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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Thursday, November 12, 2015 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Woman’s male roommate wants to be Iriends with no bene¿ts FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: I am a divorcee with a up empty-handed but leave with a problem. My longtime friend “Paul” generous amount of leftovers. Before and I decided to move in together so my mother passed away 12 years ago, I could save some money because she would at least help. of my very expensive divorce. The Since my children and their fami- problem is, I think I am falling for lies live out of state and are unable him, and I get really jealous when he to come this year, I told one of my brings dates home. sisters-in-law I wouldn’t be hosting When I told him I’m starting to Thanksgiving this year. Abby, she Jeanne have feelings for him, he said he cares Phillips KDGDFRPSOHWHKLVV\¿W6KHLQVLVWHG for me, but not in that way. How can I it was “tradition” that we have Advice keep my jealousy in check so I don’t Thanksgiving at my house, and it’s ruin a good friendship? — Over The something everyone looks forward Line In Utah to. She even said it’s not like I don’t have the Dear Over The Line: I’m going to take a time since I retired this year. risk and make a generalization, because there Yes, I have tried delegating. One year, is much truth to it. When couples divorce, a sister brought a dessert (cookies in a tin) one or both partners’ self-esteem often takes and the other a bag of rolls. Neither one has a huge hit. People often feel vulnerable and ever worked outside the home. I’m tired of in need of someone to love them, make them cooking for two or three days to feed 15 to 20 feel attractive, be a partner to them, etc. Could people. Am I wrong in wanting a break from this be you? Might this have something to do doing it all? — I’m Done In Florida with your resentment of the women Paul is Dear “Done”: No. You have a right to seeing? spend your Thanksgiving any way you wish. Your friend has been no more than a Because you didn’t mention whether your supportive friend at a time when you needed siblings host Christmas, Easter or Fourth of one. If you can’t accept it for what it is, then July celebrations, I’m assuming the answer IRU \RXU RZQ HPRWLRQDO KHDOWK ¿QG DQRWKHU is no. If that’s true, then from my perspec- place to live because, even if you’re saving tive you’re at least 12 years overdue for a money, this arrangement is too expensive. break. Your sisters and sisters-in-law should Dear Abby: I have been cooking Thanks- have stepped up to the plate and shared the giving dinner for our family since I was in my responsibilities you have shouldered alone mid-20s, with little or no assistance from my after your mother passed away, if not before. sisters or sisters-in-law. They typically show Shame on them. DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BLONDIE DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Nov. 12, 1915 The last of the cottonwood trees which, in early days, formed a big grove from Main Street past the Byers mill gave way yesterday to the march of civilization when the big tree standing in front of the old Livermore corner on Johnson Street, just south of Court, was cut down. It had showed signs of decay and was cut down as a matter of precaution. Old timers in Pendleton remember when there was a dry river channel about where the present Court Street is and when cottonwood trees stood thickly on either side. As the town grew, these trees were cleared off until none but the Johnson Street tree remained. Even it was not one of the original trees. It grew from the stump of another tree which was cut down in 1883 by Livermore & Bickers when they moved their UHDO HVWDWH RI¿FH WR WKH FRUQHU RI &RXUW DQG Johnson. A number of sprouts put out and they permitted one to grow until it developed into the big tree which has been familiar to all. The house, in front of which it grew, is one of the ¿UVWKRXVHVEXLOWLQ3HQGOHWRQ 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Nov. 12, 1965 As Ruth Dickenson, Cayuse, approached THIS DAY IN HISTORY BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN DFURVVLQJRIWKH8QLRQ3DFL¿FUDLOURDGQHDU Cayuse at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, her wet foot slipped from the brake pedal of her pickup truck. The truck jumped in front of an oncoming train. Mrs. Dickenson was thrown from the truck to the road and suffered cuts on her head and back. She was taken to St. Anthony’s Hospital. The truck was thrown ¿IW\IHHWLQWRDGHHSGLWFKLWVPRWRUWRUQDZD\ by the impact, the Umatilla County Sheriff’s RI¿FHUHSRUWHG 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Nov. 12, 1990 Floyd Christianson, a resident of Weston since 1936, was named Weston’s “First Citizen” at the annual Chamber of Commerce turkey dinner Friday night. Christianson was honored by about 60 people who attended the affair. Ruby Kirk, a member of the cham- ber’s selection committee, said Christianson brightens the days of everyone he meets. “Most retirees are a nuisance to businesses in small towns like ours, but not him,” Kirk said. “He imparts a bit of wisdom with a cheery smile very early in the morning and really makes their day.” Christianson worked for Harris Pine Mills 29 years and, upon his retirement, went to work to establish Weston’s senior center. Today is the 316th day of 2015. There are 49 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 12, 1815, pioneering American suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in John- stown, New York. On this date: In 1787 VHYHUH ÀRRGLQJ struck Dublin, Ireland, as the River Liffey rose. In 1927, Josef Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union as Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party. In 1936, the San Fran- cisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened as President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a telegraph key in Washington, D.C., giving the green light WRWUDI¿F In 1942, the World War II naval Battle of Guadalcanal began. (The Allies ended up winning a major victory over Japanese forces.) In 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and several other World War II Japanese leaders were sentenced to death by a war crimes tribunal. In 1969, news of the My Lai Massacre in South Vietnam in March 1968 was broken by investigative reporter Seymour Hersh. In 1975, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas retired because of failing health, ending a record 36-year term. In 1977, the city of New 2UOHDQVHOHFWHGLWV¿UVWEODFN mayor, Ernest “Dutch” Morial, the winner of a runoff. In 1984, space shuttle astronauts Dale Gardner and Joe Allen snared a wandering VDWHOOLWH LQ KLVWRU\¶V ¿UVW space salvage; the Palapa B2 satellite was secured in Discovery’s cargo bay for return to Earth. In 1985, Xavier Suarez ZDV HOHFWHG 0LDPL¶V ¿UVW Cuban-American mayor. In 2001, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 headed to the Dominican Republic, crashed after takeoff from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 people on board and ¿YHSHRSOHRQWKHJURXQG Today’s Birthdays: Rhythm-and-blues singer Jimmy Hayes (Persuasions) is 72. Singer Brian Hyland is 72. Actor-playwright Wallace Shawn is 72. Rock musician Booker T. Jones (Booker T. & the MGs) is 71. Sportscaster Al Michaels is 71. Sing- er-songwriter Neil Young is 70. Rock musician Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser (Blue Oyster Cult) is 68. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., is 66. Country/ gospel singer Barbara Fair- child is 65. Actress Megan Mullally is 57. Actor Vincent Irizarry is 56. Olympic gold medal gymnast Nadia Coma- neci is 54. Actor Sam Lloyd is 52. Rock musician David Ellefson is 51. Retired MLB All-Star Sammy Sosa is 47. Figure skater Tonya Harding is 45. Actress Tamala Jones is 41. Actress Angela Watson is 41. Actor Ryan Gosling is 35. Actress Anne Hathaway is 33. Folk-rock musician *ULI¿Q *ROGVPLWK 'DZHV is 25. Thought for Today: “I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns.” — Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE