From our homes to yours, Merry Christmas. To all our readers, thanks for letting us into your homes twice a week. To show you all how much we care, we even wore funny seasonal head gear for this photo. The staff includes (clockwise from back left) Liz Simmons (circulation/production), Kirsten Hildebrand (reporter), Karen Bennett (operations manager), Sam Van Schie (Vurb editor/reporter), Cheryl Foote (office administrator), Bob Hall (editor) and Laura Gellaty (sales associate).

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