The Seguin Gazette reported on Dec. 7 that former NCRA member James (Jim) Edward Wolfington passed away on Dec. 5 in New Braunfels, Texas. Read…
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NCRA member Jo Gayle, RPR, CRR, CRC, a freelance captioner from Chicago, Ill., recently earned a shout-out from actor Tom Hanks for her captioning skills…
NCRA member Penny Wile, RMR, CRR, owner of Penny Wile Court Reporting in Norfolk, Va., has been a court reporter for more than 30 years.…
By Kay Moody One of the key elements in developing speed and accuracy in machine shorthand is reading from your shorthand notes. Too often students…
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Treat your homework practice session like it is a job or a date. If you schedule a time to practice each day, you are more…
Students come to court reporting school straight out of high school, as military veterans, or quite often, as career-changers. Randy Wolpin, a student at Atlantic…
Up-to-Speed introduces you to the members of the Student/Teacher Committee. These are the students, instructors, and reporters who have volunteered to develop student seminars and…
Retired NCRA member James Edward McLaughlin, Mattapan, Mass., passed away on Nov. 22. He served as a court reporter the federal court s for 30…
The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF) is now accepting nominations for the Frank Sarli Memorial Scholarship and the Student Intern Scholarship. The deadline for both…
The Corvallis Gazette-Times reported on Nov. 7 that former NCRA member Robert Frolik, 94, died on Wed., Oct. 31, in Albany, N.Y. Frokil was a…
Debbie Weaver, owner and CEO of Alaris Litigation Services based in St. Louis, Mo., will be honored at the Missouri Lawyers Media inaugural Top Legal…
For students looking to enter into court reporting or any number of in-demand STEM-related fields, Alfred State College, Alfred, N.Y., is rated an excellent choice…
Retired NCRA member Gerald Wilkinson, Kennett, Mo., was recently inducted into the Dunklin County Hall of Honor, according to an article posted Nov. 6 by…
By Joshua Edwards The JCR Weekly recently learned that NCRA member Joshua Edwards has a passion for singing and reached out to learn more about…
It is with great sorrow that I announce the passing of court reporter Gary Cramer of California. Gary succumbed to complications from Alzheimer’s. With his…
NCRA Board Member Cindy L. Isaacsen, RPR, an official court reporter from Olathe, Kan., participated in a mock trial with fifth- and sixth-graders hosted on…
So what do you do when you are asked to report a spelling bee? If you have the opportunity to do so, Chase Frazier, RMR,…
Tulsa World reported on Sept. 30 that the Oklahoma Court Reporters Association is holding a free NCRA A TO ZTM Intro to Steno Machine Shorthand…
Television station KRQE, Albuquerque, N.M., aired a story on Sept. 17 that features NCRA member Diona Gibson, RPR, an official court reporter for the Bernalillo…