Is anyone aware if the massage law in Illinois is passed? A friend just emailed me with the info that it passed the house, senate, and is now with the govenor....
I just found my link for the status and yep it passed. You can check it here http://www.legis.state.il.us/scripts/imstran.exe?LIBSINCBHB2271 Cathryn...
Hi Don, Thanks for your thoughts. The main problem with state licensing for massage in New York is that it requires trained, certified bodyworkers who do not...
Dear Ellen: OK, now I understand your situation. Amending the bill in question back to its original intent makes sense in this context. However, it's just a ...
Hi Don, Thanks for your suggestions. A coalition of non-massage therapsits have been fighting the Massage Board in NYS for years. Unfortunately, we don't...
Ellen, I am president of the MTMN, Minnesota Touch Movement Network (formerly known as the Minnesota Therapeutic Massage Network). It is comprised of...
Hi, I am still here. Doing Massage work some. Taking advanced classes some. Spending a lot of effort and time on my own healing a great deal. Glad to see...
Good to see you are still alive, Dorothy. If you don't mind, I will post this to another list online that seems to be winding down from yet another licensing...
Hi Barbara, Thanks so much for your message. The NYNHP (New York Natural Health Project) has worked with people in Minnesota to draft proposed legislation....
Dorothy, "HELP" is on the way. A NEW organization dedicated to your expressed concerns and the concept that our 'dues' go to keep legislators from restricting...
Craig, it looks promissing. I believe with all my intuition and logic that anthing with the word "American" has a subconscious advantage over other names;...
Craig, Are you a part of this Org. I went to the web site and couldn't find anything resembling a contact addy, or membership form. Rich ... From: Craig D To:...
I read with interest the letter from Dorothy Inouye and can't help but respond to a few items in the letter. But before I do, it might be helpful if I put some...
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Robert! How are you? It IS great to be alive. I am much improved since last year. Looking back now I'm amazed I was even functioning. I was a pretty ...
Hello Robert Calvert. I don't know why you chose to respond and refer to me in third person through much of your post - as if I was not 'in the room' -...
Barbara, You go girl!!!!!!!!!! My sentiments exactly. It was a long read, but worth it. The debate does need to go on, and on and on. If not for only one...
I would like respond in three* parts to the following ... who >want to become massage therapists anyway, and this ... 1 In the state of Minnesota the template...
I'm not sure who Barbara is because I was addressing a posting by Dorothy, whom I did name in my response. I chose to give my thoughts without addressing the...
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... Barbara is Barbara York. However, Rich was confused -- the posting he was responding to was done by Dorothy Stone-Inouye. Barbara has also responded to...
Hello Barbara York in Minnesota! Thank you for this succinct post. Thank you for wading through mine. So refreshing to of read another that operates with a...
Keith, What a brilliant, well-thought amount of research and time you have put into this paper. Thank you for sharing. You have shown me clearly how State ...
... <Barbara is Barbara York. However, Rich was confused -- the posting he was <responding to was done by Dorothy Stone-Inouye. <It's rather nice to see...
This is Lionel Bowen, member of the list for some time, back on line again after Yahoo decided I was a non-person (for no reason that I'm aware of)... for...
Dear Lionel: I had heard that the IL governor had signed the bill last month. Is the AMTA celebration premature? I do hope so! Much love and appreciation, ...
hello again Don.... I talked to a legislative aide in Govenor Ryan's office on Friday and it was he who gave me the August 25th date as the final decision date...
Sorry I am so delayed in responding to this but my computer has been down. I was surpised to hear that it wasn't signed yet since the AMTA had it on their...
... Cathryn, Write out the comments you want to convey in simple clear language. Express that you are a resident/voter in IL. State that you are an MT and, if...
