items left on my desk from the lady who worked here before me

-an odd looking pencil holder, resembling a large wooden spool turned on end, that contains one pair of red-handled scissors, a red correcting pen, and a blue pencil used for writing on photos.
-a half-used roll of paper towels
-a Swingline stapler, with ample amounts of staples left in it
-a small plastic square divided into two compartments, probably used as some sort of desk organizer
-a burnable CD
-a phone, complete with earhorn
-reference documents given to each reporter, including two phone books, a public records and meetings manual, "Access: A guide to Government Information," and an employee handbook.