Dear Miss Manners: Since some political figures have demonstrated and encouraged boorish behavior, what was once seen as good breeding is now eschewed as unnecessary or unmanly. Is there still a place ...

Good manners have always been a moving target. What counted as refined and considerate behavior in one era can look patronizing, rigid, or simply puzzling a few decades later. The rules of etiquette ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Travel Season is here and whether you’re boarding a plane, or exploring a new city, good manners can make the trip smoother for everyone. Mister Manners himself, Thomas Farley ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Suppose Miss Jones marries Mr. Smith and decides, for whatever reason, to retain her maiden name. She is still deserving of the married honorific, is she not? Is “Mr. Smith and Mrs.

Dear Miss Manners: I work in a public middle school and am a licensed teacher. It is a matter of course that adults refer to each other as Mr. or Mrs. Smith, especially in front of students or when ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: The culture of my academic field is very casual. I’m interviewing for professorships at several places, and the faculty committees in the interviews – all “doctors” by title – ...