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The Vox Box archive for July 2008

SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2008

Nuclear Power: The Future of Energy?

Since the Three-Mile Island nuclear incident of 1979, the construction of nuclear power plants has been at a standstill. However, the inflating price of oil and environmental concerns have led to renewed calls for the creation of new nuclear power plants, and the Energy Policy…

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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2008

To spank or not to spank...

Jesse Tinsley/SRMelissa Farrell, 21, sits with her daughter, Laila, age 21 months, and talks to the media in Coeur d'Alene City Park Wednesday afternoon in the wake of a citation for injury to a child after bystanders told police she treated Laila roughly during the…

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SUNDAY, JULY 6, 2008


And the new item up for bid on eBay is...

A vote.That's right. A single vote for whoever the highest bidder wanted for the presidential election in November. The seller learned the hard way not to mess with our countrie's system of democracy. Take a look.Yes, I know that I just did an eBay story…

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TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2008


Is this "the summer that cruising died?"

From the New York Times, full story here... SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — For car-loving American teenagers, this is turning out to be the summer the cruising died. Kevin Ballschmiede, 16, pined for his 1999 Dodge Ram — “my pride and joy” — the other night as…

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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.



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