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Miss Manners: Slacker's graduation gift could include an incentive
September 7, 2010Dear Miss Manners: We have long-term friends, with a delightful family. We have watched the children from infancy grow up to be bright and personable young people, and we love them dearly. The two oldest were valedictorian and salutatorian of their classes, and were accepted to Ivy League schools...
Miss Manners: Engaged couple plans wedding fundraiser
September 7, 2010 Dear Miss Manners What is your opinion of an engagement party which is also a fundraiser for the engaged couple? They are upfront about it being a fundraiser, and it takes place at their house, where they are cooking a meal for cash.
Miss Manners: Graduation invite is not that hot a ticket
September 7, 2010Dear Miss Manners: I will get only six to 10 tickets for my college graduation. I have a clear list of whom I want to invite, but my grandmother keeps pushing me to get extra tickets to include all my aunts, uncles, cousins and other extended family and friends of hers from church.
Miss Manners: Send praise of workers to their higher-ups
September 7, 2010Dear Miss Manners: I am a student veteran, and I had been dealing with a particular government agency for several months, to no avail, in receiving certain education benefits that were owed to me. It was a frustrating time, and, as a last resort to try to recoup the thousands of dollars my husband...
Miss Manners: Politics and religion? Don't go there
September 7, 2010Dear Miss Manners: What is wrong with people? What happened to the politics and religion rule?
Miss Manners: Gung-ho guest overstays welcome
September 7, 2010 Dear Miss Manners: My husband and I graciously allowed a friend to live with us, rent-free, for about a year while she made an amazing recovery from severely disabling chronic pain. She was unfailingly cheerful throughout this.
Miss Manners: Aunts pit teen against teen in pregnancy race
September 7, 2010Dear Miss Manners: My 16-year-old cousin recently had a baby. Although I think she is still too young to have children, I keep my opinions to myself, and am genuinely happy for her and her healthy baby.
Miss Manners: The smile police
September 7, 2010Dear Miss Manners: What is the correct response when people tell me to smile? I am not at a photographer's studio or where photos are being taken. I'm just going about my business.
Miss Manners: To yelp, or not to yelp?
September 7, 2010Dear Miss Manners: It is in desperation I turn to you to teach proper etiquette to the 20-plus crowd for dealing with problems they have with businesses they patronize. I refer to the all-too-common practice of leaving the place in a huff, rushing to the computer and yelping about the experience...
Miss Manners: Workplace friendships
September 7, 2010 Dear Miss Manners: When I was laid off after six years, it was not unexpected -- there had been a change of ownership over a year ago, and it was only a matter of time until the entire "old management team" was replaced. I was actually thankful, considering how unhappy I had been, and the fact that...
