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]]> http://blog.thenewstribune.com/blog/2012/01/19/didnt-get-your-paper-get-free-access-to-the-e-edition/ 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.

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]]> http://blog.thenewstribune.com/blog/2011/12/30/most-read-stories-for-2011-on-thenewstribune-com/ 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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