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The Road Back To Work
3:17 pm
Tue February 21, 2012

The Road Back to Work: Even When Employed, Health Care A Challenge

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Casaundra Bronner, of Hazelwood, Mo., worked in marketing before being laid off in March 2010. She found a job again in March 2011 but is still uninsured and having trouble getting the health care she needs.
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Randy Howland, of St. Louis, lost his job in September 2009. He has found work again, but he still doesn't have insurance and has had seizures in the past. He pays for medication out of pocket, but doesn't get all the regular testing his doctors recommend.
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Originally published on Tue February 21, 2012 5:24 pm

Part of an ongoing series

Zumba is a fitness craze; a high-energy dance and exercise program. You can find it in high-end gyms and even the community center in Hazelwood, Mo., where Casaundra Bronner, 40, lives.

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The Road Back To Work
9:08 am
Tue September 6, 2011

The Road Back to Work: Part Nine, Bumps On The Road Back To Work

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Casaundra Bronner returned to work in July and says being able to walk her daughters to the bus in the morning is one of the benefits of her new job at a small company.
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Ray Meyer researches potential employers at the library near his home in Kirkwood, Mo. He says the uncertainty of temp work is gnawing away at him.
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Randy Howland works from home for a major telecom company making $10 an hour. To help bring in more money, his wife, Lisa, had to find a second job.
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Originally published on Mon September 5, 2011 3:09 pm

Part of an ongoing series.

Like some 14 million Americans, the people in our series The Road Back to Work started the year unemployed and searching for a job.

Back in January, we gave six people, all living in St. Louis, Mo., digital recorders and asked them to document their experience as they went through the process of looking for a job.

Working, Still Struggling

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The Road Back to Work
2:41 pm
Tue July 12, 2011

The Road Back to Work: Part Eight, Hope: A Precious Commodity In This Job Market

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NPR's Tamara Keith continues her year-long occasional series on unemployment, entitled "The Road Back to Work" tracking six St. Louis residents.

Here's the latest from the series:

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