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“If the past year has taught us anything,” Covenant Family Solutions CEO Dr. Jacob Christenson said, “it is that those of us in the mental health field need to be prepared to meet people where they are at — quite literally.” This past month Covenant, a Cedar Rapids-based mental health provider, launched a virtual mental health platform called StrengthenU. “StrengthenU takes virtual care to a new level and we are excited to be on the cutting edge of this much needed service for mental health care,” Christenson said. It offers a secure tool for members, through a subscription serv...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Susan Johnston, who grew up as a foster child in Des Moines,...

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...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Because of the economic hardship faced by many this year, one...

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...