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Kathy Foell plays with her infant granddaughter, Sarah, near Southborough. Photo by Kevin Bruise

Best Companies Value Experience
Kathy Foell was working five days a week when her 92-year-old mother moved in with her. Foell had to take her mother to medical appointments, and she also wanted to spend time with her. So Foell approached her boss at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Could she work from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday instead of a traditional five-day week? The answer was yes.  More >>

State Budget Cuts Hurting People From Coast to Coast
The most vulnerable groups—elderly, disabled and children—are hardest hit when 41 states make midyear budget cuts in health, education and state government workforces in 2009.  More >>

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September Issue: Too Much Medicine Can Be Harmful
Larry Stybel thought he just had a nasty case of the flu. He urged his doctor to give him antibiotics, even though such drugs can’t cure the flu or any other virus. His doctor reluctantly gave him the prescription, but it did no good. More >>

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