Here’s a look back at 2008 through the lenses of Baltimore Examiner photographers.
In December, the Humane Society of Baltimore County was overrun with cats and dogs as owners were forced to surrender their pets during the economic crisis. Mamu was one of the many cats up for adoption. — Kristine Buls/Examiner
Ethan Ritchie, 4, of Fort Meade, celebrated in September after riding a slide at the opening night of Fort Meade’s annual Oktoberfest. — Arianne Starnes/Examiner
Sgt. Maj. Michael Culbertson sang the national anthem in November during the 5th annual Salute to Veterans and Military Families held at Baltimore Washington International/Thurgood Marshall Airport’s International Terminal. Kristine Buls/Examiner
David Johnson, Sr., of Baltimore, protested the high gas prices during a rally April 1 at a Shell gas station at the corner of Falls Road and Northern Parkway in Baltimore. Chris Ammann/Examiner
Sampson, the Maryland Zoo’s baby elephant, put his trunk over assistant elephant manager Colleen Baird’s nose after making his public debut in September. “Sampson is really interested in human breath. We have never had another elephant do this,” said Mike McClure, general curator and elephant manager. Kristine Buls/Examiner
Jake Engle, 3, of Boothwyn, Pa., ran past a photo collage while visiting the National Aquarium in Baltimore in May with his parents in the Inner Harbor. Chris Ammann/Examiner
When the St. Joseph Medical Center Run to Remember 5K got under way outside of police headquarters the morning of Sept. 11, participants crossed under a large American flag. The event is held annually to commemorate attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Kristine Buls/Examiner
Participants cheered in a huddle Oct. 6 during the Baltimore Ravens women’s football clinic at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Arianne Starnes/Examiner
Members of the Bindlestiff Family Circus performed a high wire act at the Virgin Festival on Aug. 9 at Pimlico Race Course. Kristine Buls/Examiner
Robson Palermo, of Bryan, Texas, won the Professional Bull Riders Baltimore Invitational March 1 at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, taking home $52,025. — Arianne Starnes/Examiner
St. John the Evangalist kindergarteners Alec Carey, left, Andrew Langemak, Vanessa Feeley and Brendan Rach reacted to news Oct. 24 that they would receive cupcakes and blue ribbon pins after the school’s celebration. Kristine Buls/Examiner
A construction worker prepared to cover one of the windows of The Gateway on April 7 at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Chris Ammann/Examiner
Eugene Roberts, of Pikesville, a double amputee Vietnam war veteran, ran down Baltimore Street April 7 with his grandson Kevin Lucas, 12, on his way to the VA Medical Center in Baltimore. Chris Ammann/Examiner
Republican presidential candidate John McCain gave a speech in April as part of his America tour at the Navy and Marine Corps Memorial Stadiumin Annapolis. Arianne Starnes/Examiner
