Readers comment on, view stories for 2012
By JASON COLLINGTON World Web Editor on Dec 31, 2012, at 2:23 AM Updated on 12/31/12 at 3:42 PM
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The driver had a suspended license, police said.
Adm. William F. Halsey, commander of the 3rd Fleet rode a white horse in Tokyo but he didn't enjoy it. In fact, he said "I was never so scared in my life."
The most-viewed stories this year were not the ones that sparked a lot of conversation online.
Readers posted the most comments on national issues, from Mitt Romney's pick of Paul Ryan as vice president to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Obamacare.
The most-viewed stories were all local, ranging from being odd to fatal shootings in the heart of the city. Almost all of them not only received a lot of viewership from people in Oklahoma but also from across the globe.
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More than 1,200 reader comments are added each day to stories posted online. To join the conversation, subscribers must sign in to their Tulsa World online account.
Most viewed stories of 2012 on tulsaworld.com
1. Man charged with having sex with horse at Glenpool equine center
2. Bartlesville High School student arrested in school-shooting plot
3. Two arrested in north Tulsa shootings that claimed three lives
4. Three people shot outside Tulsa County courthouse
5. Teen sentenced to attend church as part of probation for DUI manslaughter conviction
6. Former ORU President Richard Roberts arrested on DUI complaint
7. Longtime Tulsa radio personality Phil Stone dies
8. Justin Blackmon arrested in Stillwater on complaint of aggravated DUI
9. TU fires president
10. Naked man repeatedly shot with pepper balls settles suit with city
Most commented stories of 2012 on tulsaworld.com
1. Mitt Romney announces vice president (976 comments)
2. Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act (818 comments)
3. Obama draws critics in Oklahoma for stand on same-sex marriage (772 comments)
4. Rev. Jesse Jackson asks for federal intervention in Tulsa shootings (569 comments)
5. Marines sent to Libya following mob attack that killed a U.S. ambassador (538 comments)
6. 20 children, 8 adults die in Connecticut shootings (534 comments)
7. Atheist to give City Council meeting invocation (528 comments)
8. Local restaurants reap business from Chick-fil-A CEO's comment (523 comments)
9. Obama embraces 'Obama- care,' says it's here to stay (516 comments)
10. Hostess Brands closes all plants amid strike (480 comments)
Jason Collington 918-581-8464
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The driver had a suspended license, police said.
Adm. William F. Halsey, commander of the 3rd Fleet rode a white horse in Tokyo but he didn't enjoy it. In fact, he said "I was never so scared in my life."
