The country could learn a lesson in civil discourse from what transpired at the South Bend City Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 12. Tensions over the Pledge of Allegiance bubbled up in a remarkably ...
The syndicated column, “Miss Manners,” by Judith Martin, is sorely missed when not published daily, and so I am requesting that in order for us to receive needed personal as well as civil-toned ...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Seven-year-old sisters Shawna and Elise Rippee walked very slowly, careful not to spill punch -- on the thick carpet or on their fancy clothes -- as they sat to nibble on ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I sent out party invitations that included my grandnephew. He RSVP’d that he would be attending, along with his girlfriend. I had not invited the girlfriend -- I didn’t even know he ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I was in college, a friend’s family graciously opened their home to me for a couple of months while I worked a summer job near their home, which was an hour from my family’s. I ...
DANVILLE -- They greeted and escorted their special guests inside and arranged their place settings properly. This was part of Monday's Manners Mixer for 160 Danville Middle School sixth-graders who ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m pleased that our daughter is teaching her children (ages 4 and 7) about thank-you notes. My question concerns the e-card version of this ...