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I recently spoke with a friend, a retired Episcopal priest. He and I were bemoaning the fact that our society has become so coarse and divided. Much of this is politics, but I believe there is ...

We are past due for a review of basic manners and civic responsibility. Such reviews used to happen every nine weeks when schools sent report cards home. At the bottom of the report card was a box ...

National Common Courtesy Day, observed annually on March 21, was created to remind us of the importance of polite behavior in our daily interactions. It encourages us to reflect on how simple acts of ...