GENTLE READER: There is an art to giving ... or a single word -- or neither, if it would interrupt the flow of conversation. Assuming your neighbors were otherwise polite, Miss Manners will ...

Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant showcased the talents of African American youth on Saturday, bringing together music, spoken ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been slowly slogging through ... I’m not financially able to do so. How can I tactfully word the invitation so everyone knows I’m inviting them to dinner, not ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a politically liberal person with like-minded friends. Occasionally, in the course of a conversation, a friend advises me that my use of a word or phrase was unacceptable.