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The article focuses on the disputes between two magazines "Kids," and "The Hoot Owl." It states that the motto of Kids magazine is 'By children for each other' and the first issue of "The Hoot Owl," the motto on the front page was 'By kids, for kids, about kids." It states that the biweekly newspaper "The Hoot Owl," appears to be a bit jealous as it has been struggling for five hard months with next to no recognition, while "Kids," gained national attention within a month. It also mentions that the magazine "Kids," has published its first issue on November 30, 1971, with the Kids as editors. It states that the first issue of the monthly literary magazine, printed on good quality paper with plenty of color illustrations.

This article urges readers to purchase more recycled paper, which uses 60% less energy to produce than virgin paper, as a method of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to save trees. Statistics are presented on paper usage and the energy required to produce a ton of paper. Each tone of recycled paper produced saves 17 trees.

Features Web sites that allows the user to design graphic note cards, purchase vintage-style letterpress-printed note cards, or order rugby-striped note cards with custom monograms.

Focuses on the etymological derivation of the word chad. Statement that the word chad, which refers to the pieces of paper punched out of voting ballots, was nearly deemed obsolete enough to be deleted from the 'American Heritage Dictionary'; Possibility that the term stems from the so-called Chadless paper punch, which was named after its inventor.

Discusses how working, reading and shopping online will save fuel and preserve forests. Comments by Joseph Romm of Washington's Center for Energy and Climate Solutions; Reduction of paper needs and energy costs by shopping on line and working from home; Environmental groups such as the Sierra Club which approve of the Internet's energy efficiency.

Or at least a lot less often [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Discusses a digital pen and paper writing system designed by Swedish company Anoto AB. How the pen reads what it writes on special paper that transmits the information as an e-mail, fax, or mobile-phone message; How the technology works; Possible applications; Service expected to be offered through Vodaphone; Author's evaluation of using the writing system.

We Americans like our Moms and Wives a certain way—and only that way. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Offers technology-related news briefs for June 18, 2001. Discovery of an electro-optical material by researchers at Scotland's University of Edinburgh that could improve prospects for the production of electronic paper; Plan of the Rosetta Project to preserve the world's languages by microengraving 1,000 versions of the first three chapters of the Bible onto nickel discs; Others.