I found portions of the recent News & Record editorial ("Signs of life in council race," June 24, 2005) to be somewhat amusing.

The writer asserted the following: "Ideally, people who have prepared themselves for office through their work on boards and commissions ... would consider council seats. They don't."

Apparently, it did not occur to the writer that it is because they have served on boards and commissions that some people choose not to run for office. Perhaps they have considered it.

In short, it might well be the case that a certain degree of naiveté is a requisite qualification for the novice candidate.

Peter Kauber
Greensboro

The writer is a past member of the Board of Adjustment and a current member of the Zoning Commission and the Connections 2025 Monitoring Committee.