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3 October 2018 • NVRA eVoice

MESSAGE FROM THE

PRESIDENT

DON SCOTT The seasons have changed, and now it. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers
we’re into fall. That’s okay: change go out to all who were affected by the
CVR-CM-M, RVR, RCP, RBC happens. Sometimes the change is hurricane, its winds, and the flooding
NVRA President predictable, and sometimes it’s a that brought suffering, destruction, and
total surprise; sometimes it’s welcome, and adversity to so many.
sometimes, not so much. Change is
reflected in our routines, our responsibili- Your board will meet October 27 and 28
ties, and our interests. Myself, I am looking in St. Louis. If you would like to place an
forward to this new season. Hello, FALL. item on the agenda, please send me the
information on or before October 19.
Daylight comes a little later so I feel like I As always, members are welcome to
am getting a real jump on the day when I attend the NVRA board meeting. Please
hit my computer and it is still dark outside. let us know in advance if you plan to
But, then, the sun comes up, and I see that attend so we can ensure that adequate
deferred yard maintenance needs my space is secured. NVRA is on the move,
attention. 50-50. Still breaking even. But, and if you’re not keeping up, you’re sailing
fall is a season of abundant Chesapeake in our wake.
Bay seafood; perhaps I’ll do a little fishing
in this season. Yes, perhaps… but there still The fall season is a time of change for
is that deferred yard maintenance. And all of us at NVRA. If we embrace it and
boat maintenance. Okay, may not go encourage it, our future can only be
fishing, but at least I can put that coat of better. We have many strong leaders in
paint on the floor of the Wind Song this our association, but there always is room
weekend. I like that. We’re better than for more. Be a role model. Lead by
50-50 now. example. Show others what it is you do,

Now, here is a very welcome change, a what we do, and show it with pride!
change that affects our reporting profes-
sion across the country. In September, the Meet Annie M, Don’s latest and greatest new
California Court Reporters Board (CRB) laptop accessory. You may see her at one of Don’s
changed a decades-long policy of exclud- “Bag of Tricks/Tools of the Trade” presentations in
ing voice writers from licensure within its the future. Whoever knew so many screens would
reporting ranks. Voice writers now will be open at one time!
included, allowed to test and be licensed –
allowed to work in California! Currently,
because it requires CRB’s own administra-
tive changes, it looks as though the first
opportunity for voice writers to test will be
at their summer testing, but this change
was a long time in coming, and it is huge!

With the change of seasons, a sad change:
the harsh weather anomalies. Hurricane
Florence impacted the lives of not only so
many residents of the Carolinas, but also
the lives of people up and down the East
Coast. It was devastating and terrifying for
all of them and for all of us who watched