This is that time of the year when the media reflects on the past 51 or 52 weeks through various presentations — top 10 stories of the year, top news makers of the year, the biggest surprises of the year, the biggest disappointments, and so on. Yet in 2020, there’s little disputing — presidential election and social-justice causes not withstanding — that the pandemic had the greatest impact on our daily lives than anything else. People lost jobs. People struggled financially, socially and personally. People got sick. Businesses shuttered and failed. Schools closed. Ski areas closed. Events and festivals were canceled. But life forged on and people came together.