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MONDAY, SEPT. 17, 2007

Tattoo regret?

br> br>CNNATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Laura Hathaway initially had no regrets after getting a tattoo on her lower back when she was 21. But now, 10 years later, she wants it gone....The American Academy of Dermatology reports tattoo regret is common in the United States.…

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SUNDAY, SEPT. 16, 2007

FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 2007

From Huckleberries: Unsafe At Any Speed ...

Originally posted at Huckleberries OnlineSR photog Jesse Tinsley passed along this old newspaper add, along with the comment: I was reading a 1942 Popular Science magazine and ran across this image under "Handy Tips for Car Owners". It says that you can install handles on…

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 2007


Weight loss surgery for teens...

What do you all think? This is from an article in today's S-R by Jonel Aleccia"State-paid weight-loss surgery OK'd for young adults" Morbidly obese young adults ages 18 to 20 will be eligible for state-paid surgery for weight loss starting next year, under new rules…

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12, 2007

Illegal Aliens

Are they truly illegal? Should they be? All around I hear people condemning others for hating Mexicans, for having no human love or tollerability toward others. At the same time people curse the others for subjecting our citizens to the dangers of an open boarder,…

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So what is with our leaders?

Ok, so many teens can be empathetic, I think, to Larry Craig. Some I have talked to say, "Who cares if he is gay?" Or, "It would suck to have your life on display like that." Etc...Others enjoy the laughs... See Jon Stewart's take, here...What…

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 2007

Robbery Becomes Murder? 

I'm sure many of you have heard about the Jamie Lynn Drake case. If you haven't... she was a 19-year-old graduate from Mead High School and went missing for a while. She was found murdered in suspect, Kevin Newland's mother's summer house. Although Newland was…

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2007

Forget the Government

Who needs it, right? That’s what anarchists think. How do they expect to live? Do you think it would work? Would you honestly be able to live without any rules or regulations? Laws wouldn’t be enforced! I guess this would be a bonus for those…

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Frosh Have it Tough

Hopefully you saw this one in the paper. Basically it says that Freshmen have it horrendously difficult. That elder peers are sadistic tourture Gods that will beat a Freshman to a pulp on a whim. Robbie also alluded to having experience some of it first…

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 4, 2007

World Leaders

Who cares? So you-pick-istan has a terrible leader who is evil and smells terrible. How does that effect teenagers today? Why should todays teenagers be worried about what happens afar or even around here? Do we really have much power in influencing these events? Or…

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SUNDAY, SEPT. 2, 2007

Fall TV

It seems that with the beginning of every coming school year, prime time television achieves new heights in awesomeness. Some of the hot shows causing a lot of buzz are Bionic Woman, Pushing Daisies, Psych, Heroes and tons more. With so many shows to choose…

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THURSDAY, AUG. 16, 2007

Introductions: The Vox, Take Two

So the first year of the Vox has come and gone. It's time for year two. After going through nearly 200 applications, we've expanded the staff to around 90 kids, all extraordinarily talented. Since this is the first post in the Vox Box, I should…

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2007

Download edition: The May 2007 Vox

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FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2007

Download edition: The March 2007 Vox

I think this was my favorite edition of the year, and I think our first that we did all the layout ourselves? Is that true? Anyone?Page 1: Click here for filePage 2: Click here for filePage 3: Click here for filePage 4: Click here for…

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TUESDAY, JAN. 23, 2007

Download edition: The January 2007 Vox

Our second edition. We were doing more layout, but still using lots of AP for sports.Page one: Click here for filePage two: Click here for filePage three: Click here for filePage four: Click here for filePage five: Click here for filePage six and seven centerspread:…

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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.