Now, pencils, on the other hand. ... I'm not saying pencil people are the worst, but you won't find any killjoys handing out pens to trick or treaters on Halloween.

Acting Mayor Kim Janey is drawing some criticism from the fact that city employees were out and about during the first day of school to hand out city-bought pencils and masks with her name on them.

I normally wouldn’t go out of my way to pick up a mechanical pencil at a store or pay a $10 shipping fee for an order under $49, but for this one I would make an excuse and treat myself to some ...

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