Current State #117 | June 27, 2013

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published June 27, 2013 at 3:30 PM EDT

Today on Current State: the Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage; a Public Poetry Announcement; a new book explores the "Boy Governor" Stevens T. Mason; HIV/AIDS in Michigan; and vintage radios.

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