Current State | May 20, 2013

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Published May 20, 2013 at 2:21 PM EDT

Today on Current State: Timebanks; a new book exploring the color of Christ; Japan two years after Fukushima nuclear disaster; the future of the U.S. nuclear arsenal and Michigan tourism.

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