Martin, it follows the 2009 season of the Manassas Tigers, based in downtrodden West Memphis, Tenn.

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In August, 1969, a Memphis man known as Sweet Willie Wine led a group of black men on a four-day March Against Fear, from West Memphis to Little Rock, passing through the small towns of the Arkansas delta.

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For orientation, in 2011, he participated in the summer reading program and commented in a group discussion blog about the "West Memphis Three, " the well-known case of men convicted of murder as teens only to be later released due to new evidence.

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On I-40 some 100 miles west of Memphis, I chose to avoid a lengthy repair zone for a detour onto an eastern Arkansas secondary road.

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Lee Schwartzberg, medical director of the West Clinic in Memphis and lead author of the study, says he believes these results could cause doctors to give Neulasta (or perhaps an earlier version, Neupogen) more often.

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Hit the I-40 (west bound) to Memphis, birthplace of rock 'n' roll.

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From basketball minds like Jerry West (wise enough to draft Magic Johnson) through Mitch Kupchak (wise enough to steal Pau Gasol from Memphis), or coaching talents such as Pat Riley through Phil Jackson who each earned the Purple and Gold 5 championship banners apiece, Dr. Jerry Buss has been the anti-Jerry Jones (owner of the Dallas Cowboys).

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