by Geri Condon | Jul 2, 2019 | About, Articles
I love the 4th of July and I love fireworks! They seem almost magical. But what they are representing was anything but magical! Do you recall our national anthem? It begins like this: Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the...
by Geri Condon | Jan 22, 2019 | Articles
Yesterday was Martin Luther King Day and that lead me to think about freedom. He fought for equality and the freedom from racial distinctions. While maybe not as extreme as racial discrimination, there are other barriers to freedom that block all of us. Maybe you...
by Geri Condon | Jul 3, 2018 | Inspiration, Inspirational Blog
Coming from a family that has always been involved in politics, being a Congressional Intern one summer, getting a political science degree, working at the state Capitol for years and having served as Alderwoman for almost 16 years in my community, I love the 4th of...
by Geri Condon | Jul 5, 2017 | Inspiration, Inspirational Blog
Each July 4th people in the United States gather to celebrate our freedom as a country. That freedom came at a price when we separated ties with Great Britain. All these years later we are still fighting to preserve that freedom. Freedom then, and now comes at a...
by Geri Condon | Nov 22, 2016 | Inspiration, Inspirational Blog
The first thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621, after the first harvest, and included Pilgrims and native American Indians. It became a national holiday in 1863 proclaimed by Abraham Lincoln. Today we celebrate the holiday with family gathered to eat a feast of...
