Overlooking the Gorge at the Policymakers Ride in August.
Like building a better city, making a good news website these days is a lesson in the fact that it’s the quality of the traffic, not just the quantity, that matters.
A few years ago, the news stories that drew a lot of readers were the ones people wanted to read. Now, things have changed: the biggest stories are the ones people want other people to read. Sometimes that’s because they’re funny, sometimes because they’re shocking and sometimes because they’re awesome.
As we look back on this year, we’ll let you add the categories yourself. (Click on the headline or photo for the original stories.)
