Good manners are important, but they should come from a place of understanding, not pressure. When parents adopt a patient and empathetic approach, children are more likely to develop genuine ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My former co-worker passed away suddenly about a year ago, and a memorial gathering is finally being held. It is being called a “celebration of her spirit” and is being held ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have taken note of repeat inquiries about how to deal with not being invited to a wedding -- presumably, though not always in so many words, without being a jerk in return.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My former co-worker passed away suddenly about a year ago, and a memorial gathering is finally being held. It is being called a “celebration of her spirit” and is being held ...

Following a full week between games, Duke basketball returns to the court this weekend in a Tobacco Road rivalry matchup at Wake Forest. The second-ranked Blue Devils (16-2, 8-0 ACC), who have ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I run a shop from my house. It’s mostly online, but occasionally I have customers make an appointment to visit “in store.” Many of them will just text “I’m here ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My former co-worker passed away suddenly about a year ago, and a memorial gathering is finally being held. It is being called a “celebration of her spirit” and is being held ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Duke faced a challenge against Wake Forest unlike anything it has seen in nearly three months, and the second-ranked Blue Devils responded with something they hadn't done ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I run a shop from my house. It’s mostly online, but occasionally I have customers make an appointment to visit “in store.” Many of them will just text “I’m here ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I run a shop from my house. It’s mostly online, but occasionally I have customers make an appointment to visit “in store.” Many of them will just text “I’m here ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I were hosting a casual dinner party in our home for two couples we like very much. One couple brought their two children, who get along well with my two children.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I run a shop from my house. It’s mostly online, but occasionally I have customers make an appointment to visit “in store.” Many of them will just text “I’m here ...