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Scuttling the dress code in the Senate diminishes decorum

Congress is bickering as usual. A potential federal shutdown is looming. Public respect for the elected representatives of government is at historic lows. What a perfect time to announce that members of the world’s greatest deliberative body are welcome to start coming to the U.S. ...

Skirting the issue: Appeals court rules on charter dress code

In the 1950s when television was in black and white, as was the distinction between acceptable and unacceptable behavior, comedian Milton Berle would occasionally wear a dress in a skit, causing the studio audience to laugh uproariously. How things have changed. A U.S. Court of Appeals has ...

Dress codes about respect, not money

There was a time when spending big at a swank restaurant would be regarded as an occasion requiring dress-up. Then the slob culture took over so that even when an establishment made great effort to arrange flowers, iron tablecloths and provide formal service, customers would turn up in ...

Introducing a new kind of dress code violation

There was a bit of drama at the Preston County Board of Education meeting at the beginning of the week (which is, unfortunately, becoming the norm nationwide). The Preston BOE heard from Rodney Zinn — a frequent attendee of the board meetings lately, often to protest mask wearing in ...

COVID-19 may lead to changes in workplace dress code

MORGANTOWN — Employees are swapping sweatpants for workplace attire as businesses return to in-person work, but what is considered appropriate dress may be shifting. Pajamas likely won’t be welcome in the office anytime soon, but the COVID-19 pandemic is shifting views on dress code ...

I love Disney World, and here’s why wokeness critics are wrong

by  Cody Vincitore Anyone who has been to Orlando will tell you that we are a vibrant, multicultural city with a rich history of inclusion. I worked at Disney in my early 20s and have served seven years in the military since then. Both jobs had strict limits on grooming standards ...