To be clear, Miss Manners has never liked sending money as a present. But the thought of a young child who has been used to receiving a check in her card, shaking it up and down and wondering if she ...

To be clear, Miss Manners has never liked sending money as a present. But the thought of a young child who has been used to ...

Brother had placed a stuffed animal in their mother’s casket and then somehow gave it to the letter writer for Christmas.

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

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Dinner parties and entertaining are not the only currencies of friendship.

There are many kinds of support, including helping the hostess with cleanup, pet-sitting, listening and helping with problems ...

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

The most commonly banned books in U.S. schools include LGBTQ titles, international bestsellers, teen romantasy novels and a 1962 classic, according to a new report that compares modern-day censorship ...

Banned Books Week has begun and new titles are dominating this year's top challenged list. Banned Books Week is Oct. 5-11 and this year's theme is, "Censorship Is so 1984. Read for Your Rights." The ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a friend who constantly talks about the prices of food, drinks and restaurants. I wanted to go downtown to a festival, and the first thing she said was that the beers are ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am lucky in that multiple friends of mine offered to host a baby shower for my upcoming arrival. I demurred with all of them and most of them dropped the subject. Two friends ...

Two retired Alachua County educators have co-authored a book titled "Miss Carrie’s Etiquette 101." The book was inspired by the authors' experiences volunteering and observing a need for etiquette ...