The Houston Chronicle recently reported that Vivien Ruth Spitz, RMR, passed away earlier this month. Vivien was a Fellow of the Academy of Professional Reporters…
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After 10 years of managing NCRF’s Oral Histories Program, Beth Kilker is retiring and relocating to the Chicago area to be closer to family. Her…
National Volunteer Week will celebrate its 40th anniversary April 6-12. Many organizations take advantage of this annual event to recognize their volunteers, including NCRA, which…
The New York Times posted online an editorial by NCRA President Nancy Varallo, RDR, CRR. The editorial addresses the important role live court reporters using…
CayCompass.com recently reported that Camar Clarke, an international participating NCRA member, will join three other court reporters currently serving in the Cayman Islands jurisdiction. A native…
On March 19, Cindy Simmons, RPR, of Leavenworth, Wash., attended a “Speed Jobbing” event held at Okanogan High School in Okanogan, Wash. Students rotated among…
When Michelle Houston, assistant campus director of the Long Island Business Institute in New York, needed a way to get the school’s court reporting program…
A March 24 letter to the editor in the New York Times discussed the New York budget and suggested that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo should…
Congratulations to those members who became Newly Certified as of the November 2013 tests. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL REPORTERS Tracy Sato, RPR, Cypress, CA Alexander K. Loos, RPR, Montrose,…
The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that a petitioner must be granted access to a hearing transcript even though she didn’t pay part of…
With spring on the way, fashion designers around the world are gearing up to strut their stuff for the 2014 season. Don’t miss Mirabai Knight’s…
The National Court Reporters Association is close to finalizing its team for the international Keyboarding Championship by Internet. Registration closes March 31. Intersteno, the International…
GRANT: The New Professional Reporter Grant of $2,000 is available for first-year court reporters. Did you graduate from an NCRA-certified court reporting program and are…
WFMY News 2 (N.C.) ran a story about how a 50 percent pay cut of transcript rates has led to a disappearance of court reporters…
A March 19 article in the Courthouse News Service highlighted how the Los Angeles Superior Court is still trying to operate with closures, reduced staff,…
The Guardian recently ran a story highlighting how errors in pronunciation can slowly change the English language. The article points out that despite the 171,476…
A recent editorial in The Post and Courier of South Carolina supports a $6 million budget request for new technology and training to improve security…
The Orange County (Calif.) Register has reported that a temporary settlement has been reached in a dispute that led in a picket last year before…
In a follow up to a story which appeared earlier on TheJCR.com, a newspaper serving the Bahamas recently reported that the matter of a man…