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...pencil and the paper is a very powerful way of voting," said council member Kathleen L. Born, who captured her seat by just 12 scratches of pencil on paper...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: Cambridge May Computerize Election Process | 5/24/1995 | See Source »

...down to one. Well, actually two. "There's another weird plant that's growing in there that isn't pot," Mel says. Compared to the forest in Johnny's closet, Mel's closet looks like it has been clearcut. Next to one sickly plant is a pencil, stuck in the soil "to support the plant so it won't tip over...

Author: By Michael R. Colton, | Title: Sowing the Weeds of Love | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

Bill Henderson has been in control of his computer-free life for some time now, waiting for the rest of the world to catch up. He presides over the Lead Pencil Club in Wainscott, New York, an organization that eschews high technology, especially E-mail, faxes and anything even remotely wired. Their motto: "What's the hurry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BACK TO THE REAL WORLD | 4/17/1995 | See Source »

...quite fathom they've become the hottest commodity to emerge from the Middle Ages since Gregorian chant. Though their scary Gothic ancestors patrolled the cathedrals of Europe, serving double duty as protectors from evil and divertors of rainwater, today's gargoyles are more likely to turn up as tchotchkes--pencil holders, bookends, and the like. They've also gone edible, in the form of Franco-American canned pasta (with and without meatballs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MONITOR: GARGOYLES IN AMERICA | 3/27/1995 | See Source »

...knows what effect writing utensils have on your prose? Do you was creative with your Mont Blanc? Does a Bic make you ditzy? Do you only write in pencil when you draw on the Lamont classroom desks? Choosing the right weapon might be the most important academic decision you make in college, so take heed. Social theorists and psychology concentrators, pay attention. There's a thesis out there waiting to be written...

Author: By Lindsey M. Turrentine, | Title: Pen Ultimate | 3/16/1995 | See Source »

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