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Monday, December 31, 2012

Surprise Reunion from a Navy Dad, the Gift of a Kidney and an Inspiring Teacher: Patch’s 2012 Year in Review

What do you think were some of the biggest stories from Patch’s Ohio sites in 2012? Tell us in the comments.

As the year ends, we're taking a look at some of the most-read local stories on Ohio’s Patch sites in 2012. The stories above are the ones that readers read and responded to the most. They had long discussions in the comments and shared them on Facebook and Twitter. Many of the stories are of loss in our Patch communities, but others, like the video of the Navy dad's homecoming on Fairlawn-Bath Patch or the story of an employee who gave his boss a kidney on Cleveland Heights Patch, inspire hope.  Click through the gallery above for a brief look at some of the most-read local Patch stories of 2012 or click on the headlines below for the full stories. 

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