Columns, Opinion

Loose Ends: Civility

MEEKER | Unfortunately, it appears that we are long past the age of civility. Public and private discourse alike show numerous signs foretelling the extinction of manners. Using some restraint after a heated argument, as well as resisting the urge toward slinging sarcasm are not communication skills we see very often anymore.

Growing up in a large family, I remember reminders from my mother cautioning us all be civil to one another. I knew she…