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Amanda Knox, Londi Lindell Settlement Among Top Stories for 2011

Mercer Island Patch readers also liked news you could use, and followed the search for a missing 2-year-old in Bellevue.

It’s hard to believe 2011 is nearly over. As we approach a new year, Mercer Island Patch takes a look back at the stories that you found the most interesting. Here are the 10 most-read stories for 2011.

•The release of Seattle’s Amanda Knox from an Italian prison , and with readers, topping the most-read list.

•We’re guessing there are a lot of book lovers among you. The news that as the chain closed its stores got your attention.

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•In August, the at auction. (The property’s $28.8 million asking price reportedly to $18.95 million.)

•The former Deputy City Manager and City Attorney Londi Lindell $1 million in a lawsuit settlement.

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•A chain-reaction crash on Interstate 90 killed . (Her clean water campaign in the weeks following her death.)

•Patch aims to make your life easy, and you were happy to be able to this year.

•The search for , whose mother reported him missing in Bellevue, drew reader and media interest from around the world.

•The annual Blue Angels show is a big draw, and Patch . Turns out, that’s a closely guarded secret.

•Police sought armed suspects in in July.

•And a judge for public records act violations related to the Lindell case.


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