Tech magnate Elon Musk protested Monday against President Trump’s barrage of tariffs on foreign imports by reposting the late libertarian economist Milton Friedman’s famous “pencil speech.” ...

People from as far as California, Georgia and Maryland packed a Minneapolis lawn Saturday to watch two men sharpen a giant pencil. It was the fourth annual sharpening, a free event in the yard of ...

Now, another is in the works near Lake of the Isles. A giant no. 2 pencil is be sculpted out of a dead tree in John Higgins's front yard.

Say words to each other, not use your body,” she said. They do spend some time on other skills, like holding a pencil. They strengthen children’s hands by playing with Play-Doh.