Whether or not you know there's an actual term for it, you've certainly done what's known as the Midwest Goodbye. It's our lengthy process of leaving a get-together in this part of the country that ...

‘Tis the season for lingering in doorways. “Years ago, when I moved to the Midwest, I wondered why the holidays passed so much quicker here than they do on the Coasts,” writes Christopher Borrelli.

‘Tis the season for lingering in doorways. Years ago, when I moved to the Midwest, I wondered why the holidays passed so much quicker here than they do on the Coasts. Soon I realized it wasn’t that ...