Current State #157 | September 12, 2013

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Published September 12, 2013 at 4:21 PM EDT

Today on Current State: a GOP advisor addresses Tea Party criticism; the Lansing Symphony Orchestra season opener; a pioneering teacher explains the World Peace game and MSU jazz musician Etienne Charles goes 'Creole Soul' searching.

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