This from the REUTERS PICTURES OF THE YEAR - This handout image from October 24, 2006, shows the world's most premature living baby, Amillia Sonja Taylor's, feet held in contrast with adult hands, just after her birth at Baptist Children's Hospital in Miami, Florida. Taylor,…
Says an editorial in the New York Times:As America’s youth have grown fatter and the number with adult diabetes continues to rise, there is one obvious way to help. Public schools should stop selling students so much unhealthy food. A worthy but imperfect amendment pending…
Check out this link to photos of how Christmas is celebrated around the world. QUESTION: Have you ever spent the holidays overseas?
I stumbled across what I felt was one of the best pieces of personal writing I've seen in awhile in the NYT the other day."My life’s greatest sorrow stems from my inability to feel close to other women," wrote Kelly Valen. Full article...She goes on…
An Icelandic teen claims he was questioned by police after dialing an apparently private White House number and posing as Iceland's president. (ABCNEWS)When Vífill Atlason, a 16-year-old high school student from Iceland, decided to call the White House, he could not imagine the kind of…
Farheen Hakeem, right, with a predominantly Muslim Girl Scout troop she leads in Minneapolis Allen Brisson-Smith for The New York Times MINNEAPOLIS — Sometimes when Asma Haidara, a 12-year-old Somali immigrant, wants to shop at Target or ride the Minneapolis light-rail system, she puts her…
From REUTERS:Six states sued the maker of Camel cigarettes yesterday, contending that a promotion in Rolling Stone magazine violated a 1998 agreement not to use cartoons in its marketing efforts.The suits focus on ads for the Camel brand, produced by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco…
Ed Gray bought phones with G.P.S. to track the locations of his daughters, Tiffany, left, and Jasmine. C. J. Gunther for The New York TimesAlso from the NYT:ED GRAY’S two teenage daughters wanted cellphones, but the answer was a firm parental no — until Mr.…
Chioma Isiadinso, left, counsels Jasmine Rebadavia, center, and Hannah Lindsell on how to make their college applications compelling. Michelle V. Agins/The New York TimesThe language is pure Madison Avenue, but it is richly in vogue among paid counselors who advise students on how to make…
As reported by the AP,ATLANTA - In a troubling reversal, the nation's teen birth rate rose for the first time in 15 years, surprising government health officials who had no immediate explanation. The birth rate had been dropping since its peak in 1991, although the…
It's from Psych. The mistake they are talking about is from an error the girl made that allowed a felon to escape. Not that it really matters. Just in case you were curious.
Oh yeah... I know. Here's the story.3.3 pounds of fungus, sweet.What would you buy with $330,000?
The legendary stunt rider has finally died. At the age of 69 he finally gave in to a bout of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. It's some sort of lung problem.Finally, after 40 years of death defying stunts, a legend who didn't give in to gravity, pain,…
"Hillary Clinton Stop Running For President And Make Me A Sandwich."Name of Internet campaign group on the social-networking site Facebook.
Questions: 1. What was used to help identify the body of a little girl found in Texas as a missing Ohio toddler? 2. Another high profile case is back in the news again when police in what country jailed suspects in the 2005 Natalee Holloway…
I thought this cartoon by Voxer Rachel Cox of RiverCity Leadership Academy was more appropriate here than in the print edition. I thought it was fitting. I hate it when I have to fill these boxes out...
I recently posted a dude playing a wicked sweet Pachelbel Cannon guitar solo, so it's only appropriate that I follow up with this:Pachelbel RantIt's so true. I'm afraid.
Since this clip aired, this teacher resigned due to the controversy. Some say the whole thing was blown out of proportion--others say the teacher was being innapropriate.QUESTION: What do you think? Did this teacher deserve to lose her job?
Vote for your favorite real life hero here!In the meantime, who's your favorite hero, real life or not?I like spiderman! He sacrifices his own well being for the greater good of those he cares about and complete strangers. He understands his power, and responsibility.Batman is…
I thought the headline was funny, but when I saw the rest of the story I was less than thrilled.Thus ends my mindset of the infallible security force that was SWAT. But what are childhood fantasies for besides being crushed?Ok, that's a little extreme, but…
No, we're not launching geological projectiles from dated weaponry, we're making music.duh. You should stop thinking everything is a violent weapon. It's not healthy.
...with the Heimlich!If any of my friends are reading right now, y'all suck compared to THIS kid. Jeesh... My friends would have laughed while I gasped for breath.Third grader saves best friendQUESTION: Have you ever had to use a life-saving technique like this?
Check 'er out...Deer clears police cruiserQuestion: Have you ever hit a deer?
Met Zach Dunlap. Brain dead after and SUV accident and while being prepared for organ transplant, he grabbed a nurse's arm...See the details, here...Pronounced dead, man lives onYIKES!!Neighbors and family say this miracle was the result of the power of prayer. QUESTION: Have you ever…
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.
