“I think that Obama being elected was the biggest story of 2008.”

— Lisa Donnelly, singer, Lawrence

“Getting home from Iraq.”

— Cody Gorden, Army cook, Baldwin City

“I got two puppies; a pug named Cherry Sue and a malamute named Mosely.”

— Ashley Strand, teacher, Lawrence

“I think it’s the Bush administration’s handling of the war in Iraq.”

— John Hudson, doctoral student, Lawrence