I have subscribed to the Ballard News-Tribune for years. I've been hoping to one day see a column like Peggy Sturdivant's At Large In Ballard. Today's column "Positive Change" (Feb. 14) is a truly positive change for the paper. It's got the perfect tone/slant for a reader like me who likes to dig into the soul of a place. Today's column is perfection: featuring a local place, a global issue, and a local person doing everyday neighborhood things and encountering something new/interesting/thought provoking.

I look forward to reading more of Ms. Sturdivant's columns.

Kudos to you for bringing her to the paper and kudos to her for her wonderful writing and astute perspective.

Thank you!

Yetta Levine

Ballard