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The Top Fridley Patch Post of 2012 Is ...

Check out the entire Top 20 here.

The most-viewed local-news post at Fridley Patch in 2012 was:

  • No. 1: INTERACTIVE MAP: Add Fridley Cancer Cases You Know

Here are the rest of the Top 20, starting with Fridley Mourns Losses from Motorcycle Crashes: Fridley Patch 2012 Top 20:

  • No. 2: Motorcycle Crash Kills Off-Duty Fridley Police Officer Barry Pankonin
      and 

  • No. 3: Police: Women Stole Car—From U.S. Marine Corps
    • No. 4: When Do We Find Out Who Won the Presidential Election 2012?

    A search for robbers, local love for Ron Paul and Erin Brockovich's interest in Fridley formed another group of Top 20 topics, as linked in : 

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    • No. 5: 
    • No. 6: 
    • No. 7: Erin Brockovich to Investigate Fridley's Elevated Cancer Rates and VIDEO: Erin Brockovich Speaks in Fridley and 

    The Top 10 had another appearance by the Fridley Cancer Cluster Facebook group, as included in

    • No. 8: Police ID Pedestrian Killed by Train in Fridley
    • No. 9: Perseids Meteor Shower 2012: Peak Time and Places to Watch in and around Fridley
    • No. 10: Cancer Rates in Fridley 10 Percent Above State Average (and Fridley Facebook Group Founder: I’m at Risk for Cancer)

    Earlier posts in our Top 20 countdown included 

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    • No. 11: Totino-Grace Grad Sasha McHale Dies
    • No. 12: 
    • No. 13: 
    • No. 14: Cummins Power Generation Comes Out Against MN Marriage Amendment

    Nos. 15–18 had the letter D and not much else in common, as seen in 

    • No. 15: 
    • No. 16: Medical Examiner: Holly Boyd Is Dead
    • No. 17: MN Delegation at DNC includes Hinda Ali of Columbia Heights
    • No. 18: VOTE: Best Dance Studio in the Fridley Area

    And these two posts started our countdown with Strange Tales from World of Politics Proved Popular This Election Year:

    • No. 19: Rep. Keith Ellison's Name-Calling Gets Vulgar in Angry Debate
    • No. 20: A Hillary-minder? 'It Takes a Village' Quilt Ticks off Voter

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