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2012 Most-Read: No. 9

Kent Patch is counting down the top 10 most read stories of 2012 with the story that had the most readers to be announced on New Year's Eve

Editor's note: In our second year reporting on Kent, Kent Patch produced 2,000 news articles — excluding events and announcements — about everything from lost pets to the city budget.

But only 10 of those stories were the most read on our site after having received thousands of individual readers each.

Counting down to New Year's Eve, Kent Patch will announce the top ten most-read stories of the year with the story that received the most readers announced on Dec. 31.

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Today we're revealing story No. 9, which originally appeared Sept. 20, 2012, and received almost 800 Facebook recommendations.

The ninth most-read story of 2012 on Kent Patch broke the news that President Barack Obama was planning a re-election campaign rally on the campus of Kent State University.

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UPDATE: Obama to Stop in Kent

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