Miss Manners: ‘Wizard of Oz’ sets a bad example for one real-life situation
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in downtown Houston and regularly walk through the underground network of tunnels to escape the ...
JUDY HOLMES: Manners really do matter, maybe even more so today
Years ago, my friend, Katherine, and I talked about writing a book on manners. We worked together at Continental Cablevision, the company that brought cable television to St. Paul. The first two ...
Miss Manners: What’s the role of full truthfulness when practicing good manners?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a strong moral requirement not to lie, which has led me to reflect on the role of full truthfulness ...
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Best of Miss Manners: Don’t tell me how lucky you were to have avoided the draft, says sibling of Vietnam vet
I feel I am justified, and that maybe they’ll think twice about bringing up their “good fortune” again. What do you think? GENTLE READER: We can agree on the bad manners and bad morals being ...
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Miss Manners: Is it bad etiquette to send a postcard after I return from vacation?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I often vacation at the beach and pick up several postcards with the full intent of sending them, but rarely get around to it. Is it bad etiquette to send them from home?