We've been busy lately. Here's an update on a few recent changes to our website:

1. We changed the navigation menus you see near the top of each page of our main site. We've tried to make things more logical and easier to find, and we took care of some technical glitches. All of our most popular sections and blogs can still be found, hopefully a little more easily. A few links that were squeezed out of the navigation can still be found...

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The news about Lance Armstrong finally admitting the truth about his doping -- at least to Oprah -- got us thinking. He may no longer qualify as one of our greatest athletes, but Armstrong joins a lengthy list of great American liars and cheaters.

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Dec. 31, 1983. More than 29 years ago. That's the date of the Seattle Seahawks' last victory in a road playoff game. Since then there have been eight consecutive losses, three in overtime and some in gut-wrenching fashion. But before that was the 1983 team that pulled off a shocking upset in Miami.

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Naked shopping, a 'monstrosity' of a house and a mortally wounded parrot. Those are among the topics HeraldNet readers clicked on the most in the past year. But our most-read list isn't all fun and games. Some more serious -- and at times, tragic -- local stories got your attention.

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Everyone does lists this time of year, but how many people do lists of lists? That's right, we've gone into a list vortex. But don't get lost. Here's where to find our best photos and stories of 2012:• Top news and feature photos: Herald photographers' best shots.

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