THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2017
FEATURES
Newsworthy or not?
Dear Annie: I’m a writer is newsworthy and would be of
and photographer for a interest to your readers. If deep
regional magazine. In my down you know the answer is
town, there’s a local celebrity yes, put aside your own feel-
whom I think has gotten a big ings and feature him. If the
career on not-so-big talent. He answer really is no, then stop
gets press coverage
worrying about being
DEAR
everywhere for almost
perceived as petty.
By the way, these
everything he does —
ANNIE
except in my little cor-
days, people with
mediocre talent can
ner of culture writ-
exceed if they’re
ing. I have not pitched
savvy at self-promo-
any articles about him
tion, and that’s really
and instead cover less-
not your local celeb-
er-known people. In
rity’s fault; it’s simply
my mind, I’m lend-
Lane
the times we’re living
ing credence to the Annie
Creators
Syndicate Inc.
in, for better or worse.
those who have actu-
Dear Annie: There
ally worked hard and
don’t just market themselves are renters who recently moved
well, but I worry that my petti- into our neighborhood. They
ness is apparent and will limit have two children around the
me career-wise. Which way age of 8 who help with chores
should I go? — Rolling My and seem very well-man-
nered. Lately, a neighborhood
Eyes
Dear Rolling My Eyes: boy around the same age has
If almost every other publica- become a frequent visitor at
tion is covering this man, then the house and constant play-
surely no one misses him when mate. The boy, whom I’ll call
he’s not in your magazine. “Johnny,” is well-known ...
Still, I’d encourage you to and not for good reasons. He
drop your angle and consider, has vandalized property, pur-
as objectively as possible, posely walks out in front of
whether whatever he is doing cars, uses bad language and
defies authority.
Johnny used to hang out
at another house in the neigh-
borhood but is no longer wel-
come there because the father
decided he was “a bad influ-
ence.” I feel for Johnny. He is
being raised by elderly grand-
parents who are in bad health
and offer little oversight. How-
ever, I also wonder if I should
warn the neighbor’s parents
about Johnny’s history. What
do you think? — Concerned in
Georgia
Dear Concerned: Your
intentions are good, but you
know what they say about
good intentions. Keep your
thoughts to yourself for now.
Your new neighbor’s chil-
dren sound wonderful, and
it’s two well-behaved children
with one not-so-well-behaved
child. They might end up
influencing Johnny for the bet-
ter, setting him on the straight-
and-narrow. Regardless, with
whom your neighbor children
spend time is completely up to
their parents. If their parents
should come to you with ques-
tions about Johnny, then offer
up your two cents.
5A
TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You don’t necessar-
ily want to be the leader. You don’t desire more
power and influence than you already have. And
yet, you will still model the attitudes and behav-
iors you want to see in others. This is the heart
of leadership.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Of course you
prefer pleasant emotions. Who doesn’t? You
also have the courage and patience to accept
whatever feelings come up. Laughter and joy are
as essential to being human as are frustration
and tears.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Agree to deal with
people as they are. More importantly, deal with
yourself as you are. Personality traits are easier
to enhance, shape or highlight than they are to
shed.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Grand ges-
tures are punctuation marks in the sentence of
a love story. They are not the the story itself. The
small, specific gestures that only the two of you
understand bring greater proof of love than the
big events.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Greed is boring.
Those who are interested only in the sale miss
the fun of the game. So while a driven person is
more attractive to you than an idle one, a person
who is only driven by his own self-interest is the
least attractive of all.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Making a good
impression and helping others feel good about
themselves (and you) is serious business. There
is nothing casual, hasty or accidental in your
approach to this today. It matters to you — a lot.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you like some-
thing, you immerse yourself in it. Because you
take on your subjects of interest with gusto,
you’ll be able to present a case for them that’s
lively, challenging and convincing.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). One of the many
positive things about social media is that it nudg-
es us to celebrate the minutiae of daily life. The
voice inside that asks, “Is this worth sharing?”
has us more aware of the merits in a coffee cup
or a sandwich.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Opportunities are
gifts. To seize the opportunity and run with it is a
living, breathing thank-you note. Such interplay
will unfold beautifully today and you’ll show
impressive grace in the exchange.
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
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It is difficult
to track your progress when your pursuits are
varied and many. Focus in on one goal. What is
the measurement that will prove you’ve made it?
Keeping record of this will help you stick to the
plan and carry on.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can’t help but
be influenced by the people you spend the most
time with. You’re either already like them or you’ll
become like them. Even a very slight change in
your social lineup will make a big difference.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Life is a balance.
Part of that balance is being unbalanced from
time to time. Today you’ll see quick progress
precisely because you focus all of your energy in
one direction.
TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 2). This solar
return you will endeavor to create special expe-
riences for people and be mightily effective. The
next 10 weeks show you getting healthier. Sep-
tember’s hard work will be delayed but ample
pay. In 2018 you’ll hit it off with new friends like a
candle and a match, softly, warmly illuminating
each other’s lives. Capricorn and Gemini adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 12, 18, 33, 31 and
27.