Erin Brockovich Visits, Ron Paulites Rule, Cops Pursue Robbers: Fridley Patch 2012 Top 20

It was big news in 2010 when Fridley Patch reported that famed consumer advocate Erin Brockovich would look into local environmental concerns. That post and two others, on Ron Paul's appeal with local Republicans and a hunt for a robbery suspect, were in the 5–7 positions in our Top 20 for 2012.

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• 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

• No. 11: Totino-Grace Grad Sasha McHale Dies

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• 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 

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• 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