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Posts tagged as “JCR November 2012”

Thanks & Resolution

November, of course, is when we in the United States offer thanks for that which takes place in our lives. This being the November/December JCR,…

Can working reporters impact student retention?

As court reporting schools face leaner budgets and tighter financial aid policies, instructors and administrators are faced with the age-old question: “How can we improve…

God bless our happy home

Divorce court — sometimes called domestic court or family court — has probably seen the most changes during the last quarter of the 20th century.…

The challenges of court reporting

What passes itself off as the norm of acceptability in verbatim reporting and transcription from some of today’s court reporters causes shudders among even the…

Let’s get personal!

Throughout my 18 years of freelancing, I have often heard freelance reporters express their feelings of loneliness and isolation from other reporters due to the…

Don’t let fear rob you

This morning, I was sitting in church waiting for the 8 a.m. service to begin when I noticed two women walk past me down the…

Female writer, male writer wanted…

I was gifted with several ‘older’ versions of our JCR. The magazines do not list JCR on the cover, as it is now called. Each…

Best Hearing Ever

As CART providers, our job is to provide communication access. Will we ever truly understand what it’s like to be in our consumer’s shoes? That…

Blocking of facetime app hurts the deaf

In an article published on wired.com, author Brendan Gramer states that Apple will enable iPhone’s FaceTime app to work over mobile connections. However, Gramer found…

Deaf girl’s family sues girl scouts

On August 2, 2012, the  Chicago Tribune website reported that a federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of 12-year-old Megan Runnion, who is deaf. The…