Miss Manners: Simplicity, dignity remain virtues today - Mon, 07 May 2012 PST

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been reading about calling-card protocol in a few dusty old etiquette books and something puzzled me. Several authors writing in different time periods indicated that simpler is better when it came to the style of the calling card; they described using simple text, with the person’s name and perhaps an address, being careful to avoid ostentation. If that is so, why is ...

Yes, keep it simple

Dear Miss Manners: I have been reading about calling-card protocol in a few dusty old etiquette books and something puzzled me.

Dannie Abse Brings Jewish Twist to Wales

Poet Danny Abse’s work is redolent with warmhearted Yiddishkeit . He had to overcome his father’s opposition to devoting his life solely to literature. Click here for the rest of the article...

BRIEFLY: April 28

Read about what's happening in and around Plymouth.

Good Morning, Buffalo

Good-bye, chilly and frosty. Hello, warm and muggy. Steamy air from the Gulf of Mexico is supposed to bring summerlike conditions to Western New York from now through Friday, the National Weather Service says, with periods of rain and thunderstorms to keep it interesting.