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      National Annual Meeting NAM May 5-9, 2024 Orlanda

      By SiouxRanger · Posted

      Considering National has all manner of training available on line, the obvious gap are NAM presentations.  Which just happen to be the most current National policy and therefore the most important to disseminate widely. But Noooooo!     “Truth, is the most precious thing we have. Economise it.”  --Mark Twain
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      By RememberSchiff · Posted

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