Current State #128 | July 17, 2013

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Published July 17, 2013 at 1:12 PM EDT

Today on Current State: hydrogen-fueled cars; new research on mental illness; Neighbors in Action features Eaglevision Ministries; bats in backyards and a book on poet Sylvia Plath.

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