DEAR MISS MANNERS: Each year, Halloween heralds my own personal horror: the season during which my family harasses me to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On our neighborhood app, one of my neighbors cautioned that two young men had recently knocked on her door. She could see them on the security camera and she did not know them. She ...

I abhor this annual ritual. To me, the value in receiving gifts is the knowledge that the giver took the time and effort to ...

Miss Manners is sorry to see the end of an ancient tradition that was one of the hallmarks of civilization. As you have ...

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Letter writer abhors their family’s tradition of providing each other with a list of potential Christmas gifts.

Miss Manners is aware that this approach puts the focus on scheduling, not etiquette. But it will make the point that your time is valuable and not available on command. And that other members of the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a writer and editor by profession, so I read books with a critical eye. I bought a book written by an acquaintance of several years (nonfiction). I read the book and found ...

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