As nights draw in, thousands weigh up adding a four-legged companion. Home, hearts and habits face a gentle reset. Adult-dog adoptions are creeping up as ...

A Mercedes driver has been fined after sitting stubbornly in the outside lane for five long miles, and the story has set off ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work for a midsized company that has a centralized administrative office, in addition to locations where we do field work. I am part of the administration, and work permanently ...

After a long commute home, the letter writer is always dashing to the bathroom – and rudely cutting off neighbor in the process. Dear Miss Manners: After commuting to the same job for 15 years, 15 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a dear sister who is 50. She is a busy professional and homemaker. I am her 65-year-old brother, living about four hours away, also well-educated. We have a very good ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We own a home in a fairly nice neighborhood where people take good care of their homes and gardens. Many of our neighbors have housekeepers, gardeners, carpenters, etc. I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at dinner with two friends, and one shared the terrible news that her beloved dog had been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. Miss Manners: I want all my friends on the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have now been to three (!) weddings where I found out that the couple was already married, and just going through the motions. The first was a couple who had gotten legally ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have now been to three (!) weddings where I found out that the couple was already married and just going through the motions. Miss Manners: My neighbor’s plus-ones are nice women, ...