Current State #252 | February 11, 2014

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published February 12, 2014 at 10:42 AM EST

Today on Current State: Michigan's battle against winter; health risk communication; the impacts of wind turbine noise; and author Robert Morris talks about his new book, "Built in Detroit: A Story of the U.A.W., a Company, and a Gangster."

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