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Tell Me Something Good: Connecticut Made Another List, This Time It’s Good!

I always get nervous when Connecticut ranks high on whatever “List” just came out. But this time it’s a good list to be on!

2020’s Happiest States In America

We actually made the top 10. I firmly believe the only reason Hawaii is number 1 is the nice weather. And what on earth is happening in West Virginia to make them come in last place?! I’ve been to WV before and it’s not THAT bad. I zip-lined down a mountain, rowed down a river, it was beautiful actually. I guess I don’t live there all year round though.

Either way, very interesting list and I’m glad we’re happy here in CT.

Overall Rank (1 = Happiest)	State	Total Score	‘Emotional & Physical Well-Being’ Rank	‘Work Environment’ Rank	‘Community & Environment’ Rank
1	Hawaii	69.58	2	16	3
2	Utah	69.42	14	1	1
3	Minnesota	65.87	4	4	10
4	New Jersey	64.10	1	30	22
5	Maryland	61.78	3	33	9
6	California	61.14	7	18	13
7	North Dakota	60.02	18	3	7
8	Iowa	59.65	15	6	11
9	Idaho	59.58	34	2	2
10	Connecticut	59.23	5	38	17
11	Nebraska	59.06	9	8	36
12	South Dakota	58.53	22	10	4
13	Massachusetts	57.30	8	12	43
14	Virginia	56.27	11	21	33
15	Washington	55.60	27	7	18
16	Vermont	55.59	20	24	6
17	New York	54.86	6	44	45
18	Wisconsin	54.32	23	17	19
19	Nevada	53.67	29	25	5
20	Arizona	53.47	19	20	32
21	New Hampshire	53.36	24	11	38
22	Georgia	52.73	21	36	24
23	Colorado	52.57	17	9	47
24	Delaware	52.25	16	43	35
25	Texas	51.04	10	31	50
26	Rhode Island	50.96	25	28	34
27	Florida	50.58	12	39	49
28	Pennsylvania	50.16	26	40	30
29	Illinois	50.14	13	45	46
30	Maine	50.12	35	14	20
31	Wyoming	49.26	30	23	39
32	North Carolina	49.19	28	27	42
33	Kansas	49.16	31	19	40
34	South Carolina	48.78	36	26	21
35	Ohio	48.37	32	41	25
36	Indiana	47.96	33	29	31
37	Michigan	47.27	38	35	23
38	Montana	47.25	40	5	41
39	New Mexico	47.03	39	46	8
40	Missouri	45.79	41	22	12
41	Oregon	43.67	43	13	29
42	Alaska	40.85	37	47	48
43	Alabama	40.28	46	34	16
44	Mississippi	39.52	44	48	14
45	Tennessee	39.21	45	15	44
46	Kentucky	38.29	47	32	26
47	Louisiana	38.15	42	50	28
48	Oklahoma	37.66	48	37	27
49	Arkansas	36.83	49	42	15
50	West Virginia	30.58	50	49	37

Source: WalletHub

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Guilty Pleasure Songs

We all have a musician or song we listen to that is outside of what you typically listen to. Can you guess what Anna & Raven’s are?!

Tracy BEAT Raven!

Congratulations to Tracy for beating Raven this morning! Enjoy that $1,100!!

The Anna & Raven Show: Halloween Guidelines, Email Robots And A Can’t Beat Raven WINNER!

Wednesday September 23^rd, 2020

Are you too old for your job? We check out Zippia.com to see if Anna & Raven have past their prime within their occupation. We also take a dive into other occupations. (0:00)

Anna & Raven take a test from 1939 revolved around how good of a husband or wife you are. According to 1939 standards, are Anna & Raven good spouses? (2:37)

The CDC has come out with guidelines for the upcoming Halloween. Is it a good idea to go Trick ‘R’ Treating this year? Find out! (6:11)

Licking your finger to count out your money? Watching someone do a major task without offering help? That’s all I need to know about you! (9:46)

Anna & Raven reenact a post form the ever popular Nextdoor App. (13:06)

A twenty-year-old created a program that’ll type your email for you when you add the key points to it. (16:45)

Who does the dishes in your house? Do you rotate the chore? Is there a set schedule? What’s your protocol for getting the dishes done?! (20:21)

Couples Court: Harold and Beth’s 13-year-old daughter has been falling asleep in bed with mom lately. Beth says it’s no big deal, she just needs some “mommy time”, and it’s a crazy time. Harold says 13-years-old is way too old to falling asleep in their bed. Whose side are you on? (31:23)

Will Tracy be able to take the jackpot home today, or are we going to add another $100 to the total?! (37:38)

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Things to Know Wednesday September 23rd

Jennifer Dulos’ mother opposes Norm Pattis’ settlement offer in legal fees dispute CT Post

Sacred Heart considers suspending in-person classes as COVID cases climb CT Post

Cummings: Ludlowe student tests positive for coronavirus CT Post

Thousands expected to honor Ginsburg at Supreme Court WFSB

Five states, including Rhode Island, added to CT travel advisory CT Post

JetBlue announces expansion of services from Bradley Airport WFSB

New video shows meeting between Norwalk senator, police officers prior to spitting incident The Hour

Contested Norwalk sailboat sold for $24K at auction The Hour

New Canaan considers high school football intramural league Stamford Advocate

CDC warns Americans to ‘avoid’ trick-or-treating for Halloween WTNH

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We Have A WINNER!

We finally got a winner for the jackpot! Congratulations to Tracy for taking home the $1,100 jackpot! The jackpot resets to $100 for tomorrow mornings Can’t Beat Raven!

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! Tuesday September 22: Number Memory

All week listen at 4:30pm to play I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! If you get the answer first you win a custom design Star 99.9 Amazon Echo Plus.

Here was today’s question…

Q: 60% of people can never remember THIS number. What is it?

A: Their license plate number

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Tell Me Something Good: Kid Invites His Favorite 2 Garbage Men To Birthday Party

Communities coming together with each other has been one of the few positive things to come out of this whole pandemic situation.

It’s always great to hear especially when it involves kids. There is a three-year-old in Toronto named Wolfgang “Wolfy” Reader is obsessed with garbage trucks. Because of social distancing guidelines he only got to invite two people to his birthday party this month. So he picked the two trash collectors who handle his neighborhood route. The two guys went above and beyond for him. They brought four garbage trucks to his house and blared the horns. Then they hung out in the front yard and even gave him his own uniform! How adorable is that? A birthday Wolfy will surely never forget.

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The Anna & Raven Show: Cool Finds, Halloween Costumes And Speeding Cars

Tuesday September 22^nd, 2020

A 77 year old submarine wreck was found in South East Asia and A bear from the ice age was found in Siberia…What do they have in common? It was the coolest things ever found! What cool stuff have you found?! (0:00)

Putting two different presidential candidate signs on your lawn? That’s all I need to know about you! (10:07)

A Long Island school made a covid safety song to the tune of ‘Safety Dance’ by “Men without Hats”. So Anna & Raven decided to try to make their own covid songs… (14:09)

According to research, yellow is the most unattractive color for a person to wear. We have why! (17:58)

A lot of things are made into “Sexy costumes” for Halloween, and Tiger King is no exception. What else was made into sexy costumes for Halloween? We list a bunch right here! (21:21)

We have the list of the top five cars that typically get pulled over for speeding. Do you drive any one of these? (25:15)

It’s the first day of fall, but luckily for us, Newsday has come out with a list of things you can do to keep summer going! (29:31)

Couples Court: Vienna and Marcus are planning their wedding. Vienna doesn’t want to invite her father because he did not invite her to his second-wedding last year. Her father explained that because there is a lot of hostility between him and her mother, he didn’t want to put her in that situation to make a decision. Vienna says it was disrespectful and now wants to exclude him from her own wedding. Marcus says she’ll regret being petty and will eventually regret not having her father at her wedding. (33:25)

Donna is up in Can’t Beat raven! Will she take home $1,000 big ones, or will we continue to throw money into the jackpot?! (42:15)

Things to Know Tuesday September 22nd

Bridgeport police officer charged with sexual assault ordered to stay away from girl CT Post

Developer of housing at Milford mall wants to create ‘live-work-play environment’ CT Post

Police: Man tried to snatch toddler at Trumbull mall CT Post

2 shot in South Windsor workplace shooting, suspect arrested WFSB

Second judge rules against USPS, says election mail must be prioritized WFSB

Trick-or-treating, costume masks and Halloween parties discouraged by CDC this year WFSB

55 New Canaan High students in COVID quarantine The Hour

5 details from interviews with Dulos investigators The Hour

Report: Norwalk’s D’Amelio sisters sign deal with TikTok competitor Stamford Advocate

CT’s four state universities cancel spring break due to COVID-19 concerns WTNH