Dear Editor,
In many of my letters over the years to this publication, I have tried to promote more conversation amongst the public and between the public and our politicians about some of the culture-related and development challenges we face in this community.
I am very gratified that more Richmond citizens are weighing in with their opinions and suggestions about those issues these days, as evidenced by the Letters section in the March 29 issue.
It is only through open and objective conversations and analysis that serious problems can be defined and solved and the more reasoned, informed, and articulate the contributions to those conversations are, the more likely we will have success in solving them.
The more I read submissions like those made by Kelvin Higo, Tina Tan, and Robyn Freheit, the more optimistic I become about our local politicians being forced to be more concerned about our concerns.
Keep them coming folks, and keep printing them Richmond News!
Ray Arnold
RICHMOND
