, where she runs the DIY feminist press Birds of Lace. Jasmine Dreame Wagner is an American poet, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. She is the author of Rings (Kelsey Street Press, 2014), Rewilding (Ahsahta Press, 2013), Listening for Earthquakes (Caketrain Journal and Press, 2012), and an e-chapbook, True Crime (NAP, 2014). Her writing has appeared in American Letters & Commentary, Blackbird, Colorado Review, Indiana Review, New American Writing,Verse, and in two anthologies: The Arcadia Project: North American Postmodern Pastoral (Ahsahta Press, 2012) and Lost and Found: Stories from New York (Mr. Beller's Neighborhood Books, 2009). A collection of hybrid lyric essays on noise, silence, and aesthetics is due out from Ahsahta Press in 2016. As a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Wagner has performed at the CMJ Music Marathon, free103point9 Wave Farm, and the Olympia Experimental Music Festival. She has opened shows for bands such as Zola Jesus, Dirty Projectors, Magnolia Electric Co., and Mount Eerie. Wagner's multidisciplinary work in sound, text, and performance has earned her grants and residencies from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Hall Farm Center for Arts & Education, Kultuuritehas Polymer, and The Wassaic Project. In 2013, she was awarded an Artist Fellowship from the Connecticut Office of the Arts.