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Stateside: Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022

By Stateside Staff

Published February 1, 2022 at 3:58 PM EST

Today on Stateside, what quarterback Matthew Stafford's trip to the Super Bowl in his first year with the Rams says about the Detroit Lions. Then, a survey from the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health shows the effectiveness of children wearing helmets while sledding.

Plus, a conversation with Jon King, a longtime, progressive journalist in conservative Livingston County, whose recent resignation has sparked a local controversy.

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GUESTS ON TODAY'S SHOW:

John Niyo, sports columnist, Detroit News
Sarah J. Clark, co-director, University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health
Jon King, journalist, former WHMI news director

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