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