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PRESIDENT'S LETTER
Watching over Washington for you
By ICCFA President Mark Krause, CFuE
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WASHINGTON REPORT
Mass fatalities planning:
Private sector, federal agencies meet in D.C.; Pet cremations: A cautio-
nary tale
By ICCFA General counsel Robert M. Fells, Esq.
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UPDATE
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SUPPLY LINE
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CALENDAR
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CLASSIFIEDS
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AD INDEX
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SERVICE TO FAMILIES
Preplanning to protect families from protesters
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LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Talking the talk on Capitol Hill ICCFA Government and
Legal Affairs Committee Chairman Irwin Shipper gives us his
annual update Photos from the Expo Hall; more photos on 46, 62
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LOBBYING
Capitol Hill diary AK-47s, Congressional offices and sore feet
by Paul Elvig
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FINANCES
Tax-Exempt cemeteries, mortuaries: Complying with FIN 48
by Les Schneider
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PRENEED
Preventive Maintnance The five-point preneed due diligence
plan
by Poul Lemasters
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PERSONNEL
Ruling: Workers get time to challenge new union
by Michael Pepperman
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STATE REGULATIONS
Why Colorado (still) doesn't have licensure
by Martha Thayer
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SERVICE TO FAMILIES
Doing more to show respect for veteransIdeas about how
to enhance services for veterans travel from Pennsylvania to San
Diego to Texas
by Susan Loving
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GOING GREEN
Pesticide-free turf maintnance How can you keep your
grounds looking nice without the use of pesticides? By proper
mowing, irrigation and fertilizing
by Rob Witherspoon
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Celebrants
Celebrants share success stories at conference Celebrants share success stories at conference Listening to
the family and helping them plan a personalized service not only
helps them deal with their grief, it calso could be the salvation
of funeral service
by Pam Vetter
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Celebrantes
Los celebrantes comparten sus historias exitosas en la conferencia Escuchar a la familia y ayudarlos a planear un servicio personalizado no sólo ayuda a tratar con su pena, también podría ser la salvación del funeral.
por Pam Vetter
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BOOK REVIEWS
A handbook for end-of-life issues: 'The handbook to wills, funerals & probate'
58 This handbook is marred by a lack of objectivityby Bob Fells
Making sure the decisions are yours: ‘Freedom to Choose:
How to Make End-of-Life Decisions on Your Own Terms’
A good guide for caregivers: ‘Farewell My Friend: A Step-
by-Step Guide to Handling a Serious Illness and Even the
Death of a Loved One’
The art of Sapanta Cemetery: ‘The Merry Cemetery of
Sapanta’
Resurrecting an historical cemetery: ‘Gone But Not
Forgotten: Quineete Cemetery, a Slave Burial Ground Est.
1866’ and ‘What a Grave Undertaking’
reviews by Brenda Clough
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The ICCFA’s new
Obligations of Membership
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Sales 2009 Conference Colleen Francis to Keynote
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Join the evolution 2009 Annual Convention: Marketing 3.0
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Conference Bring new voices, fresh perspectives
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