GENTLE READER: If you believe that people should behave politely and treat one another with respect, then you and Miss ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to what gift is appropriate to bring to a CEO's ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When is it OK to consider a “goodbye” finished? When does a goodbye have to be followed by waving, and for how long? Related Articles Miss Manners: Nobody talks to you? Well, what ...

Dear Heloise: Because an opened can of evaporated milk has a short refrigerator life before it sours, and goes bad, pour the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When is it OK to consider a “goodbye” finished? When does a goodbye have to be followed by waving, and for how long? After we’ve said goodbye in the parking lot and the other person ...

Readers: I have had many of you chatting with me lately about “respect” — how some feel there is a lack of respect in today’s world — how being respectful shows you have proper manners, how our daily ...

GENTLE READER: Technically -- a qualifier Miss Manners uses to emphasize that there are more important issues to consider -- ...

GENTLE READER: Technically -- a qualifier Miss Manners uses to emphasize that there are more important issues to consider -- ...

Dianne Isbell has written an etiquette column for the Belleville News-Democrat since 1987. She served as director of protocol for U.S. Air Force Communications Command before retiring in 2001. Derik ...

Once upon a time, good manners were about please and thank you. In 2025, they’re about read receipts, voice notes and knowing ...