California, the first state in the US to allow gay marriages, has now banned them after Proposition 8, which wsa created to reverse legal same-sex marriages, passed yesterday. There were similar propositions passed in other states, and a law in Arkansas now prevents unmarried couples…
Should a doctor be able to prescribe a lethal dose of drugs to a dying patient?In Washington's Initiative 1000, (titled 'Death with Dignity), that question was posed upon Washington voters. Despite it's tricky social inclinations, voters answered by a "margin of 59% to 41%, making…
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.
