It sounds like a nightmare to pilgrims in Northern India on Shraven Navratras, a 9-day festival that honors the Hindu goddess Shakti, when they hear that 145 people, 30 of them children and 38 women, died on the path to a Himalayan hill shrine.Dead pilgrims…
Scientists recently discovered that smelling pastries boosts your mood. Who knew?According to an article from Newsweek.com by Anne Underwood, "Agreeable scents can summon the better angels of our nature. Psychologist Robert Baron tested people in fragrant locations like Cinnabon and the Coffee Beanery and found…
In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.