Over 10 years ago, when life became hard, Ellen Webster set out to bring in some light, one handwritten letter at a time.

Include the customer's name at the top of the note (i.e., "Dear Chloe.") This will make the thank you note seem more personal and less like a standard form letter.

Ashley Graef says one executive was so taken by her thank you note that he hired her to ghostwrite for him for several years.

YOU HAVE COVERED SO MANY BIG AND SMALL STORIES, ALL WITH HEART AND DOING A WONDERFUL JOB. SHE’S CRYING. I KNOW IT’S TOUGH. I KNOW IT’S TOUGH BECAUSE IT’S IT’S MEANT SO MUCH TO YOU. I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Sometimes I get a thinking-of-you greeting card, or something similar, out of the blue from a friend. I feel like the mannerly thing to do, now that there’s text and email, is ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Sometimes I get a thinking-of-you greeting card, or something similar, out of the blue from a friend. I feel like the mannerly thing to do, now that there’s text and email, is ...

Letters: Thank you to legislators, governor for tackling tort reform to lower insurance rates LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jun 19, 2025 1 min to read ...

I feel it would be nice if Miss Manners would acknowledge that electronic thank-yous are as valid as handwritten in today’s communication environment. Any thank-you is better than no thank-you ...

Heartfelt thank-you I’m writing to express my gratitude to the North Fork Audubon for hosting Doug Tallamy’s inspiring talk, “The Bird Song Project: Landscaping for the Birds,” on June 7.

I feel it would be nice if Miss Manners would acknowledge that electronic thank-yous are as valid as handwritten in today’s communication environment. Any thank-you is better than no thank-you ...