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The Vox Box archive for Feb. 6, 2009

FRIDAY, FEB. 6, 2009

Atheist bus campaign in London; Richard Dawkins in the foreground. (Akira Suemori / AP)

Christians retaliate against atheist bus ads 19 

For the past month, the British Humanist Association has organized and funded an advertising campaign on London buses. The ads, placed on London's well-known red doubledeckers, read: "There's probably no god. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life," and are set to end on Monday.…

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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.