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The Vox Box archive for April 1, 2009

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2009

Snow covered pansies are seen in St. Martin, in the Austrian province of Salzburg, on Wednesday March 25, 2009. After the official start of spring last week, winter returned to most parts of Austria.  (Kerstin Joensson / Associated Press)

Spring is in the Air (Well, Kinda) 21 

Despite the Inland Northwest's notorious tempermental weather, spring break has arrived, and it's about time! Local schools have let out for a chilly, frosty spring break that officially started Monday for some school districts, including those from Northern Idaho.So my question is this: How will…

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An Unknown Population...(of 6,000?!?)  

Scientists stumbled upon a surprise lurking in the waters of Bangladesh, but according to National Geographic's Christine Dell'Amore, the surprise certainly wasn't little. Researchers discovered a group of nearly "6,000 Irrawaddy dolphins [living] in the country's Sundarbans mangrove forests and nearby waters of the Bay…

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April Fool! 

Today's the day. That entertaining, love-it-or-hate-it "holiday" is here once more. So, who got pranked and who pulled a prank? Anything worth sharing?My Japanese teacher scared one girl half to death with the typical, "Oh my gosh! A cockroach!" gag. Funny thing is, this was…

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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.