Current State #334 | June 18, 2014

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Published June 18, 2014 at 11:45 AM EDT

Today on Current State: Neighbors in Action: Kids Read Comics; K-Pop music; the 2014 Train Expo in Owosso; and Tommy Thompson on obesity as a medical condition.

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