I read your article in the Ballard News-Tribune earlier this evening, and was touched by Edith Macefield's unwillingness to surrender to the powers that be.

It is people like her that put things into perspective in this fast-paced, booming society. I have the utmost respect for those who do things not because they want attention, but because they see the fundamental value in doing something just for the sake of doing it without any expectations of fame, fortune, or even a simple acknowledgment. Money has a greater chance at leading to delusion than it does happiness. There is a kind of authenticity missing in the ever-changing 21st Century urban environment, and I am sure it felt only natural for Edith to not give in.

Jacob Stickney

Ballard