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Volume 43, Number 6
June 2004

M. Thomas/M. Thomas Architectural Photograpy & Design
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Jennie Farnsworth, Editor
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In May 2003, I purchased a HUD home - a real fixer-upper, beyond anything you could possibly imagine. Upon leaving the property, the previous te

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President's Message

Stepping Up to Sell
Masonry Systems
Alan Griffin
President, Mason Contractors Association of America

"Got Milk," "Beef: It's What's For Dinner" and "The Incredible Edible Egg" are all simply stated phr

Government Affairs

Protecting Workers and Their Jobs
Congressman George R. Nethercutt, Jr.

Creating a climate that allows businesses to grow and produce jobs is the focal point of discussion on how to improve the economy. But this

Making the Grade Student
Note: If you have an apprentice mason to nominate, contact:
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c/o Holt Marketing Group, Inc.
6120 Union Chapel Road, Suite 100
Kansas City, Mo. 64152
or fax to (816) 891-6666.

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Contractor
to Contractor
MCAA member contractors respond to the industry issues of the day.

Ken Nessler
Sun Valley Masonry, Inc.
Sun Valley Masonry, Inc.
Phoenix, Ariz.

Sun Valley Masonry, Inc., (SVM), owned by Ro

Lifetime Dedication to the Industry

Award. I think being recognized by the industry helps others to excel who want to give back to the industry.



Masonry: SVM has a very impressive web site, which not only includes informatio

Contractor

to Contractor

toward residential masonry promotions. The union mason went on strike, and developers immediately turned their track homes to wood studs. The entire industry was caught by surprise. We have been trying to recap

Restoration Techniques

Repointing: How to Properly Restore Old Buildings
By Mario Cantin
Invisible Tuckpointing Ltd.

So much has happened in the last 100 years: the automobile, electricity, the airplane, two world wars, televi

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