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Year in review: Our online stories you viewed the most in 2017
Gazette staff
Dec. 31, 2017 12:28 pm, Updated: Jan. 2, 2018 12:39 pm
When President Donald Trump tweeted out a link an article written by James Q. Lynch — about U.S. beef entering the market in China — clicks on that story on TheGazette.com rose quickly. Here is a look at what visitors to the site from all over in 2017 viewed the most:
After 14 years, U.S. beef hits Chinese market (#1)
North Liberty man reported missing (#2)
20 years ago: The night Norm MacDonald mortified the U of Iowa (#3)
Guest columnist: Iowa GOP takes aim at IPERS (#4)
Three people shot on Iowa City Ped Mall (#5)
An open letter to President Donald Trump upon his return to Cedar Rapids (#6
Judge sentences former substitute teacher Mary Beth Haglin to 90 days in jail (#7)
Brian Ferentz lets out string of expletives in Iowa press box (#8)
Creative overachiever University of Iowa student dies (#9)
Cedar Rapids school held girl in closet for crying (#10)
University of Iowa must pay $1.4 million to Jane Meyer (#11)
Trader Joe's beginning to take shape (#12)
Preseason poll features a twist in Cass 2A (#13)
Iowa 55, Ohio State 24: The Jewells knew (#14)
Linn County Sheriff's Office investigating fatal shooting near Coggon (#15)
And here is a look at what 15 stories visitors to the site from only Iowa viewed in 2017. The article whose link Trump tweeted did not make the list of stories only Iowans viewed the most:
Guest column: Iowa GOP takes aim at IPERS (#1)
2017 Iowa high school football playoff brackets (#2)
Three people shot on Iowa City Ped Mall (#3)
Creative overachiever University of Iowa student dies (#4)
Cedar Rapids school held girl in closet for crying (#5)
New restaurant to open in Rock Top site (#6)
Trader Joe's beginning to take shape (#7)
Preseason poll features a twist in Class 2A (#8)
North Liberty man reported missing (#9)
Brian Ferentz lets out string of expletives in Iowa press box (#10)
Linn County Sheriff' Office investigating fatal shooting near Coggon (#11)
20 years ago: The night Norm MacDonald mortified the U of Iowa (#12)
Police release name of victim in fatal shooting near Coggon (#13)
Cedar Rapids doughnut shop now accepting credit cards (#14)
Anamosa woman arrested after driving drunk wrong way on I-380 (#15)
Greater Omaha Packing President Henry Davis, left, and Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts load a shipping container of beef June 14 destined for export to China at Greater Omaha Packing. (CHRIS MACHIAN/THE WORLD-HERALD)
Shoppers line up as Trader Joe's opens Oct. 6 for the first day of business in Coralville. An article about construction progress on the store was the seventh-most viewed article in 2017 among Iowa visitors to TheGazette.com. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)