The S.C. Militia lives on
By Warner M.Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com
      The U.S. Supreme Court is about to take on the hotly debated Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which states: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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What prescription plan is right for you and what is the donut hole?
By Edward Marion
      Q. As an active person of 68, what Prescription Drug Plan is right for me? And what is the "Donut Hole"?" A. Now is the time when Medicare allows you to switch your health, hospital, and drug plan for the coming year Drug plans are based on monthly premiums and co-pays when medications are purch...
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Too small, too soon
Fetal fibronectin test helps predict premature birth
By Jackie Perrone jacper@juno.com
      In his specialty of highrisk pregnancies, Columbia obstetrician Dr. Alexander Smythe knows all the tools available to ward off premature deliveries. One of the newest, and, he says, a very useful one, is a test called the fetal fibronectin test.
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Drinking Turtle Creek coffee is environmentally responsible
Story and photo by Suzanne Kindler- Enz
      Where do you go for a really great cup of "joe?" Mick Carnett of Northeast Columbia started roasting his own beans because he couldn't find a proper cup of coffee. His first experience roasting coffee was across the Pacific on the beautiful tropical island of Maui, Hawaii, where he was living at ...
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S. C. Drug Card chooses CVS
Contributed by The South Carolina
      Drug Card PrgramThe S.C. Drug Card has chosen CVS/Pharmacy as the preferred pharmacy for the new prescription discount program. The S.C. discount program was launched to help the uninsured, under- insured, and Medicare participants.
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