Name: Sheila Richardson

 

Age: 56

 

How long have you lived in Whatcom County?  42 years.

 

Occupation: Retired Georgia Pacific West, Inc. painter who has completed paralegal training at Whatcom Community College and will study psychology at Western Washington University.

 

Hometown: Bellingham

 

Favorite Book: Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

 

Hobbies and affiliations:  Horseback riding, skydiving, Whatcom County Republican Party, Vietnam Veteran with Marine Corps.

 

Most irksome local issue:  Energy issues, G-P shutdown.

 

Reason you write letters to the editor? "A lot of my letters are not one side or the other, I usually try to reflect both sides... Sometimes I write in appreciation, like for the three sergeants killed in Afganistan."