Prairie Groves churches steeped in rich histories 
In the last quarter of the 19th century, there were Two Prairie Grove churches in Shaw. Prairie Grove Methodist, founded in 1853, was on the south side of St. Charles Rock Road at its junction with todays Route Z.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Results Of First Interim Safety And Antiviral Analysis Of The PROVE 1 Clinical Trial … 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced results from a planned interim safety analysis from PROVE 1, an ongoing Phase 2b clinical trial of the investigational hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor telaprevir (VX-950): — In the telaprevir dosing arms [click link for full article]
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Local Phone Firm Loses: Customers Upset After BellSouth Drops Phone-Mart 
By Lily Gordon, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Dec. 20–Mary Mitchell recently experienced a family tragedy. “My sister died from liver cancer Sunday,” she said.
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Dying man gets chance to right old wrong 
ST. PAUL – When Tim Peterson learned in August that he would soon die of inoperable liver cancer, he made a list of things he needed to do. The list recorded his plans to make amends to friends and family for routine wrongs.
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Lawmakers ignore vote, set sights on smokers 
SACRAMENTO A month after voters rejected a ballot initiative to raise tobacco taxes, California lawmakers are shrugging off long odds against them and proposing new curbs on how much it costs
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