Karen Grigsby Bates

is a Los Angeles-based correspondent for NPR News and co-author, with Karen Elyse Hudson, of The New Basic Black: Home Training For Modern Times (Doubleday).

About Come Correct

Manners and mores in modern life? It's about way more than where the fork goes.

All APRIL POSTS (8)

Driving Slow in the Fast Lane

Yes, it's the posted speed limit--but driving way slower than the cars around you can endanger everyone.

Home Training: A Good Defense Against Swine Flu

When good manners and public health needs collide, it’s a great opportunity for a teachable moment

Greener Than Thou

Why Preaching Folk To Change Their Non-Green Habits Is Ineffective. And Rude.

Flying While Rude

When the person next to (or behind) you acts as if she's chartered the whole plane...

Taking Care of (Dog) Business

Why Picking Up After Your Pet Is More Than Good Manners

Bay Bay's (and everyone else's) Kids On Your Night Out

Yes, times are hard, money's tight, and a night out with your honey is hard to come by. And hard to enjoy when someone else's baby is screaming in the middle of your movie....

A Tad Too Familiar

Can You Call A 115 Year-Old Lady By Her First Name?  Read On...

The Presents of Your Company

Haters are harshing on the Obamas for their choice of presents to the Queen during their visit to London for the G20.  What happened to It's The Thought That Counts? (And what can you give the woman who has everything? Literally.)