MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Lifeguarding used to be a popular job for North Iowa teens seeking summer employment. “It used to be cool to work at a pool, but now they have so many other options,” said Nora Springs pool manager Dakota VanHauen. Mason City head lifeguard Anne Whalen, 21, has noticed the decline and said it’s a problem in Clear Lake as well. “I want to make it clear that it’s not a new generation with a poor work ethic,” Whalen told the Globe Gazette (http://bit.ly/2aEkb4G ). “Lots of young people are going back to school and they’re used to being inside all day and they’d rather get a job inside.” The low unemployment rate in North...
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