Not minding our manners: Signs of a coarsened culture are all around us

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Peter Tonguette Growing up, I was not educated by nuns, raised by particularly stern parents, or compelled to commit to memory the collected works of Emily Post. Even so, I knew that a gentleman ought to open a door for a lady, exercise restraint in using colorful language, and write a thank-you note upon receiving a gift. I was raised in a household, and came of age…