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According to Casey:"Everyone is singing, 'Na na na, hey, hey, hey... good bye to Bush."
According to Casey:"Everyone is singing, 'Na na na, hey, hey, hey... good bye to Bush."
There are no other words to describe it. It's just ridiculously cold.I took the elevator to the roof top deck of my apartment building tohear if maybe, just maybe, the sound of millions cheering on the Mallwill carry over the Potomac River and to my…
From Casey: "They just asked everyone to please be seated. The elites at the capital and two million people laughed!" Casey also reports seeing Oprah, Dustin Hoffman, Beyonce, P Diddy and Barry Bonds.
From Rael as things begin... "Keep your eyes peeled for news coverage of the Swearing-In: VIPs saidto attend include Steven Speilberg, John Cusack and the "Governator"himself.You may have seen coverage of a star studded concert on the LincolnMemorial this weekend that featured Beyonce, Bruce Springstein,…
Nothing deep, but amusing: "It's so fricking cold and everyone is cheering and booing when people come on the megatron--politicians and celebrities."
Another update from Rael:"Barrack Obama is stepping into the White House. They show it live on TV and, I believe, on the National Mall as I write. I have the good fortune of working two blocks from the White House, and over the past three…
I just saw Dustin Hoffman at the big event... But here is more from Rael:"The city of Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb located southwest of the District, will simulcast today's inauguration and Swearing-In from picturesque Market Square on a large outdoor screen. The Square is located…
From Rael:"NBC News 4 reports Vice President Dick Cheney strained his back moving boxes recently and will appear at today's inauguration in a wheel chair."
I'll be writing updates from two former students of mine today--Rael and Casey--who are in Washington DC. Casey is there to watch, Rael lives and works there. This morning from Rael:s not even five in the morning. Nestled under a down blanket, I mindlessly turn…
Here are two stories from one of my new favorite websites, NEWS of the WEIRD As the British government was poised in November to re-classify lap-dancing clubs from "entertainment" to "sexual encounter establishments" (thus imposing tougher licensing standards), the industry's trade association insisted to a…
My mom, my sister, and I went to see Bride Wars yesterday at the theaters, and the cute comedy totally lived up to its hilarious "preview reputation." The two main characters, Liv and Emma, have been best friends ever since childhood, when the pair began…
Students all over the United States are experiencing the stress of the upcoming (or dwindling) week of final exams.It's hard to say which is more prominent in finals week: studying or stress. Having to cram in every spare second of spare time a student has…
As Mariah mentioned earlier, Security for tomorrow is going to be pretty heavy in DC. Like I said, I'm not surprised and here's why: Some idiot from Wisconsin made threats to assassinate Obama via posts made on a website (www.alien-earth.org). He's been arrested. From the…
Over the past year or two, Twilight mania has gradually taken over the lives of millions of teenage girls across the world. Stephenie Meyer is hailed as the new J.K. Rowling. Sparkly is the new standard for vampires. Middle-aged mothers are squealing at Robert Pattinson…
Webupon.com shares ten (one link isn’t working) of the weirdest, wackiest and most disturbing websites found on the web: Wildrecipes.comThis includes chocolate-dipped hotdogs, scrambled eggs and calves brains, and cheddar coffee. The DialectizerType any sentence into this webpage and pick the dialect you’d like to…
A 22-year-old Florida woman was arrested on Friday after a 4-year-old girl revealed to police officers that she was hiding under the bed. The woman was arrested for "assault, harassing phone calls and violation probation carrying a concealed weapon without a permit."Police arrived at the…
While browsing the mall yesterday I took one quick glance toward Hallmark and was struck by one thought: Holy attack of the Valentine's Day....Yup - stores everywhere have started displaying the crazy number of candy-filled boxes and the hundreds of lovey-dovey huggable stuffed animals, leaving…
Jen's post tickled my funny bone, and as I was browsing through You Tube I found this (Thanks Jen for the inspiration! *wink, wink*): *Please note: This is NOT an endorsement of alcohol. I post this merely for entertainment purposes only. Have you participated in…
Sometimes, you just find a website you love. Maybe it's a news site. Maybe it's a blog. Maybe it's a social site. Maybe it's an academic site. But it's a site you always go to. You might even have it linked for 1-click visiting.This Time…
With all of the ads either for or against high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) many people are wondering where to stand on the topic. So I looked up the truth about HFCS, and found some upsetting information.According to Linda Joyce Forristal, HFCS is cheaper than…
Here's the back half of Part 4 for discussion of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak! Enjoy throughout the Big Bad Blog-A-Thon.....The SleeperIn this first section Liesel realizes that a) Max shares her nightmares, and b) It has become somewhat of an 'obsession' to watch…
Move over meth; make room for OxyContin. Yup. That's right oxycodone and hydrocodone. Spokane and Kootenai Counties have recently seen a surprising number of Pharmacy robberies involving the drug. Read the Spokesman Story here. OxyContin (brand name for oxycodone) is a prescription painkiller. Its somewhat…
If you have ever been to Washington DC, you have seen the incredibly tight security. There are security cameras everywhere. Snipers on the roof of the White House, and a motorcade that the President is protected by wherever he goes. That's small stuff, compared to…
Jason Harschbarger from Pullman, West Virginia, was walking through his neighborhood when he came upon one of the weirdest sights he will probably ever see.Gracie, a filly owned by Harschbarger’s neighbor, had (for an unknown reason) stuck her head in between two parts of a…
The Accordionist (The Secret Life of Hans Hubermann)-Death notes early on in this section: "I've seen so many young men over the years who think they're running at other young men. They are not. They're running at me." -If this scene has repeated itself as…
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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