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The Vox Box archive for Nov. 13, 2008

THURSDAY, NOV. 13, 2008

No communion for Obama voters

A Catholic priest in South Carolina wrote and distributed a letter to his parishioners stating "they are putting their souls at risk if they take Holy Communion before doing penance for their vote [for Obama]." His reasoning? Obama is "pro-abortion" and no true Catholic would…

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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.