Questions:1. As many as half a million have been evacuated in what state this week because of fierce winds driving wildfires there?Extra Credit: What are these winds called?2. Leaders from Iraq and what other country are discussing a way to put a cease-fire into effect…
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.