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Once again, we are releasing the results of our leading posts and search terms as measured by Statcounter. Here are the most-read stories from August 23 through October 25, which represents approximately our last 100,000 page views.

Top Stories, 8/23/09 – 10/25/09

1. Montgomery College President Wanted for Arrest in Arizona
2. Pols Party While Budget Burns
3. A Voice from the Other Half: Montgomery College Part-Time Faculty Member Speaks
4. Zina Pierre and the District 30 Dilemma
5. Hunk of the Hill Runs for Delegate
6. Johnson Arrest Warrant Case Gets Stranger
7. MoCo Primaries to Watch, Part Three
8. Gazette Makes More Cuts
9. Montgomery College Arrest Warrant Story Explodes
10. State Legislators Get Free E-ZPasses
11. How to Save Money on Your Electric Bill Right Now
12. O’Malley Cuts, Perez Slices
13. Compassion Trumps Pocketbook: Maryland Voters Support Increase in Alcohol Tax
14. Forehand Fights Back
15. Montgomery County’s Most Influential People, Part Three
16. Smoking Out Saqib Ali
17. What the Montgomery College Board of Trustees Should Do Now
18. Saqib Ali and Nancy King Discuss Progressive Issues, Part Three
19. Herman Taylor Closer to Running Against Donna Edwards
20. Fireproof Fred

Now here are the most-read stories since May 30, when our Statcounter subscription started. This period represents roughly 200,000 page views, or about one-third of the total activity on this blog.

Top Stories, 5/30/09 – 10/25/09

1. Pols Party While Budget Burns
2. Montgomery College President Wanted for Arrest in Arizona
3. A Voice from the Other Half: Montgomery College Part-Time Faculty Member Speaks
4. How to Save Money on Your Electric Bill Right Now
5. More Warnings of State Budget Apocalypse
6. Zina Pierre and the District 30 Dilemma
7. People with Developmental Disabilities at Risk of Losing Services
8. Hunk of the Hill Runs for Delegate
9. The MACO Moment
10. Is WMATA Management Starting to Crack?
11. Johnson Arrest Warrant Case Gets Stranger
12. MoCo Primaries to Watch, Part Three
13. Young Guns of MoCo, Part Two
14. Gazette Makes More Cuts
15. MACO Mushroom Cloud
16. Funniest Facebook Status of the Day
17. Saqib Ali and Nancy King Discuss Progressive Issues, Part Two
18. Eli El’s Domestic Abuse Record
19. Montgomery College Arrest Warrant Story Explodes
20. Young Guns of MoCo, Part Four

Statcounter allows us to see the search terms used by people to access this blog. We published a list of the leading terms from May 30 through August 23 in a previous post. Here are the leading terms from August 23 through October 25.

1. Montgomery
2. Brian Johnson
3. Montgomery College
4. Sligo Golf
5. Budget
6 (tie). Pagnucco
6 (tie). Taxes
8. Disabled/Disability
9. WSSC
10. Saqib Ali
11 (tie). O’Malley
11 (tie). Electric
13. Helicopter
14. Baltimore
15. E-ZPass
16. Jeremy Rosendale
17. Facebook
18. Slots
19. WMATA/Metro
20. I-270

Once again, cyberspace sensation Saqib Ali leads all other Maryland politicians! Will he be able to maintain his spot? We’ll find out in a couple months.