Stress toll on public officials by stress physicians
The piece notes public figures facing crises and suicide or overdose, including Rob W. C. McFarlane and Dr. Howard Eisen, R. Budd Dwyer, Donald R. Manes, and historical reference to Warren G. Harding. It discusses how psychological pressure affects health and the medical community's role in recognizing stress symptoms and aiding prevention.
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Abigail Traffora
Washington Post
Ashington
Rob W. C. McFarlane
McFarlane
National Security
White House
Howard J. Eisen
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Pennsylvania
R. Budd Dwyer
Queens
Donald R. Manes
New York
American College of Physicians
Dwyer
Manes
Eisen
Henry Kissinger
Harvey Rich
Washington
John J. McGrath
The
American Psychiatric Association
Local leaders share stress relief habits
Cedar Rapids and Marion officials discuss coping with public life stress. Marion City Manager Carl Ramey favors cooking as a stress reliever while Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney makes knives. Cedar Rapids School Superintendent Stephen Daeschner cites exercise, Police Chief Gary Hinzman stresses lifestyle and spirituality, and City Manager Steve Atkins credits family and a walking routine for unwinding.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Canney
NEW
Hinzman
Iowa City
Steve Atkins
Bill Rankin
Rankin
Nursing shortage prompts shift in hiring nationwide
A Gazette Lifestyle report notes a historical nursing shortage easing at Kirkwood Community College but a broader national gap remains. Hospitals like St Luke's Mercy VA Iowa City report dozens of vacancies, while women now pursue other careers, funding cuts hit programs, and myths about low pay persist.
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Kirkwood Community College
Shirley Anderson
Kirkwood
National Bureau of Labor
Kay Broman
University of Iowa
Wilberding
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa
St. Luke's
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Ulysses S. Grant
Warren G. Harding
Dwight Eisenhower
Thomas Eagleton
Donald Manes
Milton Greenblatt
University of California At Los Angeles
John B. Moses
Scarsdale
N.Y
Harding
Robert McFarlane
Carl Ramey
Stephen Daeschner
Gary Hinzman
Sue Davis
Smith Gazette
Marion
Ramey
Anne Marty
Barbara Philibert
St. Luke’s Hospital
Myrt Bowers
Mercy Hospital
Veterans Administration Hospital
Jim Wilberd
Mercy
Philibert
Evelyn Benda
Department of Nursing Education
Coe College
Lorinda Inman
Board of Nursing
Des Moines