From big picture politics to front-yard curb appeal, our readers left behind an intriguing record of their interests and concerns, but somehow they all fit together.

1. Hillary Clinton's Unforgiveable Sin: Fracking the World

Our Story on Hilary Clinton’s efforts to strong-arm Fracking operations into many parts of the world during her tenure as Secretary of State apparently hit a nerve with Readers. Of course, timing is everything, and this story had almost a whole year of non-stop campaigning to help it build up steam. While we certainly didn’t endorse Trump’s candidacy, we made it clear that choosing the democratic candidate would not ensure any sort of progressive action on Climate Change.