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57:48

Breast Cancer Month Pink Link - Connecticut Family...

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2017/10/08

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' host John Voket continues our October focus on breast cancer awareness and prevention with a surgeon from St. Francis Hospital reminding women about a free mammography program happening on October 18. Then we head to Connecticut Family Acupuncture to learn about how this ancient healing therapy is being applied in the war against opioid addiction. And we'll close discussing the looming new public health threat that could be posed by the introduction of

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58:12

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer - CT Business...

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2017/10/01

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' host John Voket fittingly dedicates this first segment of October to all those Breast cancer survivors and those who have lost the fight, with a two-time breast cancer survivor who wants to invite you to start Making Strides Against Breast Cancer this October. Then we'll meet the director of the Connecticut Business Leadership Network whose members bring diversity full circle by welcoming individuals with disabilities into their workplace. We'll also

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57:13

Americorps STICH Training - New Child Safety Seat...

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2017/09/24

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' host John Voket hears about how the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut, in partnership with AmeriCorps is training recruits to begin delivering health education, health insurance literacy, and public health initiatives across the state. And did you hear that Connecticut's Legislature passed the state's newest version of a child restraint bill earlier this year? It goes into effect on October 1 - so we'll chat with AAA which played a

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56:54

Griffin Center For Cancer Care - CT Coalition to...

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2017/09/17

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket checks in with Griffin Hospital's Center for Cancer Care to to review advanced treatments and technology the center is using, and we'll invite you to their upcoming 5K run and walk. Then we'll hear how limited legalized use of recreational marijuana could bring millions of dollars into state coffers, while creating hundreds of new jobs across the state. And we'll close introducing New Horizons Village, hosting an upcoming Wellness Festival

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58:00

Dads Matter Too Celebration - Bigelow Tea Community...

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2017/09/10

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket checks in with the point person for CT DCF's Fatherhood Engagement Leadership Team about next weend's free 5th Annual Dads Matter Too Community Awareness Day in downtown Waterbury. Then we head to the Bigelow Tea Company to chat about this years 30th Annual Bigelow Tea Community Challenge, and meet two of the event's beneficiaries. And we'll close with Best Buddies Connecticut inviting you to two upcoming activities to help the organization

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57:12

BBB Serving CT - Titanium Day 2017

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2017/09/03

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket delivers our quarterly check in with CT BBB to advise anyone who wants to avoid getting scammed when making donations to victims of hurricane and tropical storm Harvey, along with learning how to protect yourself when you're shopping at Connecticut's fall fairs, and new password recommendations that should make it a lot easier to protect yourself from hackers. Then we're going to be talking with a domestic violence survivor along with the

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57:34

Circle Of Care - Access Health CT - Healthy Eyes...

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2017/08/27

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket introduces Circle of Care - a Connecticut based organization supporting children with cancer and their families from day of diagnosis through treatment and beyond. Then we'll check in with AccessHealthCT to catch up on how all the issues playing out in Washington are impacting individuals benefiting from the Affordable care Act here at home. And we'll close celebrating the Healthy Eyes Alliance as kids head back to school, and learn about

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57:18

Foxfield F.A.R.M. - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy - The...

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2017/08/20

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket treks to Granby's Foxfield F.A.R.M. (For A Recovery Mission) to meet the founders of this innovative grassroots veterans service nonprofit. Then we'll join U.S. Senator Chris Murphy as he concludes his 100-mile Walk Across Connecticut, to find out what residents are worried about, and how he plans to help. And we'll close with another very personal grassroots effort by one mom to honor her late son by through education and training on

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57:00

Mattress Firm Foster Kids - Connecticut Veterinary...

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2017/08/13

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket visits with the Connecticut Alliance of Foster & Adoptive Families to promote how the Mattress Firm Foster Kids program is helping you help kids in need. Then we'll chat with a local veterinarian and founder of the the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Foundation to talk about some of the current issues facing pet owners and the expert doctors who care for them. And we'll close calling you to review and comment on the latest Connecticut

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57:04

Connecticut Water Planning Council - ACS Cancer...

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2017/08/06

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket is back with the the Connecticut Water Planning Council (WPC) - now it's your turn to comment on how the state is planning to protect and preserve your precious drinking water supplies. Then we welcome the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network to learn about nine specific policy actions state legislatures can take to fight cancer – while saving lives and taxpayer dollars! Then we hit the road to the new nonprofit Fresh Start School

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57:49

Operation Fuel - NewArts - WBDC

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2017/07/30

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket checks in with Operation Fuel, to learn why for many in the state, keeping the power on during the summer is just as critical as keeping the heat on during the fall and winter. Pops over to visit NewArts, an all-encompassing arts program with a strong element of character development developed in the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy. And we'll hook you up with the WBDC and its free programs to help all business professionals, start-ups, and

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57:36

Hartford's Broadband 'Homework Gap' - August Day Trip...

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2017/07/23

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket reveals why horrible broadband access is impacting Hartford and urban students across the state in his chat with Connecticut's Consumer Counsel. Then we chat with Connecticut's 'Tourism Czar' & throw a ton of staycation and day trip options at you as August arrives and the family gets restless for things to do ahead of back-to-school. And we'll wrap heading to one of those destinations, the Stepping Stones Children's Museum, to hear

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57:02

Connecticut's Only Zoo - The Beardsley Zoo

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2017/07/16

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket goes on safari and delivers a special report from Connecticut's only zoo - the Beardsley zoo - to talk with director Gregg Dancho about how he and his national network of zoo colleagues are working to re-establish near extinct species, and how our local zoo serves as a destination for tourism, as well as an educational training ground for young people interested in careers working with animals.

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57:01

CT Interagency Drought Workgroup - WCHN...

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2017/07/09

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket jumps right in with The Connecticut Interagency Drought Workgroup which recently lifted its draught emergency for the state, and learn why it's still critical to be conservation minded when you are turning on the tap. Then we host the specialist from the Western CT Health Network who is heading up a research study to determine why so many individuals with diabetes, also end up with pancreatic cancer. And we'll close with a segment dedicated

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57:39

Roses For Autism Vandalism - Zero Energy Challenge -...

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2017/07/02

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket hits the road from the coast to the Massachusetts border to shine a light on the tragic vandalism that hit Roses for Autism, destroying a nearly completed sensory garden for staff and visitors on the spectrum. Then it's off to Ellington to meet one of the 2016 Connecticut Zero Energy Challenge and learn why this sprawling farmhouse demands virtually no heating, water, or electrical usage from the grid. And then introduce another Ellington

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57:34

Veteran Angler Charters - CT Council on Environmental...

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2017/06/25

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket heads to the harbor to introduce Veteran Angler Charters, a non-profit hosting free fishing trips to wounded and recovering veterans. Then we'll catch up with the Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality to review the CEQ's annual report and hear how decisions from Washington could have a significant and negative impact here at home. And we'll close with another grassroots nonprofit - EARS - the Emergency Animal Response Service,

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57:35

The Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary's 2017...

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2017/06/18

This week on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket catches up with supporters and beneficiaries of the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary as we drop into this year's Catherine's Butterfly Party to celebrate and honor the memory of this little girl who was lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December of 2012. We'll chat with a number of participants to find out where you can connect to a loving furry friend, and learn a few things about rabbits, birds, reptiles — even porcupines,

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55:30

ConnPIRG - CT River Conservancy - Black Rock...

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2017/06/11

This morning on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket opens a busy show pens with ConnPIRG, the state's Public Interest Research Group talking about how millions of taxpayer dollars are being funneled into Special districts around the state. Then we'll visit with the Connecticut River Conservancy and hear about upcoming events tied to this important environmental and recreational waterway. Then, we'll reveal how Black Rock Galleries is partnering with the CT Humane Society for an Abandoned

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57:19

The 69th Annual Barnum Festival - CT Conference of...

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2017/06/04

This morning on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket opens celebrating the 69th Annual Barnum Festival happening over the next few weeks in Bridgeport - with the Barnum Festival's 2017 Ringmaster Terry O'Connor Then we'll head to Hartford and get down to Business with the Director of the CT Conference of Municipalities, and learn why virtually all of the state's cities and towns are circling their wagons over the state's budget debacle. And we'll wrap introducing you to Kidz4Kidz - and hear

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57:19

Nathan Hale Homestead - Hartford Job Corps Academy -...

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2017/05/28

This morning on the award-winning 'For the People' John Voket heads out to Coventry for a little radio field trip to the Nathan Hale Homestead to learn about this Connecticut hero whose patriotism and love of country was lost too soon. Then we'll hear about a Hartford regional job program seeking qualified young people who are looking for training and placement in several well-paying fields. And we'll close inviting you to walk, run, bike, kayak, or even ride your horse on one of the dozens of

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