kcnorbut's blog

Many Americans celebrated Valentines Day this week sending hearts, candy or flowers to friends and loved ones. We also celebrate the 60th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest campaigns of World War II....Among the Marines fighting on Iwo Jima, was my father Edward T. Conley, born 7/17/25 in Arlington, Massachusetts.

My parents are elderly and in poor health; their wish is to live long enough to see George W. Bush out of office and John F. Kerry the next President of the United States of America.

I am honored to have the endorsement of the PV AFL-CIO for my candidacy for Governor’s Council in the upcoming September 14, 2004 primary in the central Massachusetts district.

To Witness is to observe something such as an event, action or a change. In our daily lives it is challenging to observe the myriad of activities that occur to and around us. However, certain events some cataclysmic and others seemingly the essence of minutiae, seize our attention. I have witnessed three events recently that have captured my consciousness and as a witness is often compelled to offer testimony, it seems incumbent upon me to describe the events and the power of the link between them.

One of the initial events on the campaign trail was gathering the 1,000 certified signatures to get my name on the ballot. I did it the old fashioned way and went to grocery stores and public places to ask people for their signatures. I decided to go to Ware on the day of their town election thinking I would find voters....Wrong!