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Miss Manners: Is there a place for civility when it’s not demonstrated by our politicians?
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (494+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: Since some political figures have demonstrated and encouraged boorish behavior, what was once seen as good breeding is now eschewed as unnecessary or unmanly. Is there still a place in such a world for civility? Many cringe-worthy…...
Miss Manners: Is dressing ‘like a tourist’ a travel faux pas?
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (362+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is wrong with tourists looking like tourists? Do they expect us to pack fancy clothes? A local tour guide chewed out all of us Americans for wearing shorts, halter tops, sandals and backpacks. “Would you dress…...
Miss Manners: How do I tactfully avoid giving someone a political endorsement?
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (516+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: As we are in an election year, help me figure out what to say when a friend asks for your political endorsement, but you think she would be terrible in that elected position. I love this friend…...
Wayne and Wanda: My visiting niece has been a godsend, but her active social schedule is stressing me out
1+ week, 2+ day ago (669+ words) Dear Wanda and Wayne, A few months ago, my 28-year-old niece offered to come spend the summer with us to help out while she’s between jobs. It has honestly been a lifesaver. She cooks, walks the dogs, helps my mom,…...
Miss Manners: How do I politely redirect my guest’s rude dinner table behavior?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (530+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: I hosted a former colleague for a weekend. Like any proud grandmother, she wished to show me a video of her granddaughters singing, to which I happily consented. I was less pleased, however, when my houseguest proceeded…...
Miss Manners: When your ‘compliments’ to elders are actually insulting
2+ week, 1+ day ago (392+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: The oddest thing started happening to me when I reached my 80s: Strangers began approaching me to tell me how beautiful I am. It continues regularly at the supermarket, at restaurants or on the bus. It is unnerving…...
Miss Manners: How to keep a good friend from ruining the party vibes with their doom and gloom
2+ week, 3+ day ago (474+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a good friend who lives near us and is part of a circle of friends who attend each other’s gatherings. This friend has become a doomscroller and is very agitated with the political scene. I…...
Miss Manners: How to handle fellow concertgoers with no concept of personal space
3+ week, 4+ day ago (506+ words) 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 that way....
Miss Manners: How to keep your private property private
3+ week, 5+ day ago (512+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: The 4th of July is quickly approaching. Every year, due to my home being in close proximity to the city’s fireworks display, I am bombarded with uninvited visitors. I do invite some friends over, but I spend the…...
Letter: All dressed up with no ice to break
3+ week, 5+ day ago (125+ words) Anchorage Daily News Letter: All dressed up with no ice to break The Thursday, June 11, 2026, ADN newsletter had a very ironic juxtaposition of two news stories. One was the Coast Guard announcement that three new icebreakers will be stationed in…...