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The Vox Box archive for Dec. 29, 2008

MONDAY, DEC. 29, 2008

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The Diary of a Snow Shoveler 

A friend told me about this parody, and I did a google search and found it. In light of all this snow, and all the people who are sick of shoveling it, I felt compelled to share it with you. Its called "The Diary of…

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It's a boy for Bristol 

Bristol Palin, the teenage daughter of Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, gave birth to a 7-pound, 4-ounce boy on Sunday. She and the father, Levi Johnston, have named the baby Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. Both mother and child are in good health, though that's all the…

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Some hot chocolate would sure be nice with this car-shmallow. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

It just keeps on Comin'... 

... the snow that is. Everywhere I look, all I see is snow, snow... (and you guessed it!) more snow. The snow just keeps coming, hardly stopping to give us a break to catch up. So, here I pose the question: How much snow is…

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This Scottish ogre is singing his heart out. (Joan Marcus)

Belching and Breaking Wind...How Beautiful

The very green (and very sarcastic) Scottish ogre has now found his place: center stage.Sunday was the night for 'Shrek the Musical', the official debut of the 'screen-to-stage musical' based on the 2001 animated film and children's book by William Steig.Played by Brian d'Arcy James…

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cheap... or smart? 

With the economy slowing down, people are obviously spending less. But how's this affect teenagers? Maybe for those of us who don't work, and even those who do work, money for fun comes from mom and dad. Do you find yourself trying to do cheaper…

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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.