Residents will gather Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 ...

But the Higginses saw it not so much as a loss, but as a chance to give the tree new life ... knows a pencil. You see it in school, you see it in people's work, or drawings, everything.

But the Higginses saw it not so much as a loss, but as a chance to give the tree new life ... knows a pencil. You see it in school, you see it in people’s work, or drawings, everything.

Legendary artist and writer Walter Simonson, with a career that saw him come to prominence with DC’s Manhunter but also ...

But the Higginses saw it not so much as a loss, but as a chance to give the tree new life ... “Why a pencil? Everybody uses a pencil,” Amy Higgins said. “Everybody knows a pencil. You see it in school ...