Editorial: The result wasn’t perfect, but Verde Valley was heard

From left to right, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission members, Shereen Lerner, Vice-Chair Derrick Watchman, Chair Erika Neuberg, David Mehl, and Douglas York all meet to make the first changes to basic grid maps for the state's nine congressional and 30 legislative districts Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Phoenix. The five-member panel created by voters to take redistricting out of the hands of lawmakers hopes to adopt its final maps by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)