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The Vox Box archive for Oct. 21, 2008

TUESDAY, OCT. 21, 2008

Prostitutes in San Francisco

Sweet, sweet freedom.Proposition K, an upcoming ballot in the local San Francisco elections, proposes a complete end to the prosecution of sexual solicitors by local police. Failing in Berkeley to a two-third's majority, this measure is projected to fare well in San Francisco, which is…

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Got haunted house?

Dan Pelle/SRAn evil clown and other scary creatures await visitors to the Cheney Haunted House located at the Cheney Pool. J.P. Russo hangs spider webs in the hallway behind the clown.This is from the Huckleberries site, but the photo will be used in the West…

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Stripper causing chaos...

Chaos in the courtroom, that is...Charles Privette of Broward County, Florida has filed a lawsuit after being struck by a stripper's shoe. Privette blames the stripper's "negligent dancing" and is suing the Pompano Beach club.Crazy court cases are everywhere! Read up on some more...Like Subway?…

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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.