Editor's picks: Stories we loved that you might have missed
We can tell from website analytics that a number of readers loved these stories as much as we did. So we're taking the opportunity to share them again before the year is out.
I fall in love with NPR stories all the time. They make me smile, or teach me something I didn't know, or get me so invested in the people or a place or an issue that I think about it long afterward. I'm an editor, and part of my duty in working with reporters is to be an advocate for readers. So I would be remiss if I didn't bring to your attention a few of those really good stories from the past year that you might've missed.
We call these stories "hidden gems." We can tell from our website analytics that many readers loved them as much as we did — maybe not quite as
