Dozens of Cedar Rapids Support Groups Reach Out
A Cedar Rapids survey highlights dozens of support groups helping with emotions, parenting, eating disorders, bereavement, and illnesses. Organizers note mobility, economic stress, and need for shared experience drive growth, while acknowledging not all benefit.
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Stewart
Margaret Nelson
Mental Health Advocates
Collison
Nelson
Agoraphobia group offers aid to the housebound
In Cedar Rapids a mental health group helps residents fear leaving home. Judy joins the session as others share stories of panic and progress, from avoiding grocery runs to managing trips with relief after small victories.
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Nancy
Gazette
Judy
Connie
Ann
Perks replace salary as measure of corporate value
Bob Greene discusses how executives’ perks—company cars, chauffeured limousines, club memberships and paid vacations—outweigh base salaries. Citing Industry Week, the piece notes 79 percent offer executive medicals, 66 percent company cars, 50 percent luncheon club memberships, 35 percent company vacations, 30 percent private jets, and 27 percent travel for spouses.
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Internal Revenue Service
Walton R. Winder
Industry Week Magazine
Janet Tweed
Industry Week
Greene
Quiz helps you gauge job fit with four thinking styles
A Douglas feature discusses job satisfaction and a test by Dr. Alan Rowe at USC. The quiz matches thinking styles to careers to improve fulfillment, with a 10 item questionnaire and scoring guidance. Turn to page 7B for the full quiz.
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Alan Rowe
University of Southern California
Rowe
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