"The neighbor wasn't so excited." Gardener baffled by neighbor's nonsensical demands to remove thriving plant: 'It's none of ...

"An important source of food for songbirds in the winter, and deer, squirrels, skunks, and other small animals also eat them.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My neighbor and I had a heated disagreement about trick-or-treating. We are fortunate to live in a picturesque neighborhood of single-family houses, and our street is popular ...

Miss Manners: I started going gray at 14 and I still don’t have a good response to these comments We are fortunate to live in a picturesque neighborhood of single-family houses, and our street ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have achieved a small degree of social and political success in my community. Unfortunately, that is not the case for my husband. He is a wonderful spouse and does not cheat ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Maybe I’m the one lacking in manners for bringing this up, but: Are there etiquette norms for death notices? My pet peeve is when there is no indication given for the cause of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have achieved a small degree of social and political success in my community. Unfortunately, that is not the case for my husband. He is a wonderful spouse and does not cheat ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I sent a text message to issue an invitation to an 80-year-old friend of our family, who is very dear to us, and very kind and humble. Miss Manners: This vexing couple tailed us ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We needed a plumber recently, and during the four hours he was on the job, the plumber spent well over an hour on his phone for nonwork-related calls. More and more, it seems ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: How does a charity organization express the fact that, while a $100 fee is being charged to attend a fundraising dinner, the actual value of the meal being served is $300?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I participated in a vintage train excursion. At several points in the journey, the engineer stopped the train so that people could disembark to take photos and videos.