The Vox Box

Fri., Nov. 2, 2007

From CNN: Pirates tell US Navy to back off

Some pirates off the coast of Somalia captured a tanker and its crew hostage in a way. A US Navy ship got too close, and they've warned the ship to back off.

"Apparently the navy ship was getting closer to them," Tess Villanueva, wife of the crew's foreman, Laureano, told The Associated Press in the Philippines. "The good news would be if they (pirates) leave the ship."

So far, no demands have been made for the crew, but negotiations have started for their release.

See the whole thing here.

Did anyone else know that pirates still existed? Other than the music pirates, of course.

Posted Nov. 2, 2007, 2:46 p.m.

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.