Photo Found on CNNWednesday, in Akron, Ohio, 90 year old Addie Polk tried to shoot herself after she found out she was to be evicted. Shortly after Deputies arrived to deliver an eviction notice, they and a neighbor heard loud noises and gun shots coming…
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.