Council members put up with a lot

As a subscriber to The News-Gazette, I enjoy reading all sections of the newspaper, especially the letters to the editor, mainly because it is the views of the citizens, whether biased or not.

For the last seven or eight months I have seen praise given to city councilmen or women, but people seem to write negative things about Alderwoman Heather Stevenson of Urbana. It's unfair for people like Ronna James (April 23 letter) to attack a woman who provides a good service for so little pay. I know James probably never reads the yearly data that is posted in the classified section, but the benefit is $500.