The Choteau Youth Alliance is seeking donations to help offset operating expenses and keep childcare fees as low as possible ...

Parenting has changed a lot over the years, and, for all intents and purposes, that's a good thing. However, some old-school ...

Dear Miss Manners: I am an aunt to a niece who is married with two sons. She’s always been somewhat naive about certain things. This last Christmas, she gave me a $25 gift card to a place where I get ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Please explain how to administer a Cut, a Dead Cut, and a Cut Absolute. GENTLE READER: A Cut is pretending not to see someone who is obviously within sight. A Dead Cut is staring ...

It's a question, and a conversation, that can turn hotter than a Texas summer: whatever happened to good manners?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I moved to the U.S., I found quite a bit of difference in the dinner party etiquette compared to my home country. When an American co-worker invited me and other friends for ...

Dear Miss Manners: I’ve become lost for words greeting people I interact with on a regular basis — for example, neighbors and store employees. After greeting them with a smile, I ask them, “How are ...

Dear Miss Manners: What is the proper way to protect one’s bosom while eating? To put it in perspective, I am quite short. When at a restaurant, the table often hits at my bust line. When I eat, I am ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am an aunt to a niece who is married with two sons. She’s always been somewhat naive about certain things. This last Christmas, she gave me a $25 gift card to a place where I get ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was taught that women sit with their legs together, just crossed at the ankles. My daughter is trying to have her daughter not cross her legs, but she sees all those TV women sit ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve become lost for words greeting people I interact with on a regular basis -- for example, neighbors and store employees. After greeting them with a smile, I ask them, “How are ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: There are so many etiquette rules stifling the truth. You’re not allowed to say that you had a terrible time at a party, that someone is ugly, that you hated a gift, etc. Don’t you ...