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The Vox Box archive for May 28, 2008

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008

It's official: teenagers are sucky drivers.

Credit: © BananaStock/SuperStock"Accidents involving teen drivers cost more than $34 billion in ’06."Full article... By Doug Newcomb:Ask any parent who has just added a kid to the family’s insurance policy and they’ll tell you how expensive it is to have a teen behind the wheel.…

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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.