Current State #127 | July 16, 2013

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Published July 16, 2013 at 2:02 PM EDT

Today on Current State: a discussion of early childhood education in the state; the Michigan Agriculture and Food Index; a Michigan-based group helping to eliminate electronic waste; and celebrating the life of the late president Gerald R. Ford.

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