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Thursday, January 1, 2015 PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK East Oregonian Page 5B DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Dawn of another year brings opportunities to begin anew FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER Dear Readers: Welcome to 2015! that, I will get off the couch and take If the last year was challenging for a brisk walk, even if it’s only around some of us, a new one has arrived, the block. bringing with it our chance for a new Just For Today: I will gather the beginning. courage to do what is right and take Today is the day we have an op- responsibility for my own actions. portunity to discard destructive old And now, Dear Readers, I would habits for healthy new ones, and with like to share an item that was sent to that in mind, I will share Dear Abby’s me by L.J. Bhatia, a reader from New Jeanne often-requested list of New Year’s Phillips Delhi, India: Resolutions, which were adapted by Dear Abby: This year, no reso- Advice my late mother, Pauline Phillips, from lutions, only some guidelines. The the original credo of Al-Anon: Holy Vedas say, “Man has subjected Just For Today: I will live through this - day only. I will not brood about yesterday ages. Wisdom comes to a man who lives ac- or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set cording to the true eternal laws of nature.” far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of The prayer of St. Francis (of which there my problems at once. are several versions) contains a powerful I know that I can do something for 24 message: hours that would overwhelm me if I had to “Lord, make me an instrument of your keep it up for a lifetime. peace; Just For Today: I will be happy. I will “Where there is hatred, let me sow love; not dwell on thoughts that depress me. If my “Where there is injury, pardon; “Where there is doubt, faith; “Where there is despair, hope; Just For Today: I will accept what is. I “Where there is darkness, light; will face reality. I will correct those things “And where there is sadness, joy. that I can correct and accept those I cannot. “O Divine Master, Just For Today: I will improve my mind. “Grant that I may not so much seek to be I will read something that requires effort, consoled as to console; thought and concentration. I will not be a “To be understood, as to understand; mental loafer. “To be loved, as to love; Just For Today: I will make a conscious “For it is in giving that we receive, effort to be agreeable. I will be kind and cour- “It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, teous to those who cross my path, and I’ll not “And it is in dying that we are born to eter- speak ill of others. I will improve my appear- nal life.” ance, speak softly, and not interrupt when And so, Dear Readers, may this new year someone else is talking. bring with it good health, peace and joy to all Just For Today: I will refrain from im- of you. — Love, Abby proving anybody but myself. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Bu- Just For Today: I will do something pos- ren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was itive to improve my health. If I’m a smoker, founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. I’ll quit. If I am overweight, I will eat health- Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com fully — if only just for today. And not only or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 1, 1915 There were only 83 days during the 365 days of 1914 upon which Old Sol did not show his face to Pendleton people. The re- GARFIELD BLONDIE BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE weather observer, show that and many other interesting things. These records show that 148 days were perfectly clear and that 134 of the remaining days were partly clear. Only on 89 days was there enough rain to measure, that is over .01 of an inch. February had less clear days than any other month, only two be- ing marked thus in the records. January had but three. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 1, 1965 A Hermiston girl, Martha Lieb, 16, will sing with the Walla Walla symphony next spring. Miss Lieb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Lieb, won the honor in a teen talent contest sponsored by the symphony society. She sang a Swedish folk song and the Visi D’Arti from Tosca in the contest. A pupil of Ted Roy, she’s had about a year of voice in- struction. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 1, 1990 There is a surreal aura of innocence about 7-year-old Blayne Windham, who remembers nothing of Sept. 2, 1988, the day he drowned and was brought back to life. Blayne, who was adopted by Dean and Roberta Windham only 10 days before the accident, doesn’t real- ize the trauma he’s lived through, nor the long road ahead. He’s more interested in tromping through the mud, wrestling in the yard, and playing war with his buddy, Colby Leen, who lives across the street. Less than 16 months ago, Blayne was found unconscious at the bottom of the 4 1/2-foot pool at the Round-Up Athletic Club. His limp body was pulled out of the water without a pulse, without a heart beat. When he awoke during his month-long stay at St. Anthony Hospital, it was quick- ly evident that the boy had lost many of his physical and mental abilities. Recovery has been uphill, but Blayne has climbed steadily, his mother said. THIS DAY IN HISTORY DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN 2015. There are 364 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 1, 1975, a jury in Washington found Nixon N. Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman and Robert C. Mardian guilty of charges related to the Water- - dant, Kenneth Parkinson, was acquitted, and Mardian’s con- viction for conspiracy was later overturned on appeal. On this date: In 1515, Louis XII, King of France, died; he was suc- ceeded by Francis I. In 1660, Englishman Samuel Pepys began keeping his famous diary. In 1863, President Abra- ham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be “forever free.” In 1935, The Associated STONE SOUP BIG NATE Press inaugurated Wirephoto, transmitting photographs by wire to member newspapers. In 1945, France was ad- mitted to the United Nations. In 1953, country singer Hank Williams Sr., 29, was discovered dead in the back seat of his car during a stop in Oak Hill, West Virginia, while he was being driven to a con- cert date in Canton, Ohio. In 1959, Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries overthrew Cuban leader Fulgencio Ba- - can Republic. In 1979, the United States and China held celebrations in Washington and Beijing to mark the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In 1984, the breakup of AT&T took place as the tele- communications giant was divested of its 22 Bell Sys- tem companies under terms of an antitrust agreement. Today’s Birthdays: For- mer Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., is 93. Actor Ty Hardin is 85. Documentary maker Frederick Wiseman is 85. Actor Frank Langella is 77. Rock singer-musi- cian Country Joe McDon- ald is 73. Writer-comedian Don Novello is 72. Actor Rick Hurst is 69. Country singer Steve Ripley (The Tractors) is 65. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is 61. The head of the Internation- al Monetary Fund, Chris- tine Lagarde, is 59. Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 57. Actress Ren Woods is 57. Actress Dedee Pfeiffer is 51. Actress Embeth Davidtz is 49. Country singer Brian Flynn (Flynnville Train) is 49. Actor Morris Chestnut is 46. Actor Verne Troyer is 46. Elin Nordegren is 35. Thought for Today: “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” — Oprah Winfrey. BY JAN ELLIOT BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
