From the President

As this is my last article, I want to thank those who helped make the State Conference a success. Angela Laidacker and Joyce Francis were principal planners of the little details and kept everything straight. Becky Frost of County Progress handled the vendors with experience and knowledge, while Amy and Julie kept us all going with information we all share. We owe them great … [Read more...] about From the President

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Have you noticed how County Progress has grown lately? This last issue seemed a lot bigger than the previous one with a great deal of information and advertisement. I can remember before the magazine was in existence when we received only a pamphlet with several pages and no advertisement. This pamphlet explained or called attention to laws that advised judges and … [Read more...] about From the President

FREEDOM. What a wonderful word! As we celebrate our Independence Day on the 4th, do we really understand what the Declaration of Independence that was signed on July 4, 1776, really meant? Independence. Freedom from the influence, control, or determination of another or others. Boy, that said a lot. Can you remember your younger days when you could do just about anything … [Read more...] about Message from the President

Howdy. June is always such a busy time for many of us as we will start on our budgets for the next year. Have you started yours yet? Are you going to be hampered by caps on your revenues or appraisals? As I write this article, it is still undecided as to which direction the Legislature is going to go. We are always threatened by either the Legislature putting a cap on such … [Read more...] about Message from the President