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Anderson may gust,” Anderson said. “I recreation center at Rock cused o With the help of his sodes of the “Not So Late be the only City Commis- think that is how I got in- Chalk Park. as an instructor at Kansas ning.” University — has taught roommate and an old Show.” The job, which sion candidate who has a terested in persuasion.” He th — City reporter Chad Lawhorn him to be a professional camcorder, he taped a also includes writing and video on YouTube titled help rem can be at 832-6362, or researcher and someone five-minute segment to producing the show, has the “Sexy Librarian,” a Issues Voters will be able toatreached pick three thing m Anderson said the No. clawhorn@ljworld.com who knows how to ask send to Channel 6 pro- become Anderson’s full- comedic music video that in the general election on April 7 work to do in building a and then have an opportu- Crawford as one of the Address: 715 Illinois St. community consensus on nity for a very good-pay- leaders of a grassroots orAge: 64 how the project should ing job that could support ganization trying to lure Occupation: Retired instructor be paid for and how it a large family,” Craw- a grocery company to for the International Brotherhood of should proceed. He said ford said. “A boilermaker locate in downtown LawBoilermakers he was disappointed in makes a six-figure income. rence. Crawford, who is Education: Business degree from how city commissioners For so many of the people now retired, moved back Chad Lawhorn the approved previously feeling thatplanned they’re be- proved Issues police facilities, By Chad to grant financial incentives. howcity the and CityitsCommission Park University for IBy taught, it was a dream to Lawrence full-time Crawford Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw Tw but the commission has budgets and studied them ing taken. They just don’t Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw Boley said he believes “I have heard that our had approved the project. He aboutAge: four60 years ago. In Family: Wife, Pamela; two grown the project. come true.” significant work to doimin for about a month. Soon know how. there is a need for process isn’t there to review wasn’t alone in Lawrence, he had bedaughters “I look at the wasteBut all those opportu- retirement Occupation: retired IRS agent; Boley come keenly interested the questions thereafter, he filedwas forathe “Therequests, ability ask answering Here was Stuart proved police facilities, Justin these buttowe’re rather but how he reacted bit water plant that nities happened because part-time administrative officer for the armed in community building “where, what and how City Commission. the right questions is of in 1977 —afreshly but the commission has see som is there to approve them,” different than the ordinary constructing, and the there was job available Douglas County Community Foundation of Arts and community organiz- sachusetts streets at the Lawrence He said he was disaBoley skillsaid. you have tothat dewith Bachelor significant work to do in of us do now, the much.” citizen: Heagain. requested the amount of“Right time for theapeople he trained. He said Education: Bachelor of Arts in and ing, even taking classes in Allen Press property. he “But it is athe definite pri- true nu turbed that citypeowas went velop. And with that the answering degree in isEnglish questions publicinto gets the feeling that audited statements planning Crawford concerned hearsfinancial fromthe many English and modern European studies Boley said. using a countywide sales and background of a finanmodern European of “where, what and “We how much av they’re being taken. They ority,” of the city and its to approved programs in Chi- Crawford and the saving that haphis group about whether therestudare national ple who “want walk from Kansas University Boley tax approved by voters in pened cial analyst, I think can need ies — with two job ofmuch.”to find those an- families just don’t how. budgets, andtheir studied them San wife, Francisco. toknow pay for Ithat haven’t yet endorsed that or enough opportunities in cago and get on bicycle, Family: Lisa, and three grown One was 1994 as the funding sometimes even underfers in Houston. “Butsoon.” it is a definite pri- and he “The ability to ask the swers for about month.source Soon Inchildren Lawrence, it be- project and are still work- instead Crawford said. Lawrence. Back in 1969, of ahunting for a project,” library, On other issues, for Rockspot.” Chalk Park.for the “I stand the answers.” with the Houston Boley said.Boley: “We don’t m rightwonder questions is a skillthat you ority,” thereafter, he filed why Crawford didn’t want to came obvious there was ing on efforts to redevel- parking l Believes juryanis reading. a tax “I Commission. don’t think we voted didn’t Boley thinks his and otherCity wasto asget to find“the those have to develop. with City happen forAnd theabilpo- need go tothe Kansas a a topic to tackle. The area op the Borders site. “I think City Commisout on the effective- Priest the Internal onHe Rock Chalk Parkbein lice ity to understand comauditor swers soon.” the background of aWe’ve finan- still said he washave disturbed department. Crawford said the issue sion job, but with Lawrence didn’t around downtown is a meetings theissues, city’sBoley: new dates fo 1994,” said Boley, hasa always more than justResidents numbers plicated financial chance to see the inner Revenue Service. On of other cial analyst, think Imatcan ness that the was who using But a desert. job with the IRS has end reinforced of his career, had aI police dethe Boley idea come offer many good oppor- food toocity much about rental registration and clear lived in Lawrence since at the IRS. You also get ters would be useful on workings of large busil Believes “the jury is City Co Logic made it sometimes even understand countywide sales tax apisn’t all about the analytiwas a revenue agent who tunities. He’s not sure the there don’t have easy ac- that the age-old concept parking spaces,” Craw- partment. Why wasn’t He tax prep to take: cess 1983. “You have to reacallot of healthy opportunities to of the answers.” commission. said licensing nesses and important still out onprogram.” the effectivewhich one hehas hadchanged proved by voters in pay 1994let as there stuff. You learn wasneighborhood assigned to busicases ford to andabout afa plan for He expanenvironment said. “We can’t for rental spect to the citizens, and sion? learn people. heBoley also would bring organizations. The job the ness standards of the city’s new is clear the IRS job. thinks ability the funding source formore Rock more about than justCrawford numbers nesses that involved tax returns fordable food. I think it his was justa said is one that needs much today. car become properties are important to and letting them votethe payshure- handled were dealing with significant understanddrove home a point, one valuable rental registration and is one o “I went to Houston to understand complicated Chalk Park. at “We the IRS. You get to ofmake $200 or more. other saw thealso vacant totally wrong.” amillion comeback. “For people to stay in than but wants to withhold who spect.” people who did not soing about how business that Boley thinks would licensing program.” He lems fac work,” said Boley, financial matters would be “I don’t think we voted on a lot of opportunities to The job gave Boley a On other issues, Craw“I’ve learned that there man being. When you Lawrence, a lot of times former Borders bookon for whether got his degree from KanBoley saidPark studying the ford licit our said needs operate As judgement be useful assee aancity com- start said standards rental nity. useful onand thefunction. commission. Rock Chalk 1994,” learnbuilding aboutcontact,” people. chance the inner at Seventh said: totobe authenthey have to make sac- store thinking ininterms currentareplan is the “The noted and city’s process Boley, who from ofsee large firms, missioner. properties important, sas University, but times He said also would bring said Boley, whofor hasapprovlived in an “WeNew were retired dealing with tic workings of large busi- of lauditor He he can value in the Hampshire connection between rifices, and many people, you realize we wayto towithhold create wages i the job job market in real the streets ing tax also“You has the IRS indid 2009. “We neighborhoods Boley saidincentives he often was “It is important to have but wants market incut the area a significant understanding Lawrence since 1983. people who not solicit nesses and important tax for correct as an opportunity and need those sacrifices a incentives grocery store in using those standards. He said area was suffering at the created a lot of questions. were there to audit them, embedded inside a comstandards, and somejudgement on whether the has go was suffering at the time. about how business operate have to pay respect to the our contact,” said Boley, organizations. The job deep,” Crawford said. “I to change that. The group small businesses,” Craw- downtown. We need a projects that benefit the a concern un- out of ha time. “I figured ifcan Ion got on He questions whether and lot of people pany for ofmonths at ora there times I wonder ifbusithe pharmacy currentisplan is the correct “I figured if I got with and function. As auditor citizens, and them core who aretired from thewere IRS ford drovesaid. home a point, one part theancity the building’s “Small think Lawrence be a contacted in letting downtown. burdens withIRS the IRS than there would some of the recent neighborhoods intimidated bywere that,there and nesses time. of necessary city’s standards rigor- Wouldn’t way to create thosecould stan- said Prie the there would be Ia out-of-state of largeNear firms, the Boley said he vote pays respect.” in 2009. “We that Boley would inend true owners and can’t thinks liveare without better town that. it bemore a healthier placed be abetter lot better incentives are some were irritated by it. his a singleinside au- be ous enough,” dards. He on saidresponsible there is a nesses in lot chancechance I could oftencareer, was embedded Boley saidif studying the need to audit them, andgrocery a lot of the be useful as Boley a city said. comof revitalization. But lobbying neighborhoods and community think Lawrence owes itI began youcreating didn’t could transfer toand bigger high-quality jobs for You learn howintimidated important neighborhoods dit could up to concern unnecessary bur- to hire p transfer to bigger bet- store a company for months city’sto process approving people were missioner. said tootake many of two theat landlords. companies. can’t live have to the people who grow get infor a car to the go he Asking questions l could Thinksbe placed the city and better Ifa Igoodcity, and he places?” has has raised isthat to treat with without years, muchthehave of on lege stud ter jobs. If jobs. Iwant went towent the it a time.projects Near endwhich of his dens taxallincentives also cre- recent byThe and people some were “It is important have to been Lawrence-based the smalltobusiup here and of those BoleyA was concerned a better under- But for t to the job library, figured about whether respect. generally was getting to needs responsible landlords. library, I figured I would career,spent a for single audit ated a lot of questions. He “welfare irritated People by it. You learn nesses. standards, and somethe rich.”could store Checkers lot of times we concerns paying here Ithat we’reI grocery about what hearofthe what retir- ies who would belibrary at the the city is whether doing sophisrespond well when l Thinks city needs be attothe forlibrary a one. very last take upthe to company. two much questions some know how year important it isthey to forget times that. I wonder the Issues “I think thatyears, is one of standing announced it Ahe lotwas of if times able provide them ing Rock need inunderstanding terms of tax- makes for a time.” very enough analysis are had learn the ees a better of “You which was spent getting ofCrawford the more recent incentreattreated peoplewith with respect. city’sabout are Chalk rigorsaid he the things theto city really working on arespect.” deal to there isstandards a disconnect, and ticated Ilong think it long is a time.” little dis- was Park and how thesaid. City wants transportation when considering whethBut, in you do also learn business in order to un- es, of what retirees needand in tough.” Boley,that one often of 14 candito know tives are high qual- has People generally respond ous neighborhoods enough,” Boley tocreating explore using donethe tocompany. hurt itself,” the space, buta the have graceful times locate Commission if the city is Priest er to grant financial inlot numbers workderstand the tofinancials,” terms issues of taxes, transpordates vying for a spot on that “You had learn the other ity jobs for the city, and he Crawford wellabout when they are treat- suffered land near said. deal proved elusive. from it.”had ap- city-owned we can’t.” thesaid project. He the about becoming centives. ing for respect.” the IRS. the proved said. “The to learning Asking questions tation and other issues, if the taxe the Lawrence City Com- Checkers business in order under- serious has Douglas raised concerns ed with Countyabout Jail Boley now is By workCrawford he thinks wasn’t in Lawof aisdestination for recently chance ing “I heard that our end his career, Boley made job so more Boleya alone was chance concerned the city serious about mission, had the standwhat Boley whether citya isnew doingposo- was But, do also learn Neighborhood grocery —the City financials,” reporter the Chad Lawhorn a have sitethe for onofayou deal to locate ina there’s real for as janitor fo rence, but how he reretirees. a 32process isn’t there to rewas a revenue agent who interesting.” phisticated enough analysis about what he was hearing becoming more of a destoLawrence use logic often in said. “The learning was what lot about numbers workvoters may a proposed multistory the idea of neighborhood lice headquarters. But he can be reached at 832-6362, or er in tow acted was to aChalk bit IRS. building view these requests, was assigned to By cases when considering about Rock Park yearmost careerfamiliar with thewith job so interesting.” tination for retirees. ing for the11th IRS. the businesses clawhorn@ljworld.com be there will be awhether lotbut of made the at at and Mastakedifferent holdand in said — City reporter Chad Lawhorn the sam But a job with the IRS that involved tax returns than the ordinary citizen: rather is there to approve Issues Boley said he believes can be reached at 832-6362, or and she isn’t all about the analyti- of $200 million or more. He requested the audited them,” Boley said. “Right at clawhorn@ljworld.com year. cal stuff. You learn about The job gave Boley a financial statements of now, the public gets the there is a need for im-
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erty which HighManagement, School in Topeka beowns andidea mancause 12 hehomes liked the of ages another 15. also Herbert having a job that had a said they started the busisocial justice element to it. ness with Park the idea ofof flipHighland is one the ping homes, much like more impoverished schools you on and thehas HGTV in thesee region a stushows. They started dent population that isthe albusiness in split mid-2008, most equally among just prior to the white, black and financial Hispanic downturn. students. “If youconcept are going to “Your of povwrite a textbook on how erty is very Lawrence renot to said start Herbert, a propertylated,” who flipping business, chapter grew up in Lawrence and one be about starthas would lived here the past 21 ing in “Then June 2008,” years. you go Herthere bert and said. get a whole other perHerbertabout said what he does ception the not believe the city’s new world is like.” rental registration liHerbert said the and expericensing program Park would ence at Highland recreate conflict for inforcedany the idea that you him as a commissioner. The program has been approved by the City
Commission but won’tfrom be have to look at issues fully implemented until multiple angles. July. Herbert all the “There is asaid definite reproperties they own and alization that people’s primanage aredependent single-family orities are upon zoned propertiesHerbert that their situation,” long have been subject to said. “I value education, the inspecbut city’s many rental of my students tion registration prosaw and college as a four-year cess. delay until they could get a Hepaycheck. said he supports real It makes the you idea healthhow andyou safety thinkofabout are standards fora rental prop-a going to get kid to value erties does think the liberalbut college arts degree.” cityHerbert needsalso to has bea career careful about “how much in property management. privilege wewife giveown a city He and his Reinspector enter somenaissance to Property Manone’s home.” agement, which owns 12 homes and manages anIssues other 15. Herbert said they Herbert he’s hearstarted thesaid business with ing a desire the from idea ofvoters flipping homes, for thelike Cityyou Commission much see on the to “slowshows. down.” HGTV They started “I business think they lookthe in are mid-2008, ing who just for priorsomebody to the financial isdownturn. fiscally accountable,” Herbert “Youtohave “If yousaid. are going write to say ‘no’ every once in to a a textbook on how not while. a lot of peostart Iathink property-flipping ple feel like chapter it has beenone a business, long sincestarting they’ve wouldtime be about in heard a cityHerbert commissionJune 2008,” said. er say no.” said he does not Herbert Herbert said new taxrental inbelieve the city’s centives for apartment projects have been particularly disturbing to
him. He saidand in licensing a town registration where programmore wouldthan createhalf any the population conflict for himisasrenters, a comthat should The be incentive missioner. program enough forapproved the apartment has been by the industry. City Commission but won’t bring a very freebe“Ifully implemented until market approach about July. Herbert said all the economic properties development,” they own and Herbert am a big manage said. are “I single-family believer that Lawrence zoned properties that long incentivizes itself. toWe have been subject the need be inspection very careful city’s to rental and about selling the farm registration process. justHe to said buy he some cattle.”the supports On of other topics, Heridea health and safety bert said: for rental properstandards l but He does thinks citythe comties think city missioners been “a needs to behave careful about bit disingenuous” about “how much privilege we how presented give they a cityhave inspector to enthe funding home.” plan for a ter someone’s new police headquarters project. Issues He said a projectHerbert of such saidimportance he’s hearing should be into from votersbuilt a desire forthe the city’s general budget. City Commission to “slow “We offered a sales tax down.” not“Itothink pay they for aarepolice lookstation, but we offered ing for somebody who is afiscally sales tax to pay for Herthe accountable,” stuff that we wouldn’t bert said. “You have to say cut get aonce police ‘no’to every in astation while. I into budget,” Herbert thinkour a lot of people feel like said. it has been a long time since they’ve heard a city com-
missioner say no.” Herbert said tax incentives for apartment projects have been particularly disturbing to him. He said in a town where more than half the population is renters, that should be incentive enough for the apartment industry. “I bring a very free-market approach about economic development,” Herbert said. “I am a big believer that Lawrence incentivizes itself. We need to be very careful about selling the farm just to buy some cattle.” On other topics, Herbert said: l He thinks city commissioners have been “a bit disingenuous” about how they have presented the funding plan for a new police headquarters project. He said a project of such importance should be built into the city’s general budget. “We offered a sales tax not to pay for a police station, but we offered a sales tax to pay for the stuff that we wouldn’t cut to get a police station into our budget,” Herbert said.
Address: 4701 Turnberry Drive Age: 52 Stan Rasmussen defiOccupation: Attorney for theU.S. last year and a half, nitely knows how to look Army Priest also has been the backAddress: in time. 2912 Atchison Circle Education: undergraduate degree of the local president Rasmussen, one of 14 Age: 41 in political science, Kansastransit Univer- union. During candidates seeking a seat Occupation: tax preparer for sity; law degree, Universitythat of Denver time, heRasmussen negotiated onHume the Tax Lawrence City driver Service, transit Family: wife, Teresa; two a collegenew union contract Commission, is an amaEducation: High school graduate aged daughters with MV Transit. He teur Family: paleontologist. Unmarried;His two sons, 15 thinks more negotiating most impressive find was Priest and 2 years old skills would be useful on the skull of a saber tooth CityBut Commission. tiger in Wyoming, a find variety of planning ar- the years. he came back some reason, this that he later donated to eas and might help avoid to“For Lawrence to attend commission is really “When I see stuff like the Kansas Department Kansas University. KU to get a degreebad in some controversies. just accepting that, it bothers Priest Revenue a there pair at But lookingme,” back in of “I political science. somethink thatfiled is why instead of countersaid. tax warrants seeking time is just a hobby. What of “Lawrence always felt was some frustration over thing another offer,” Priest it is taxes heBut does for athinks living — as unpaid likewith home,” he said. “It the timing of of the about police ing pointed important city $3,400 from Priest. Priest a land use for and the environwas Priest, the firstwho place where department, library and said the recent debate to have attorney commissioners mental for the voluntarily I really got out on mysurbike Rock Chalk Parkdisclosed projects,” to tax incentives who see — those types he also said. owes“Where about rounding U.S. do Army is look to that and rode around town.” Rasmussen the Rasmussen Eldridge Hotel. of figures. back project taxes to the future.Priest That’ssaid whathis he $16,000 credits was theinpolice in forBut Priest his annual earnings Hepriorities? said he’s Did in- his also wants to do also as a are city the time— inwho Newspent Orleans, ourIRS. list of high modest, and are pretty volved payment commissioner. the city heyears livedininLawjust we eveninhave a goodplans list of junior moved to Virginia much in look line at with the for the back taxes, which rence, “If you Horizon prior to moving to Lawpriorities?” has back that in average worker in Law2020 (the city and coun- stem from his time from and rence, as abeen big reason Lawrence full-time since rence. thinks he’ll being self-employed. Taking notice ty’s longHe range plan) there he developed an interest — saidand thepublic commisbring common man “My is huge, 2002 Sometaxofdebt Rasmussen’s is no avision or mission in politics serlack negotiating perspective to the comknow I have to sion’s first I memories of Lawstatement included in it,” and vice at an of early age. He seems to of mission, which been it are paid down,through and I savvy rence running Rasmussen said.has “We re- get remembers as be a one 6-yearthings frustrating dominated byofbusiness Priestofsaid. think several the halls the “INatural ally need one those for will,” old watching his mother citizens. He owners and profession- itHistory probably makes me Lawrence Museum at KU. our community.” cry about the assassinaCommisals Rasmussen in recent years. of a normal person, Rasmussen’s father was a said has been a more tion the of City Martin Luther government in Priest employee said he definiteEverybody has sion, professional paleontolocivilian for the though. King and Jr. He watched the has a lot of work ly canArmy relate for to the finangist and brought his fam- general, U.S. that past debt.” CBS Evening News with to getthat citizens cial challenges 13 years, and itthat is face hard ily to Lawrence as he pur- to hisdo parents night, enand negotiator again. many a doctorate degree. gaged to walkarea down residents. the hall in Asued watching the news with Priest also works a his “I parents talk to asoon lot of norThe Rasmussen livedas in that Journal-World organization does withbecame driver for MV his Tranpeople who just get aoutlimited Lawrence during el- mal bumpingbackground into a mis- bus a daily routine. the private company andalso go to work everycheck on city He commisementary school years up He sion statement. said if sit, remembers one operates city day,” Priest like sion candidates, the that and then movedthe to ColoLawrence had anand agreedof his firstsaid. days“ItinisNew don’tHis care anymore. one Priest showed rado Kansas during University his junior they upononcommon goal it and Orleans. parents had For They feelatlike it doesn’t that in help 2013the and high andsystems. high school would city2012, in a transit stopped a gas station
and were taken aback by the separate bathrooms for whites and blacks. “My parents took me matter whatcarcity out of the and commade missioners do, what me look at those signs the that governor does, what anyshowed colored and whites body political Rasmuspower for theinbathroom,” does, because sen said. “Theythey told don’t me to feel like anything they do never forget it. The racism counts anymore.” down in New Orleans really made my parents unIssues comfortable. They talked toPriest, me a lotwho aboutpreviouswhat was ly owned a Lawrencegoing on in the world.” based mortgage compaToday, Rasmussen ny called Financial, makes a J&J living keeping said financial are an eye on theissues law. Spethe biggest thing the cifically, from hisonoffice minds voters. In parat Ft. ofLeavenworth, he ticular, he hears overseeshea said nine-state teraritory. lot about the city’s His responsibilities use of tax incentives for include watching for state businesses. and local regulation that Priest saidthe he ability is supmay impact of portive of Department some tax inArmy and of centives, but wants tofrom enDefense installations sure that there is a focus carrying out their mison quality jobs and supsions. Primarily, he moniporting right type of tors newthe legislation in the businesses. area of land use and envi“I don’t regulations. mind giving ronmental businesses tax incentives, Before his time with but you arehe going to get theifArmy, served as an incentive, you are goan environmental attoring pay the yourgiant people ney towith enmore money,” Priest said.& gineering firm Black “IVeatch. have a While classicthere, take on he economics: The was responsible formore guidmoney common people ing power plant projects have to spend, better through the the regulatory the economy will be. It approval process. is not people staying in “I have been in meetings $300 room hotels that wherea hundreds of people
are interested in the project I’m presenting,” Rasmussen said. “I have seen how you develop good will make the economy community relations.” better.” Rasmussen said he’s On seen other itissues, also whilePriest servsaid: ing stints on a variety l He wants to boards, make city-appointed City Hall athemore userincluding Lawrencefriendly for thePlanavDouglasplace County erage ning citizen. Commission, the “I wantresources to make itcomso historic all the rigmarole is takmission and the board of en out,” Priest said. “I want people to understand what is going on. Most people don’t care whether this plot of land or that that plot of land is being rezoned. My goal is to not make it so boring that people don’t pay attention. Most people just want to understand where their money is going. I want to try to help people care more.”
zoning appeals. He said his time on those boards has taught him the importance of being a “thoughtful listener.” “I strive to consider everybody’s comments equally,” Rasmussen said. “Everybody who gets up to speak thinks their comments are important. That is why they are speaking.”
at one point about the By Chad Lawhorn value of working togethTwitter: @clawhorn_ljw er. “Too often, we think For Matthew Herbert, of philosophithethings world so of government cally, students doesn’tbutjust happenjust at keep asking ‘aren’t Lawrence City Hall we or both forCapitol the same even trying just the or goal?’” Herbert the Oval Office. It said. also “They at the happenscan in look a Lawrence health care debate and High classroom, where say, ‘Isn’t thegovernment end result he teaches that people have health and civics. care, and we’re Herbert, one just of 14argucaning about doComit?’ I didates forhow the to City think they have more fomission, said government cus remembering our can on look a lot different common goals.” when high school students are engaged in it. Matter of perspective For one, they remind Forthat five Heryou the years, world never bert taught stands still. at Highland Park School in To“It High is hard to believe, peka because he liked the but high school freshmen idea of having a job that weren’t alive when 9/11 also had a Herbert social justice happened,” said. “I element it. Highland tell them to wonderful fables Park is one of the of a time when you more could impoverished schools in board an airplane withthe region and has a stuout a strip search. I think dent albeingpopulation a teacher that willisgive most equally split among me more of a whole city white, blackI and Hispanic awareness. think it really students. will keep me focused on “Your concept of povlong-term planning.” erty very Lawrence reHeis thinks it also will lated,” said Herbert, who grew up in Lawrence and has lived here the past 21
Address: 523 Kasold Drive Age: 31 Occupation: Teacher at Lawrence High School Education: Bachelor degrees in education and history from Kansas University; Master’s degree in curricu- Herbert lum and instruction from KU Family: Wife, Rachael Sudlow; 3-year old daughter years. “Then him you go there help remind of someand other thingget mosta ofwhole us learned at perception about one point about the what value the world istogether. like.” of working Herbert said the “Too often, we expethink rience at Highland Park of things so philosophireinforced idea that cally, but the students just you to look at issues keephave asking ‘aren’t we from angles. both multiple trying for the same “There Herbert is a definite goal?’” said. realization “They can that lookpeople’s at the priorities are debate dependent health care and upon their say, ‘Isn’t the situation,” end result Herbert said. have “I value edthat people health ucation, but many of my care, and we’re just argustudents college ing aboutsaw how to do as it?’aI four-year they think theydelay haveuntil more focould getremembering a real paycheck. cus on our It makes you think about common goals.” how you are going to get aMatter kid toofvalue a liberal perspective college arts years, degree.” For five Herbert Herbert has a Park cataught at also Highland reer in property management. He and his wife own Renaissance Prop-
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