GENTLE READER: It was to avoid the knives being used to attack fellow diners -- or at least to lessen that possibility.

GENTLE READER: It was to avoid the knives being used to attack fellow diners -- or at least to lessen that possibility.

There's a small difference in how Europeans and Americans use cutlery. Everyone cuts their food with their dominant hand, but ...

Boston is famous for its wide selection of restaurant serving traditional Italian fare -- but this one stands out for ...

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Gifts, to me, are not a chore and not an obligation. If I get a thank-you card, it is nice, but I do not see any obligation ...

If I get a thank-you card, it is nice, but I do not see any obligation on their part to send me one. I got my reward already.

To explain further, let me tell you how I give gifts. I have a large family that is pretty far-flung. Some years I’m in touch ...

If examiners determine that Aherne — who has spent most of her life in mental hospitals — is not mentally fit to assist in ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Why is it that people see it as mandatory to send a thank-you for a gift? It seems like people give gifts ...

A court heard that Jay Roberts, 31, from Canton, made no threats of violence but had a knife in his waistband before taking ...