DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had an art show last summer, the week before my birthday. An old friend stopped by and purchased a very nice glass platter (over $150) for her daughter. As she was paying for ...

Dear Miss Manners: I had an art show last summer, the week before my birthday. An old friend stopped by and purchased a very nice glass platter (over $150) for her daughter. As she was paying for ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Are there polite ways to refuse to participate in a video chat when someone tries to pass a cellphone to you? My brother-in-law and his wife are extremely involved in their ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our daughter is finishing kindergarten ... were listing their children who had “graduated” from preschool and kindergarten. Wouldn’t our daughter feel left out?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in my late 20s but have been going gray since preschool. My hair is now about 95% gray. I like it, and get many compliments about it, to which I always say thank you and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a frequent tourist ... Social realism is a movement in art and photography. I think it’s important to capture the people and settings that reflect our times.