A couple attended a friend’s concert at a local restaurant and made their exit right before the band played their last song ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My spouse and I are friends with a couple, one of whom is in a band. This band put on a show at a local restaurant, and we went to show support. We arrived prior to the start of ...

They’re libertarians and they don’t know it. That’s long been the view of Cato Institute co-founder Ed Crane. It’s what he expressed decades ago to recently passed Cato executive vice ...

Dear Miss Manners: Is there a polite way to deal with those relatives who constantly tease you, make fun of you and remind you of the stupid, mean things you did when you were young? Naturally ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Lately it has seemed that the phrases “We’re pregnant” and “They’re pregnant” have been subsumed into acceptable usage. Although I’m not a doctor, last time I ...

Knowing how to display respect through action stands in stark contrast to bad manners used by people who were not taught how to behave growing up. Bad manners are often rooted in a basic ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended a New Year’s Eve party with about four other couples. At 10:30, people started leaving, and I quickly came to realize my husband and I would be the last remaining ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do I kindly tell my sister that her son’s texts to the family are annoying? He’s 14, and his texts and phone etiquette leave us scratching our heads. He doesn’t ...

The potential Jimmy Butler-Heat breakup will have to wait. Amid rumors the veteran star could be traded, Heat president Pat Riley said Thursday the team will not be trading Butler. “We usually ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I travel frequently, and I have noticed that airports are reducing the number of seats at the gates. I will arrive at the gate more than an hour before boarding, only to find ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My siblings and I (all of us in our 40s and 50s) have had a strained relationship over the past few years, for various reasons. Last year, my youngest sister told us all via ...