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Top 30 Stories of 2012 on Mercer Island Patch

The top stories of 2012 included politics, crime, power outages, the accidental death of several Islanders and more.

What were the top 30 stories that Mercer Island Patch readers clicked on in 2012?

They ranged the gamut from politics to power outages to several local tragedies that directly affected the lives of families here in our community.

Here's the rundown:

UPDATE: Mercer Island Man Killed in Wakeboarding Accident Former Covenant Church Usher Pleads Guilty to Ponzi Scheme Fraud Islander College Student Dead After Falling on Tracks Upload Your Mercer Island Holiday Pics Puget Sound Energy Crews Need 12 More Hours to Restore Power Local Motorcyclist Killed on I-90/I-5 Interchange Orionids Meteor Shower 2012: Where to Watch Around Mercer Island Medical Examiner Rules Wakeboarding Death on Lake Washington an Accidental Drowning UPDATE: Mercer Island School Bond Appears Headed for Defeat in Special Election Website Remembers Mercer Island's Nate Bahner Popular Mercer Island Teacher Dies From Apparent Heart Attack Letter: School Bond an Opportunity Missed Will DNSChanger Crash Your Computer Monday? Run This Simple FBI-Approved Test UPDATE: Judge Rules Against Mercer Island School District in Discrimination Case Mercer Island Dad a Suspect in Rape Attempt and Sticking Needle in Woman's Neck Letter: MIHS 'Student's Opinion' on School Bond Measure Where Will You Watch the Blue Angels? Domestic First-Class Mail Rate Now 45 Cents Islander Rescues Teen From Avalanche at Crystal Mountain MOMS TALK: How to Handle Losing a Best Friend Mercer Island Mansion Sells for $21.6 Million Northern Lights Show Could Happen Again Tonight Mercer Island School Board Puts $196M Bond on April Ballot

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William Kratz May 20, 2013 at 05:36 pm
I'll be a bit more direct than Jerry. The new site is a mess. Visually it's extremely cluttered.Read More It's slow, very slow. There appear to be no RSS feeds, a major negative. Following a few links sometimes sends you to a different community's Patch site. And what happened with the editing staff. Unless I missed something, suddenly there are new editors without any warning. No matter what the circumstances, normally such a move would be accompanied by an announcement of some sort. Venice may be the greatest editor ever, but it looks like she is splitting her time among several Patch sites, so the odds are stacked against her. Her "latest activities" list even suggests that she is editing a Patch site down in the San Francisco Bay area. With all due respect, Patch sites should be hyper-local, and the best route to that is a local (i.e. Mercer Islander) editor.
Jerry Gropp Architect AIA May 15, 2013 at 02:07 pm
The Jury is still out. I liked the "Old Patch". J
MIHS Baseball April 25, 2013 at 01:58 am
Thanks for your support tonight! See everyone on Friday for Senior Night!!