2008: A year of profound change for some

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 | 5:43 p.m. CST; updated 9:56 p.m. CST, Tuesday, December 30, 2008
BY MISSOURIAN STAFF

In 2008, most of us voted and nearly everyone was touched by the economic slump.

Fewer of us can point to the year ending today as a memorable milestone. These are the ones who married, divorced, went to war, had a baby, built their first home, became a U.S. citizen, watched a loved one die.

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We talked to a number of Columbians who will remember 2008 as a year with a turning point that profoundly changed their lives.

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