After two years of work on this by hundreds of people and literally dozens of meetings around the state, there appeared to be a real consensus that child care was critical for our work force and for children and families. |
The only thing I will always know more about than anyone else in the world is my own life. People do sort of want to hear about our lives, which for me was unusual to get accustomed to. |
You talk to kids who don't drink, and 65 percent of kids say they don't drink because their parents disapprove. Not because their peers didn't approve, or because Shaquille O'Neal didn't approve, or the governor and first lady didn't approve. We're background noise. It's the parents who can really bring about change. |