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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Thursday, December 29, 2016 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Baby’s birth sparks interest in absentee father’s family FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: My twin sister and I about any genetic illnesses that run were raised by a single mom. Because in your father’s side of the family, Mom received welfare benefits, she including his cause of death. While was required to list “potential” fathers you’re at it, be sure to mention that in order to receive aid. After a time, you are not trying to intrude — only to the state required paternity tests be find information that may be pertinent given to the men she had listed, so we to you, your twin sister and your child. had no idea who our biological father Dear Abby: I have been separated was until we were 16. from my ex-wife for a year and I’m Jeanne Although paternity was proven, Phillips still depressed. I can’t eat, I sleep only he never attempted to contact us. I a couple of hours a night and since the Advice recently learned that he died several split I have lost 40 pounds. years ago at a relatively young age I’m in my late 20s. My wife and I (mid-50s). I also discovered that he had at were together since high school. We have two least two other children, one of whom I was kids. We separated because of her infidelity able to locate on Facebook. and immaturity. I was the one who decided to I don’t want to cause any undue distress by leave and I don’t regret my decision, but a part reaching out to them. However, I’m curious of me can’t move on. about any historical information they could I’m still nice to her and cater to her some- provide, particularly medical or hereditary times, but I want to stop. I feel she uses me issues I should know about. All of a sudden I because she knows I will always love her. have this overwhelming need for information, How do I break my bond with her? — Still especially now that I have a child. Not Over Her In North Carolina Should I try and contact my half-siblings, Dear Still Not Over Her: If your ex-wife or let it go and hope there’s nothing there to is the only woman you have ever dated or find out? I don’t want to hurt anyone, but I feel been intimate with, it’s not surprising that this I just have to know. — Needs To Know has been extremely hard for you. Divorce can Dear Needs To Know: The revelation that bring with it a roller coaster of emotions, some you and your sister exist may come as a shock high and some low. to your half-siblings, so be prepared. Ideally, Because you can’t seem to break out of the way to go about asking for the information the lows, it might help you to go online and you’re seeking would be through an interme- research divorce support groups for men and diary such as a lawyer. However, if you can’t attend some meetings. However, if you find afford one, then write a letter explaining who you need more help than that to disengage — you are and that you are a parent and would and you may — ask your doctor for a referral like any information that can be provided to a licensed mental health professional. 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 Dec. 29, 1916 Running at breakneck speed on south Main and dragging a broken sleigh, a runaway team belonging to the Telephone Livery Stable last night dashed headlong into a moving freight train which was blocking their path. One of the horses received a bad cut in the head and bled profusely but neither was seriously injured. The impact threw them back on their haunches but they soon recovered and started running again but were caught by Ralph Grandin who with others was coasting down the Main street hill. The team had been hired by three young men, Mark Patton Jr., Arthur Greenwald and Felix Roumagoux. They were driving east on Bluff street when the seat suddenly cracked and broke. The sound frightened the horses and they lunged forward so suddenly that the three occupants were thrown out the back end. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Dec. 29, 1966 Firemen had a “heck of a time” early this morning putting out a fire at the Richard Clark home in Riverside. Heat from a fireplace had, by conduction, set on fire a wooden floor under a slab of concrete in the fireplace. It took five firemen and a chain saw over 1 1/2 hours to get at the smoldering wood. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Dec. 29, 1991 The Prairie City man accused of raping a Eugene woman at the Red Lion Dec. 1 entered a plea of not guilty Friday morning in Umatilla County Circuit Court. Dan L. Wolgamott, 32, was arrested Dec. 4 after Pendleton police searched his home in Prairie City. The arrest of Wolgamott came after police received information from several citizens who apparently saw him at the Red Lion. The search of Wolgamott’s home apparently turned up a .25-caliber semi-auto- matic pistol, which is similar to the weapon described to police by the victim. Wolgamott has a minor criminal record that includes arrests for hunting violations, driving under the influence of intoxicants and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. 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 Today is the 364th day of 2016. There are two days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 29, 1916, James Joyce’s first novel, “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” was first published in book form in New York after being serial- ized in London. On this date: In 1170, Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canter- bury, was slain in Canterbury Cathedral by knights loyal to King Henry II. In 1808, the 17th pres- ident of the United States, Andrew Johnson, was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1812, during the War of 1812, the American frigate USS Constitution engaged and severely damaged the British frigate HMS Java off Brazil. In 1845, Texas was admitted as the 28th state. In 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as an estimated 300 Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them. In 1934, Japan formally renounced the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. In 1940, during World War II, Germany dropped incendiary bombs on London, setting off what came to be known as “The Second Great Fire of London.” In 1957, singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme were married in Las Vegas. In 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar, crashed into the Florida Everglades near Miami International Airport, killing 101 of the 176 people aboard. In 1975, a bomb exploded in the main terminal of New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing 11 people (it’s never been determined who was responsible). In 1986, former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan died in Sussex, England, at age 92. In 1996, guerrilla and government leaders in Guatemala signed an accord ending 36 years of civil conflict. North Korea issued an unprecedented apology for sending a spy submarine into South Korean waters. Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Rose Lee Maphis is 94. Actress Dina Merrill is 93. Actress Inga Swenson is 84. ABC news- caster Tom Jarriel is 82. Actress Mary Tyler Moore is 80. Actress Barbara Steele is 79. Actor Jon Voight is 78. Country singer Ed Bruce is 77. Rock musician Ray Thomas is 75. Singer Mari- anne Faithfull is 70. Hall of Fame Jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr. is 70. Actor Ted Danson is 69. Singer-actress Yvonne Elliman is 65. Actress Patricia Clarkson is 57. Comedian Paula Poundstone is 57. Rock singer-musician Jim Reid (The Jesus and Mary Chain) is 55. Actor Michael Cudlitz is 52. Rock singer Dexter Holland (The Offspring) is 51. Actor-comedian Mystro Clark is 50. Movie director Andy Wachowski is 49. Actor Jude Law is 44. Thought for Today: “Ours is the age of substi- tutes: Instead of language we have jargon; instead of principles, slogans; and instead of genuine ideas, bright suggestions.” — Eric Bentley, British-born Amer- ican author and educator. PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE