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The Vox Box archive for Dec. 21, 2008

SUNDAY, DEC. 21, 2008

Oprah is now officially pet-friendly. (The Spokesman-Review)

PETA loves Oprah...

Oprah Winfrey: Famous talk-show host, radio-show personality, magazine named after herself, - the woman's even got her own book club stickers...We can now add "PETA's Person of the Year" to the list of achievements. Given the title by the Norfolk, VA.- based PETA, People for…

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A sign of definite intelligence - The Vox Book Club (The Spokesman-Review)

Discussion Begins!

Alllllrighty! The day has come - The Vox Book Club's first official discussion! ....(*suspense music* - dumm dummm duummmmm!!) OK - So here's how it's going down: There will be 4 seperate posts - As you smarty-pants people can probably guess, one for each section…

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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.