Stephanie Herzog, a University of Iowa golfer, didn’t mention the UI or golf in her 2019 book of short stories.
The 21-year-old accounting major from Minnesota self-published the book on Amazon, setting a print price of $1. Making money wasn’t the goal for Herzog, who wrote her first novel a clump of stapled papers with terrible spelling when she was 6.
Herzog’s 2019 book, “Bent Perspectives: A Collection of Short Stories,” might have gone under the radar if one of her coaches had not promoted it on social media.
“My coaches didn’t know that promoting it was a violation,” Herzog said. “I didn’t either.”
CEDAR RAPIDS Officials have approved a minimum-wage increase for Mercy Medical Center and MercyCare Community Physicians employees beginning the first of the year.
The minimum wage will increase to $15.25 per hour, according to a news release. Eligible employees also will see a 2 percent general wage increase throughout the fiscal year, starting in January.
The board of trustees for the Cedar Rapids-based hospital and physician group announced the minimum wage increase on Tuesday, along with a general wage increase for eligible employees beginning in January.
Mercy officials say the wage increase and raises were prompted by the “extraordinarily challenging year” faced by employees at Mercy, as many have been on the front lines responding to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic and dealt with the effects of the derecho that tore through the community in August.
Diaper Bank helps record number of Iowans this year, needs more donations to keep up with demand
Organization asking for more donations for holiday season
Associate Sara Marino hands a bag of diapers to a client Dec. 14 during drive-through hours at the Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank in Cedar Rapids. This year, the diaper bank opened up to the community and has given out more than 600,000 diapers. In 2021, it will return to a participant model serving clients of the Eastern Iowa Health Center and YPN. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Diapers are stored in the basement Dec. 14 at the Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank in Cedar Rapids. The bank’s biggest current needs are donations of the size 5 and 6 diapers and pullups. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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