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COFFEE BREAK 8B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2019 Roommate’s complicates ‘friends with benefits’ setup Greenhouse gas war could reach new extemes in 2020 OREGON DEAR ABBY: I’ve been spending time with a certain gentleman for more than fi ve years. I am in love with him. We dated at fi rst, then became friends with benefi ts. He had another woman move in with him a few years ago, but we are still friends with benefi ts, and he has become my best friend. He listens when I need someone to talk to and knows how to give a good pep talk when I need one. We talk several hours a day and text through- out the day. I know in my heart we are meant to be together. He tells me he loves me but says he can’t ask the other woman to move out because she doesn’t have anywhere to go until she makes the person living in her house move out. How do I talk to him about this? — OTHER WOMAN DEAR OTHER WOMAN: Friends do not string friends along for years, which is what this “gentleman” has been doing to you. He invited the other woman to move in be- cause she is providing something he fi nds of value. (Are you sure they haven’t gotten mar- ried or enjoy similar benefi ts?) If he wanted her out, he would fi nd a way to do it. During your next “hourslong” phone call, tell him that as much as you care for him, you can no longer continue to live in limbo. Give him a deadline to get rid of his houseguest and, if he doesn’t meet it, cut off his “benefi ts.” DEAR ABBY: As a woman, I am infuri- ated by men of all ages who have to adjust their crotches all the time. Is there any way we can tell these men that what they’re doing is vulgar and embarrassing, and it’s rude to do this in public? I’m almost tempted to caress my breasts with both hands and push upward. But I guess that would be worse. Any ideas? — INFURIATED IN TOPEKA DEAR INFURIATED: Forget hoisting your breasts skyward. Rather than succumb to infuriation, dig deep and try to feel some sympathy. This has everything to do with our Creator’s grand design. Because men’s genitalia are external, they sometimes get pinched in their clothing, which is uncom- fortable. It’s only natural that they refl ex- ively try to remedy the situation. Because it bothers you so much, try looking elsewhere. By Dirk VanderHart Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — If lawmakers once again fail to pass a law regulating Oregon’s green- house gas emissions next year, voters could be called on to do it for them. Three initiative peti- tions fi led with the Oregon Secretary of State’s Offi ce on Monday would require the state to phase out electric- ity sources that contribute to global warming, and transition to a carbon-free economy by 2050. If they proceed to the November 2020 ballot, the measures are likely to usher in a bruising ballot fi ght. But the clean energy coali- tion Renew Oregon, one of the organizations spear- heading the efforts, doesn’t necessarily want it to come to that. Instead, Renew Oregon is hoping the measures add urgency to the legislative session that convenes in February, where Demo- cratic leaders have vowed once again to take up a bill that would cap greenhouse emissions in the state, and charge large polluters for their emissions. “Our priority will continue to be the cap-and-invest bill,” said Brad Reed, a spokesman for Renew Oregon. “We will put all of our energy to that. But we cannot afford for the state and for the people to not have bold climate action next year.” The carbon cap bill has been in the works for more than a decade, and was DEAR ABBY: My father died three years ago. My parents were both close to his young- er brother and his wife. For the past two years, I have suspected that my mother and my uncle have been having an affair. They live in different states and text back and forth. She has DEAR left her phone open when she ABBY has gone places with us, and the comments back and forth are very sexually oriented. I became suspicious when my uncle came to visit and they took a trip together and ended up staying overnight somewhere. A couple of months later, my aunt and uncle came to visit, and Mom asked me NOT to say anything about the trip they had taken in front of his wife. Then Mom started locking her phone, and if she wants to show you something, she holds onto her phone for dear life. She asked me to look on her phone for something recently while she was driving us someplace and she was so worried about her phone, I was afraid she was going to cause an ac- cident because she was trying to watch what I was doing. The last time my aunt and uncle were here, Mom tried everything she could to get my uncle alone. I tried as hard as I could to not let that happen. I feel my aunt needs to know what is going on. I’m not sure how to approach this or if I should leave it alone. It really bothers me they think this is OK. My father had an affair once, so Mom should know how this would hurt. What should I do? — WITNESS IN WISCONSIN DEAR WITNESS: What you should do is take a giant step back. Do not involve your- self in this potential mess and do not be the bearer of bad tidings to your aunt. If you are going to talk to anyone, talk to your mother. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. weather The Associated Press fi le photo Three initiative petitions fi led with the Oregon Sec- retary of State’s Offi ce on Monday would require the state to phase out electricity sources that contribute to global warming, and transition to a carbon-free economy by 2050. front and center earlier this year, when the Legislature tussled over House Bill 2020. The proposal wound up fl aming out spectacularly, amid a walkout by Senate Republicans and disunity in the Democratic ranks. The three potential ballot measures open up another front in the battle, asking voters to enact strict time- tables for reducing overall emissions and to require power companies to use only carbon-free sources of power. The petitions were fi led by a coalition calling itself 100% Ready For Clean Air, which includes Renew Oregon, the Oregon League of Conservation Voters, Cli- mate Solutions, the Oregon Environmental Council and other groups. Oregon has had targets for reducing its greenhouse AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION Astoria Longview 36/60 Kennewick 29/60 St. Helens 32/59 30/57 28/58 35/62 33/61 Condon Baker City 0 0 SUN 0 Partly sunny 59 28 Eugene 2 5 7 28/62 53 27 58 36 60 34 2 9 8 56 32 3 8 7 2 ALMANAC NATION (for the 48 contiguous states) High Monday Low Monday High: 101° Low: 8° Wettest: 5.36” 69° 24° 70° 39° 70° 29° PRECIPITATION (inches) Monday 0.00 Month to date Trace Normal month to date 0.12 Year to date 7.03 Normal year to date 7.74 0.00 Trace 0.21 12.51 11.75 0.00 0.03 0.25 22.71 16.10 HAY INFORMATION THURSDAY 30% NE at 4 to 8 mph 7.6 0.08 RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Tuesday) 22% of capacity 27% of capacity 63% of capacity 37% of capacity 23% of capacity 12% of capacity STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Monday) Grande Ronde at Troy Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder Burnt River near Unity Umatilla River near Gibbon Minam River at Minam Powder River near Richland Palm Springs, Calif. Antero Reservoir, Colo. Mayport, Fla. OREGON High: 80° Low: 22° Wettest: 0.08” Hermiston Burns Astoria On Oct. 9, 1804, a hurricane in New England caused massive damage. Tropical moisture and cold air combined in central New England; 2-3 feet of snow fell in the Berkshires and Green Mountains. SUN & MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset WED. 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Temperatures are Wednesday night’s lows and Thursday’s highs. FRI. Boise 24/49 Fields 31/70 THU. 18/49 Silver Lake 18/55 Medford Brookings Juntura 9/48 33/74 49/73 Ontario 25/54 13/50 Chiloquin Grants Pass Huntington 12/47 16/46 RECREATION FORECAST THURSDAY REGIONAL CITIES WEATHER HISTORY AGRICULTURAL INFO. Phillips Reservoir Unity Reservoir Owyhee Reservoir McKay Reservoir Wallowa Lake Thief Valley Reservoir Elkton 19/48 25/52 Seneca Bend MONDAY EXTREMES TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin Lowest relative humidity Afternoon wind Hours of sunshine Evapotranspiration Florence Council 17/49 18/51 16/52 35/63 Comfort Index takes into account how the weather will feel based on a combination of factors. A rating of 10 feels very comfortable while a rating of 0 feels very uncomfortable. 13/45 John Day 14/54 Sisters 32/63 57 35 20/50 Baker City Redmond 39/62 Halfway Granite 27/63 Newport 38/60 52 29 19/52 29/58 29/63 Corvallis 58 30 2 16 43 22 Comfort Index™ SAT Enterprise 16/43 17/47 Monument 23/53 Idanha Salem 54 22 2 17 47 21 Comfort Index™ Enterprise FRI 17 49 20 Comfort Index™ La Grande THU Elgin 18/47 La Grande 22/46 Maupin Sunny, but cold Partly sunny and Clouds and sun cool 27/54 Pendleton The Dalles Portland Newberg Lewiston 27/51 Hood River 24/52 TIllamook Clear and very cold Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Walla Walla 22/56 Vancouver 30/60 28/59 TONIGHT gas emissions since 2007, but has had diffi culty complying. The state is not expected to meet its 2020 goal of reducing emissions to 10% below 1990 levels. While Oregon’s emissions decreased from 2000 to 2014, they have since risen, largely driven by increased use of cars and trucks. One ballot measure the 100% Ready For Clean Air coalition is pushing would set ambitious goals. Under the plan, the state would be required under law to re- duce emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2035, and to eliminate emissions entirely by 2050. Those goals would be tied to emissions from “fossil fuel and industrial sources,” wording that cap- tures pollution from power plants, manufacturers and automobiles. City Lewiston Longview Meacham Medford Newport Olympia Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Powers Redmond Roseburg Salem Spokane The Dalles Ukiah Walla Walla THU. FRI. 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