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Question: When should one start to save for the NCRA Annual Convention? Answer: Now! If you’ve got an incredible income, sure, go ahead and pay…
The Illinois Secretary of State and the Illinois State Library in Springfield held an event in support of the Veterans History Project at the Adams…
By Dennis Depew As I write this column, there is a move afoot in the Kansas House to begin the process of eliminating court…
The following is the text of the testimony portion of the NCRA Speed Contest held in Nashville, Tenn. Q. Good afternoon, sir. Would you please state…
By Tammy Milcowitz Have you ever gotten to an on-site CART job and set up your steno machine and laptop computer only to realize that…
Take this job and love it Q. After high school did you do any vocational or college? A. I went to college six months to…
There are many variables that make a person successful: education, talent, and hard work are just a few. But, there’s also grit — or better…
The Sioux City News in Iowa ran an article May 26 about the efforts of local court reporters there working to recruit the next generation…
Nearly two years ago, Kolby Garrison from Greensboro, N.C., enrolled as an online student at Brown College of Court Reporting in Atlanta, Ga. Like other…
In March 2014, Gary Robson participated in TEDxBozeman with a talk posing the question: Does closed captioning still serve the deaf and hard-of-hearing audience for…
NCRA has added CLCT Evidentiary Topics for Non-lawyers, three new 90-minute e-seminars, to its catalog of continuing education sessions. The sessions are geared specifically toward…
NCRA members can invest in the future of the court reporting profession by making a small donation to help a student attend the 2014 Convention…
Stuart Auslander, director of the New York School of Court Reporting in White Plains, was showcased in an article posted on the lohud website, a…
Court reporting students graduating from MacCormac College in Chicago, Ill., will participate in the institution’s 110th graduation ceremony on Fri., May 9, at the Mid-America…
On April 24, NCRA CEO & Executive Director Jim Cudahy, CAE, submitted written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee for a hearing regarding the importance…
The Mail Tribune, Ore., has reported that the Rogue Valley high-tech community will tackle an array of issues associated with on-screen captions when they gather…
According to Telecompaper.com, the Dutch culture ministry plans to impose a requirement for closed captioning and voice-overs on the main public and commercial broadcast channels.…
NCRA announces the 2014 class of Fellows of the Academy of Professional Reporters. They are: Carole A. Bartkowicz, RPR, CMRS, of Chicago, Ill.; Donna S.…
By Jan Ballman I’ve been attending the NCRA Annual Convention & Expo religiously since 2002, and the one hour each year that I am most…