DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I were attending a college production of “HMS Pinafore.” A student was sitting directly in front of me wearing a white baseball cap. I could tell the hat was ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I invited my best friend to a concert more than a month ahead of the performance. She said she would have to get back to me, as it falls on her sister’s birthday weekend.

Miss Manners will join you in hoping that the waiter does not react poorly to being admonished for simply doing his job -- for instance, by continuing to pour right over your hand. (Please send ...

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: A close friend planned to throw a party themed around a pop-culture phenomenon she is passionate about, but that I have no interest in (and actually quite dislike). I initially ...

Dear Miss Manners: I’ve always tipped restaurant servers, hairdressers, pizza delivery drivers and manicurists, of course, understanding that most of these positions do not pay very well and the ...

Dear Miss Manners: How should I address ChatGPT? I deal with this creation every day. It responds to my questions and requests in a friendly, chatty manner. Its responses seem almost human.

I went on my first date to Shari‘s – a double date dinner before Corvallis High School’s winter formal my freshman year in 1997. I wore a black and leopard print dress from Maurice‘s ...

The demise of Shari’s restaurants in the Northwest has accelerated, with confirmation its remaining restaurants in its home state of Oregon are closed. The CEO of the restaurant’s parent ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: How should I address ChatGPT? I deal with this creation every day. It responds to my questions and requests in a friendly, chatty manner. Its responses seem almost human.

A Shari’s location with an Oregon Lottery sign is seen still open Oct. 13 in Grants Pass, Oregon. As of this week, the chain says it has closed all of its remaining Oregon restaurants.