Halloween etiquette: Trick-or-treat but be polite

Trick-or-treaters beware: Manners count — even on Halloween.

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Audit: Pa. liquor agency should change bid process

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board exhibited poor judgment but did not break the law in awarding a $174,000 training contract to a company headed by the husband of one of the agency's managers, the state auditor general said Wednesday.

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Pa. liquor board wants clerks to be bubbly, polite

Pennsylvania liquor store clerks need to be more bubbly when they're selling Champagne.

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What Do You Do About Rude People In Public?

Recently there was a story about a Walmart shopper who line jumped in front of another customer, moved the other customers items so that she could be next.

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CLARKSTON, Ga. -- A MARTA bus driver has been disciplined for forcing a disabled passenger to remain on a bus for as long as 30 minutes. The passenger told CBS Atlanta it happened because the driver didn't appreciate his lack of manners.

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After watching South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson heckle the president during a joint session of Congress, Serena Williams cuss out a line judge at the U.S.

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At the risk of reigniting the mommy wars (and I shudder at the very prospect), I'd like to ask: What do you think: Do "preggos" automatically deserve first crack at a seat?

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What can parents do to end needless violence? Read this short article and maybe start a Mothers against gang violence chapter in your local.

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Manners: are they contagious?

Back in the day when Leave it to Beaver was the hot show on television, people were polite. Parents taught their children "yes ma'am and no ma'am along with yes sir and no sir". Gentleman opened the doors for ladies and waited until she had entered before going in.

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Do you leave your Cell-phone on 24/7 ?

Don't you just hate it your travelling home on the bus its say around 7.30 pm at night someone gets on whilst yakking on their cell-phone. Instead of interrupting their conversation whilst they tender the fare to the driver they continue the conversation.

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Recently, I started using an old family friend as a travel agent. Before then, we'd never had occasion to email one another. From the start, I was shocked to find that she regularly wrote her emails exclusively in all uppercase letters.

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Communication Etiquette for Professionals

There have been many articles in various publications that have covered etiquette, but I have yet to see one that went over the basic rules and expectations where it concern professional communication.

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Am I a Bad Neighbor?

Last Sunday night, Memorial Day weekend, I was sitting at home and watching TV. The neighbors were having a party. They were out all evening, playing games, drinking, and hot tubbing. Hey, fine by me, have fun.

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Whether it's the colleague who CC's you on irrelevant e-mails or the stranger who makes loud, public phone calls, many people are downright rude in their gadget use and online behavior.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania liquor store clerks need to be more bubbly when they're selling Champagne.

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When We Put Ourselves First Graciousness Dies

Forsyth, Georgia – Non-Violence Challenge, Day 37, Graciousness Where Oh Where has Our Politessé Gone? Where does all the violence come from when we are driving? When I was younger I traveled to many different countries and each country culture has a different persona when it  …

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Excerpt: Adolf Hitler's uncouth behavior and shocking table manners appalled his wartime dining companions, according to a secret intelligence report discovered while cleaning out a house.

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GALVESTON, Texas — In her final hours, 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers screamed as she was whipped with leather belts that turned her skin black and blue and was dragged by her hair into a bathroom where her head was repeatedly dunked into a tub of cold water — all part of a di …

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It seems even a thief appreciates good manners. A masked man walked into a Needs convenience store in Lower Sackville, N.S., Tuesday night and demanded cash and cigarettes from the clerk. Cpl. Joe Taplin, an RCMP spokesman, said the employee simply refused.

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"I was reading the Wall Street Journal this morning, and I mentioned to my wife that there was an article about Michelle Obama's fashion sense, and she ripped it out of my hands." "I think America's ready for Barack. I don't know if they're ready for Michelle."

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About time. I'm tired of having to hear obscene words, personal information (medical, sex, problems) screamed in the area I'm in. Airports, planes, buses, waiting rooms, etc. Are you tired or are you a violator of others space?

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What does the bashing of football legend Ron Barassi say about contemporary Australia? Nothing good.

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The less that we have, maybe the more we'll realise the importance of manners, of thoughtfulness, of common decency. In a time of pessimism, that would be one thing to hope for. As life gets crueller, perhaps we'll get kinder.

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As a nation we are increasingly forgetting the common courtesies such as saying please and thank you, while other hallmarks of good manners, such as sending handwritten thank-you letters and holding the door open, are slipping.

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I am sorry to say that there have been some instances of gloating winners and sore losers, going even beyond the moment when Barney the White House dog bit a Reuters reporter.

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Who has better manners: Americans or Britons? (Poll)

Mmmm..that's an easy question for me: The British, of course!! :o) We tend to say lots of 'pleases' and 'thank yous' and acknowledge people in a genuine way! But I would say that, wouldn't I? :o)

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Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert did not appreciate the nonverbal behavior of Sen. John McCain during Friday's first presidential debate with Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama.

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When You Look, What Do You See?

When you look, what do you see?

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