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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by Steve Maynard | no comments

    Word on the Street | Renovated Sprinker ice arena to reopen Saturday

    Let the skating begin. The renovated ice arena at Sprinker Recreation Center will reopen Saturday with public skating and opening festivities. After being closed for eight months for a $6.5 million remodel, the arena in Spanaway has a new rink, roof and refrigeration equipment. Doors will open at 9 a.m.

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

    The Biz Buzz | Gas prices drifting upward in Tacoma

    Gas prices are slowing moving upward in Tacoma with an increase of almost two cents a gallon in the last week. According to TacomaGasPrices.com, the average price for gas in the Tacoma area today was $3.51. That compares with $3.492 a week ago and $3.396 a month ago. A year

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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by Adam Lynn | no comments

    Lights & Sirens | Benefit planned for Parkland woman whose ice cream truck was stolen

    Uncle Sam's Bar and Grill in Spanaway will hold a benefit Feb. 6 for Laurie Meade, the Parkland woman whose ice cream truck was stolen from outside her home at Christmastime. The event starts at 7 p.m. Uncle Sam's is at 16003 Pacific Avenue S. Here's a link to a previous

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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by letterwriter | 2 comments

    Letters to the Editor | OBAMA: Krauthammer's criticism rings hollow

    Re: "Obama touted his small ideas when we need big ones" (Charles Krauthammer column, 1-27). As with most columns Krauthammer pens, they’re directed at President Barack Obama with utter scorn and disdain. His latest rant is about the president's lack of big ideas and hints that what the president is

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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by Don Ruiz | no comments

    Sounders Insider | Emphasis on speeeed, in today's Sounders work

    The Sounders have begun their second and final day of fitness assessment at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton. After testing endurance, today's emphasis is speed. We should have some results to pass on later in the day.

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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by Craig Hill | no comments

    The Adventure Guys | Team organizing search for four missing on Rainier departs park

    The National Park Service Incident Response Team organizing the search for four missing people on Mount Rainier has left the park, spokesman Kevin Bacher said this morning. The incident command role has been turned over to Steve Winslow, a district ranger from Black Canyon National Park. Winslow is a former

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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 Doug Pacey | no comments

    The Prep Blog | Rounding up the Kitna news, plus coaching staff news

    Here's the story written by myself and education reporter Debbie Cafazzo that ran in Friday's paper. Here's video from Thursday's news conference. And here are some nuggets that didn't make it into the story: Kitna has already put together some pieces of a coaching staff. Here -- Eric Boles, a

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  • Friday January 27th, 2012 by Eric Williams | 3 comments

    Seahawks Insider | Morning links: Hawks in Hawaii

    Clare Farnsworth of Seahawks.com catches up with Seattle safety Earl Thomas by phone Hawaii, one of five Seattle players in this year’s Pro Bowl. Thomas says it’s not just another game for him this weekend. Look

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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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