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Current State #163 | September 20, 2013

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published September 20, 2013 at 3:41 PM EDT

Today on Current State: Michigan experiments with "social impact bonds;" a controlled deer harvest in Michigan Township; international artists compete in Grand Rapids' ArtPrize event; a very visible prank sparks a cancer research fundraiser and the blues duo Matchette and Frog join us in the studio.

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