Your top choices: NashvillePost.com's most-read stories from the first half of 2008

From the house that Nicole and Keith bought to attorneys jumping ship and Eliot Spitzer's Nashville name-dropping, the first six months of the year contained plenty of noteworthy news
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07-03-2008 6:41 AM —

With election fever spreading steadily and the credit market storm gathering steam by the day, the first six months of 2008 may go down as the opening act to some momentous business and political changes. In the famous words of Buffalo Springfield, "There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear."

Your trusty team at NashvillePost.com was plenty happening, too. Below, ranked by the number of pageviews, are listed our top 20 stories year to date. Almost all were exclusives when we first reported them and many remain so to this day. (Note: We've grouped our popular Headline homes features, four of which would have made the rankings on their own, into one story.)

We greatly appreciate the support from subscribers that makes it possible to bring you the news that matters to Middle Tennessee's business and political leaders. Our readership data indicate that many thousands of other readers come to NashvillePost.com every month to read our freely available archived stories. If you're one of those visitors, we hope you'll enjoy perusing the stories – almost all of which are now available free of charge – that our subscribers saw the day they were published.

Without further ado, here are the stories your eyeballs voted most popular:

1. Headline Homes: Nashville's top sales
   
   
2. Waller trims staff
   
   
3. Gaylord stiffed on big bill
   
   
4. Monroe Carell passes away
   
   
5. NashvillePost.com hires Volunteer Voters veteran
   
   
6. McCain apology raises questions about state GOP
   
   
7. Doc sues Waller Lansden attorney for malpractice
   
   
8. Clock ticking on American Color
   
   
9. Sources: Blackburn's problems more than bad accounting
   
   
10. Arrest made in Trimble case
    
    
11. New York Gov. used native Nashvillian's name in prostitution ring
    
    
12. Local women show their true Presidential primary colors
    
    
13. Boult attorneys, former partner launch new firm
    
    
14. Franklin-based store chain files for Ch. 11 protection
    
    
15. Adams and Reese attorneys strike out
    
    
16. Bound'ry and owner sued for sexual harassment
    
    
17. LaurelBrooke homebuilder files for bankruptcy
    
    
18. News analysis: Not as bad as it looks
    
    
19. Sexual, racial harassment alleged at local insurance company
    
    
20. Prominent Music Row attorney changes tune

Again, we thank you for enabling us to bring you the best business and political coverage in Middle Tennessee. Here's to an equally productive – and at times provocative – second half of the year for all of us.