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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by Jordan Schrader | no comments

    Political Buzz | Lawmakers Steve Conway, Connie Ladenburg plan town hall Saturday

    Here are the details from the two Tacoma Democrats, Sen. Steve Conway and Rep. Connie Ladenburg. They represent the 29th district, including south and central Tacoma and parts of Lakewood and Parkland. Town Hall No. 1 (Saturday, Jan. 28) Bates S. Campus Cafeteria 2201 South 78th St. Tacoma, WA 98409

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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by Ryan Divish | no comments

    UW Huskies Insider | Mid-morning run: Faisal Aden injures knee in WSU loss to Arizona

    Sorry for the delay, but the wireless in my room was down last night. So I had to wait till this morning. Quick notes, the scores are hotlinked to boxscores and graphs from statsheet.com Also if you are ever in Tempe and want a good meal and a quality beverage.

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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by Cheryl Tucker | 2 comments

    Inside Opinion | Liquor superstore coming to Tacoma?

    Costco might come to rue the day it spent millions to privatize liquor sales. It looks like it will have spirited competition from a liquor superstore called Total Wine, which is planning several locations in Washington according to an Associated Press story. Anyone who's gone to Arizona to watch Mariners

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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by Cheryl Tucker | no comments

    Letters to the Editor | BUD MCBRIDE: Farewell to Nisqually Delta advocate

    We’ve lot Bud McBride, lost his incredible art and his warm friendliness, his interest in the environment and history of this place. I will treasure every piece of my collection of his pottery, reminiscent of tribal art and nature. We got acquainted with the McBride brothers in the Klee Wyk

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  • Wednesday January 25th, 2012 by Jeff Mayor | no comments

    The Adventure Guys | First impressions of the 2012 Washington Sportsmen's Show

    I took a few hours this afternoon to walk around the 2012 edition of the Washington Sportsmen's Show. Here are four things that caught my attention as I wandered among outfitter booths, demonstration tanks and manufacturer displays. Get involved: Even as you look for a deal on a hunt or

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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by John Gillie | no comments

    The Biz Buzz | Sea-Tac sets new passenger record

    A stronger-than-expected air travel business boosted Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to a new record for passengers served last year, the airport announced this week. The airport served some 32.8 million passengers, a four percent increase over last year. The number surpassed the previous record set in 2008 when the recession had

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  • Thursday January 26th, 2012 by Brian O'Neill | 2 comments

    Blue Byline | DNA: confusing identification with punishment

    This is the second in a three part series on balancing civil liberties and public safety. Deoxyribonucleic acid, aka DNA, contains the genetic instructions used in the development and function of all living organisms (at least according to Wikipedia). The unique strands that make up each one of us as

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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by Stacey Mulick | one comment

    Lights & Sirens | Memorial service today for sailor killed Monday in SR 16 crash

    [caption id="attachment_34089" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Pacific Ocean (Jan. 31, 2007) - Lieutenant Regina Rogers directs an F/A-18 Hornet on the flight deck onboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is currently underway conducting Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications (FRS-CQ). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seamen Apprentice

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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by Stacey Mulick | no comments

    Slowdown Lowdown | Ramp from SR167 to I-5 closed today for repairs

    The state DOT will close the ramp from southbound state Route 167 to southbound Interstate 5 today for emergency pavement repairs. The ramp will be closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Drivers who want to get onto southbound I-5 should get on the freeway at Portland Avenue.

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Jan.
19th

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Dec.
30th

Most-read stories for 2011 on thenewstribune.com

The internet is a big place and doesn’t care about geographic boundaries. When thenewstribune.com team looks at our daily lists of what’s popular online, we are often reminded of that fact. While the vast majority of our online audience comes from Puget Sound, sometimes individual stories on our website take on a life of their own and attract a much wider audience, especially when they are linked to by a big aggregator like Yahoo, Fark or MSN.

So while it may seem surprising that the two most clicked stories of 2011 on Pierce County’s leading news site had to do with a drought in California, we have a one-word explanation: Drudge. For some reason, The Drudge Report linked to our versions of Associated Press items and attracted hundreds of thousands of readers to our site. Another bit of click-candy was this 2009 piece about a Gig Harbor youth who advocated pot legalization. The two-year-old story found a new life through the social curation site stumbleupon.

So given that context, I give you the 10 most popular tnt.com stories of the year.
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Dec.
30th

Countdown: 2011′s Top News Stories

The News Tribune’s top news stories for 2011, as chosen by our readers and staff.

NUMBER 10

BUSINESS: Nalley’s Closes

The closure of Nalley’s Fine Foods marked end of an era for Tacoma manufacturing. Founded in 1918 by immigrant Marcus Nalley, the operation employed as many as 700 at its height and produced everything from pickles to potato chips. In recent years, the Tacoma facility had changed hands multiple times and down-sized. Birds Eye Foods closed the plant in June, displacing about 160 workers. Read

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Aug.
31st

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