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The Vox Box archive for Aug. 17, 2008

SUNDAY, AUG. 17, 2008

War on Women

Unlike some of my posts, this post is not meant to be clever, entertaining or even a debate starter. This post is meant to inform you of something that I feel should be more known. Call me ignorant but I had never before heard of…

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He Did It!!

Michael Phelps achieved his goal of eight medals at one Olympics last night after the Americans won the 4x100m medley. Phelps also set an Olympic record for fastest butterfly split in the history of the 4x100m medley. AP Photo In the story by Alan Abrahamson…

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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.