What Will We Leave Our Children


As I thought about this I remembered my earlier days as a small child, my parents seemed to always want the best for us. There would be the news stories of the day which involved politics, I would hear my dad say “What kind of life will we leave for our children" he would tell me I hope your lives are more profitable than ours was growing up.

I am now 52 and my wife and I have four children of our own. As I had great memories of my dad I recalled his remarks that I mention. Now today I will say the same for our children, what will we leave them in the future? What kind of tomorrow will they have and encounter. I do know whatever we do today will affect them tomorrow.

As parents or leaders we need to take heed to this and above all things see this as the most important issue as candidates. Yes we all want lowered taxes and great roads but what will life be like within 10, 20, or even 40 years from today. Will we be setting up for a stronger economy for our children, excellent education, and superb health care for our loved ones?

Our actions will determined how the future of Lawrence will become, Will there be an opportunity for the children to experience an excellent education once they enter college and will the future of their children be as bright as theirs.

We need to have a focus on what will be in the best interest of our children, and not our own interest. It seems to me this is what has been taking place for a long period of time in many cities. The people are coming to a realization of a truth that we need to rethink things now and not later, our children’s future is seriously awaiting our decisions of today, and in doing so if we choose the right direction with our children in thought then we will leave a positive legacy for them all.

For such a long period of time there has been a self centered approach to what we want and do to benefit ourselves as a community, not taking thought to how our decisions will affect our children's futures. We need to redirect our thinking as a community putting aside our differences on many issues and re-directing our thoughts to what is best for our children and not ourselves.

The Lawrence community has made it known that they are wanting the best for their children, so they will be very serious in electing a commissioner that will become a servant to all and that has their children's best interest at heart.

Lawrence is a great city to live, so we need to make sure the future of Lawrence will be a great city for our children to live. Yes it will be because of our actions today we will ultimately determine the children's future in Lawrence.  Our decisions on taxes, education, and the entire city government overall will have great affect on our loved ones for tomorrow.

so now, which way will we go will we continue on down the path we are traveling or will we decide to work together as a town and leave a positive legacy for our children. Who knows 10, 20 or 30 years from now your son or daughter will be an active commissioner or even leading the great state of Kansas.

"Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate."