2012 Election

Ottawa locals wait in line to recieve their folder to be able to vote Tuesday morning on election day. The Lima News / Seth Herald

2012 Election

Bruce Wilhelm, left, and Larry Glick have a drink at Jimmy’s Food and Spirits in Defiance, Ohio. Wilhelm, who worked at a metal company, is now unemployed. Glick works at the General Motors plant. Illustrates CAMPAIGN-DEFIANCE (category a), by Rosalind S. Helderman (c) 2012, The Washington Post. Moved Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. (MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Joel Prince.)

Octsoberfest 2012

Lisa Russler helpd Vhone' Townsend make a photo frame at the Octsoberfest in Faurot Park.

December 2012 unemployment rates

November 2012 unemployment rates

November 2012 unemployment rates

Holiday greetings 2012

2012's big book

This file combo made of book cover images provided by Vintage Books shows the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy by best-selling author E L James. EL James' erotic trilogy was easily the year's biggest hit, selling more than 35 million copies in the U.S. alone and topping bestseller lists for months. Rival publishers hurried to sign up similar books and debates started over who should star in the planned film version. Through James' books and how she wrote them, the general public was educated in the worlds of romance/erotica, start-up publishing and "fan fiction." (AP Photo/Vintage Books, File)

2012 White House decorations

The White House is decked out with holiday decorations Wednesday, November 28, 2012, in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

October 2012 unemployment rates

Saber Junction 2012

U.S. Army Europe soldiers of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, patrol a road at the Grafenwoehr Training Area at sunrise during Saber Junction 2012, Oct. 13. U.S. Army Europe's exercise Saber Junction trains U.S. personnel and more than 1,800 multinational partners from 18 European nations ensuring multinational interoperability and an agile, ready coalition force.

Saber Junction 2012

A Bulgarian soldier assigned to the 68th Special Forces Brigade conducts fast-rope insertion training during a decisive action training environment (DATE) exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 9, 2012, as part of Saber Junction 2012. Saber Junction is a U.S. Army 2nd Cavalry Regiment-led exercise designed to prepare U.S. and international partner forces for a NATO deployment to Afghanistan. DATE exercises link live-fire pre-deployment training with virtual training and constructive training at operation centers. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ashley Webster/Released)

Halloween 2012 options

To achieve this Halloween Zombie Bride costume, adorn a Goodwill dress with gray tulle and fishnet. Rip some tulle for the head dress and the makeup sells the transformation. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)

Halloween 2012 options

Seneca Crane from the Hunger Games. It's really all about the beard and the hair. Let the games begin. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)

Halloween 2012 options

Shirt from fauxrealshirt.com is all you need to create a neon 80's guy. Oh, and a Mohawk won't hurt. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)

Halloween 2012 options

To achieve this Halloween Zombie Bride costume, adorn a Goodwill dress with gray tulle and fishnet. Rip some tulle for the head dress and the makeup sells the transformation. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)

Halloween 2012 options

Effie Trinket from the Hunger Games. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)