From Yahoo News:I have heard some strange medical stories, but this is nothing less than staggering. Apparently, a blind man from Ireland can now see as a result of an operation where "doctors inserted his son's tooth in his eye."Yes, you read that correctly. "The…
Also from the New York Times... By SAM DILLON/Fewer than half of American teenagers who were asked basic questions about history and literature during a recent telephone survey knew when the Civil War was fought, and one-quarter thought that Christopher Columbus sailed to the New…
You've all watched the "American Pie" movies and are aware of the stereotypes. Boys are just after "one thing..."However, according to a new report in The Journal of Adolescence, we might not be giving boys enough credit. Psychology researchers from the State University of New…
From the New York Times...Next time they have a rare snow day, think of the students of La Pointe, on Madeline Island on Lake Superior, the coldest of the Great Lakes...During those times, the Bayfield School District turns to its windsled, locally designed, built and…
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.
