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FEATURES 6A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016 Berated husband needs help Tomorrow’s horoscope By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. Dear Annie: My wife and I have EHHQ PDUULHG IRU ¿YH \HDUV DQG ZH KDYH WZR FKLOGUHQ ,Q WKH SDVW \HDU VKH KDV EHHQ H[FHSWLRQDOO\ FULWLFDO and unloving. ,ZRUNIXOOWLPH,DOVRFRRNHYHU\ PHDO GR DOO RI WKH ODXQGU\ FOHDQ WKH KRXVH GR WKH JURFHU\ VKRSSLQJ and help with the children. 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Annie’s Snippet for Income Tax Day (Credit Russell Baker): 7KH 7D[SD\HU¶V3UD\HU2K0LJKW\,QWHU- QDO5HYHQXH6HUYLFHZKRWXUQHWKWKH ODERURIPDQWRDVKHVZHWKDQNWKHH IRUWKHPXOWLWXGHRIWK\IRUPVZKLFK WKRX KDVW VHW EHIRUH XV DQG IRU WKH LQ¿QLWH FRQIXVLRQ RI WK\ FRPPDQG- PHQWVZKLFKPXOLWSO\WKWKHIRUWXQHV of lawyer and accountant alike. ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re not getting enough encouragement from your partner, which isn’t your fault at all, but it’s your problem to solve. Do try priming the pump by giving a little more of what you’d like to receive. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You might feel a bit desperate for a noble distraction, but the less-than-noble one you come across will have great potential, too, so don’t discount it. There really is something profound and im- portant inside this silliness. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ve already been to the expert, who dispensed the neces- sary bromides to make you feel better, and it didn’t work. Now you want the genuine article: reality, sincerity, experience — or nothing at all. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re obligat- ed to the people you care about, and there’s no getting around that. It is futile to resist or run. Surrender is inevitable. Why prolong the moment? Be graceful now. Dive in and handle the obligation. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s like you’re seek- ing a network connection and you don’t have the Wi-Fi passcode. Ask for it. Don’t even waste your time with trying to figure it out alone, because this is nothing you would have guessed. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People who try too hard to be seen in a certain light will soon- er or later be caught in the natural sunshine. The discrepancies you find between people’s public and private personas inspire you to strive for accuracy in your own portrayal. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It’s a day to lay back and let it happen. You’ll accomplish so much by way of keen instinct. It should be rath- er relaxing to know that you’re not always en- tirely reliant on a thought process that requires FRANK AND ERNEST BLONDIE THATABABY SALLY FORTH PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN B.C. LOLA DILBERT SIX CHIX BIZARRO MUTTS NON SEQUITUR BABY BLUES WIZARD OF ID ZITS ROSE IS ROSE your hyper-awareness. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your restless spirit needs a playful, positive outlet. Consider enjoying a shopping spree, having a long din- ner with friends or getting out for an evening focused on meeting new people. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It won’t always go the way you want, but you have a much greater chance of things turning out to your liking when you articulate and negotiate your own terms — because sometimes you really do get to make the rules! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Withhold- ing what the other person wants isn’t going to work. Even if it seems to be a solid short-term solution, it will backfire. What’s really neces- sary is clarity and deeper communication. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If today were a song it would be that type of canon referred to as a “round.” The pattern will repeat, so it won’t matter where you’re jumping in. What matters more is the tone you use when you join. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re about due for some new “favorites” in your life. Peo- ple, songs, foods: There are so many things you haven’t tried yet, and this is a fine day to see what fresh experience might strike your fancy. SATURDAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 16). Em- brace this: The hero is always flawed. What makes the hero is not perfection but boldness. There will be mistakes. Stop worrying about it. Ask your heart for more courage and go for- ward into the destiny of your wishes with open arms. Lead with love and love will fill your life with many forms of fortifying relationships. Scorpio and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 12, 5, 17 and 44.
