Miss Manners: Why do people only want to talk about themselves?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am always looking to meet new people and make new friends. But for the last five years or so, I have ...

College faculty are under pressure to say and do the right thing. The stress also trickles down to students

Heavy teaching loads, shrinking university budgets and expanding workload expectations have fueled stress and burnout among ...
Oregonian

Dear Annie: How do I go about setting boundaries, voicing my own needs and choices?

Dear Annie: Thank you for the work you do on behalf of the good. I often read your columns on boundaries, and I deeply appreciate your encouragement to not only set boundaries for ourselves but also ...
syracuse.com

Miss Manners: If I offer to pay for wine, and my guest orders something else, do I still need to pay?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: While traveling abroad on a group tour, I invited three travel companions to share a bottle of wine with me, and they agreed. None of us were teetotalers. As the waiter poured for ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Miss Manners: What do I do if I can’t eat anything the host is serving?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a number of food allergies. I can manage them when dining at home, and even in some restaurants, where I can choose what I can handle and request “leave-outs.” But dining at ...
Hindustan Times

California declares Diwali a state holiday, third US state to do so

California on Tuesday officially declared Diwali a state holiday, becoming the third US state to recognise the Hindu festival of lights, following Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The California bill, co ...
NJ.com

How’d Yankees do it? Jazz Chisholm credits fans who ran onto field for saving season

NEW YORK — After taking a post-game shower, Jazz Chisholm returned to his locker and chatted on the phone with a friend. The two certainly had a lot to talk about. “What a day,” Chisholm said as NJ ...
The New York Times

Where Trump Is Vulnerable and How to Act on It

Mr. Farrell is a professor of democracy and international affairs at Johns Hopkins. President Trump is trying to seize power that he is not entitled to under the law or the Constitution. But Mr. Trump ...
RealClearPolitics

CA Governor Frontrunner Katie Porter Ends Interview Over Follow-Up Questions: "I Have Never Had To Do This Before"

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) cut short an interview after becoming visibly frustrated and berating a CBS Los Angeles reporter over a ...
Business Standard

Gold at Rs 11,925 per gram ahead of Diwali: Should you buy & in what form?

As gold prices touch fresh highs in India, investors are once again drawn to the yellow metal for both festive and financial reasons. According to data from the India Bullion and Jewellers Association ...
Cleveland.com

Dear Annie: How do I approach my neighbors about their messy yard?

Dear Annie: I have lived in my house for more than 40 years. In all that time, I have done my best to be a good neighbor. I am not the type to throw block parties or socialize regularly, but I have ...