December 31, 2008     Reported By: Barbara Cariddi

Two-thousand-eight was a year of wild swings--and surprises.  Amid dramatic ups and downs in the weather and in fuel prices, Mainers watched the economy tumble and a war-weary nation change political course.   As 2008 comes to a close, we leave you with some of the voices who told those stories on Maine Things Considered during the past year.