Casey made it out okay! 7
I had a few loyal readers email and ask today if Casey made it out of D.C. okay. Yup! She is back at school safe and sound. They had to take refuge at a post office when Union Square closed down, but she made it…
The Vox Box archive for Jan. 21, 2009
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21, 2009
The Full Text of President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address
Text of President Barack Obama's inaugural address on Tuesday, as delivered. Written by Jon Favreau. I just read this after hearing it yesterday morning. I thought it to be an excellent speech that was appropriately unifying if not as outlandishly extravagant and historical as anticipated.…
Freedom of Speech or Something Else? 11
Photo from weblogs.newsday.comI came across an interesting topic in government class today, and since it has the potential to become controversial I just knew I had to post it (okay, I wanted to see what your responses were to it as well).The big topic? Should…
The Daily Show's Inauguration summary 3
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cChangefest '09 - Obama's InaugurationBarack Obama InterviewJohn McCain InterviewSarah Palin VideoFunny Election VideoI haven't laughed this hard in a long time. Especially the part about Cheney... Enjoy!
Remembering Cheney sophomore Lorissa Green
S-R photographer Colin Mulvany covered the candlelight vigil honoring Cheney High School student Lorissa Green who died Friday Jan. 16, 2009 in a two-vehicle accident in the intersection of highway 195 and Cheney- Spokane road.We wanted to post the video here, also, because we assume…
It's the Most Depressing time of the Year! 5
Someone has done the math (it even has a formula, on paper, it looks like this: W + (D-d) x TQ)and found that the saddest day of the year was the 19th, the third monday of January.And November 27th, 2008, was the happiest of the…
What's in a name? 15
4,050 dollars, apparently.From the looks of the eBay page, someone sold the naming rights for her unborn baby — and two pairs of Nike Air baby booties — for $4,050. She doesn’t care what name the bidder chooses, but hopes it’s not one that will…
2009 Inaugurations sets video-streaming record 1
According to Akami technologies, Obama's inauguration yesterday failed to surpass all-time internet traffic records, what it did do was mark the most simultaneous streaming-video viewers in the Web's history.About 7.7 million video streams, primarily live, were being viewed at peak time on Tuesday. Demand was…
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.