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Coverage dated October 1, 2026

Miss Manners: School board member’s knitting habit has split the community

Headline from Cleveland Plain Dealer

Others defend her with outcries of, “You’re dissing women’s art!” or, “Some people are kinesthetic learners.”

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Miss Manners: Our school board member won’t stop knitting during meetings. Isn’t this rude? (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Advice from Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin.

  2. AL.com

    Miss Manners: Is knitting at a school board meeting rude or multitasking? (opens AL.com)

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    Others defend her with outcries of, “You’re dissing women’s art!” or, “Some people are kinesthetic learners.”

  3. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Miss Manners: School board member’s knitting habit has split the community (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Others defend her with outcries of, “You’re dissing women’s art!” or, “Some people are kinesthetic learners.”

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