Dear Readers,

Thank you for returning to these Opinion pages again and again as we – together – comment on local issues and news of the day. We hope you continue to send even more Letters to the Editor in 2023, so we know what’s on your minds and in your hearts.

Your feedback is instrumental to this Opinion section. Please, help us lift up and shine light on concerns with the intention of empowering community members to solve problems. It’s an honor and a pleasure to do this work. Let us know how to serve you better in the New Year.

In the meantime, we hope that you can celebrate the holidays in your favorite ways with your favorite people. Whether your days are merry and bright or quiet and cozy with soft light, we hope you are warm and have something scrumptious in the oven.

We also hope for more peace, goodwill and friendship in 2023.

From our family to yours, Happy Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy ______ (fill in the blank).

– The Durango Herald and The Journal editorial board