DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a Ph.D. student in a college town where the public bus also serves as the campus bus, and students get free fare. As a result, it is often very crowded, mostly with undergrads.

SPOKE WITH ONE OF THOSE PARENTS. MONICA MCCARTNEY TELLS ME HER DAUGHTER, A SOPHOMORE AT BURGETTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, CAME HOME FROM HER FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL MONDAY AFTER RIDING THE BUS, ANXIOUS, AND HER ...

Being on a packed bus is never a pleasant experience, but when one woman noticed someone was invading her personal space, she decided to take "petty revenge" on her. She explained there was ample room ...