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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Tuesday, January 6, 2015 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Moody new husband shows warning signs of an abuser FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER GARFIELD BY JIM DAVIS Dear Abby: I was single for four years and recently remarried. I didn’t intend to marry again, but then I met “Bob.” He was so kind and attentive that I was attracted. He proposed to me every day, several times a day, and eight months later I married him. Bob moved here from out of state ing me by not doing what I tell you”; — Hypersensitivity: is easily in- sulted, claiming hurt feelings when he or she is really mad. Rants about the injustice of things that are just a part of life; — Verbal abuse: constantly crit- icizes or says blatantly cruel things — degrades, curses, calls you ugly Jeanne has been challenging. My daughter Phillips names. May also involve sleep depri- lives with us and is in college. vation, waking you with relentless Advice Bob’s mood swings have been verbal abuse; drastic lately. He doesn’t want me to — Sudden mood swings: switches talk to anyone else, do anything without him from sweet to violent within minutes. (hang with my friends, my daughter, etc.). I This is only a partial list — there are 15 in have a great job and work part-time in the eve- all, which is too long for this column. Howev- nings to make ends meet. I try to stay calm, er, they can be precursors to serious physical but he yells, uses profanity and is highly ma- violence. nipulative. Urge your husband to get counseling for I am at a loss. I would like to help him, but his depression and insecurity. If he refuses, his depression is tearing us apart. I also believe then be smart and contact the National Do- he is addicted to marijuana. He has threatened mestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or suicide, but I don’t know if he would actually online at thehotline.org for help in safely sep- go through with it. arating from him before your husband’s be- Abby, I have worked very hard to get havior escalates. where I am. I know I need to take care of my- Dear Abby: At a black-tie-optional wed- self and my daughter, but I don’t want to just ding, is it appropriate for a man to come wear- throw this away, either. Help! — Torn In Two ing a cowboy hat and keep it on at the dinner In Texas table? — Curious In Palm Desert Dear Torn In Two: Without more infor- Dear Curious: Hat etiquette decrees that mation, it’s hard to tell whether your hus- it should be removed when a man is indoors. band’s depression makes him act the way he does, or whether you have been seduced by (at stargazermercantile.com), “If you’re in a an abuser. restaurant that serves anything that isn’t coat- Among the warning signs of an abuser are: ed in barbecue sauce, it’s probably best to lose — Pushes for quick involvement; the hat.” — Isolation: tries to isolate you from Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Bu- friends or family members; ren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was — Makes others responsible for his/her founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Con- feelings: The abuser says, “YOU make me an- tact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or gry” instead of “I am angry,” or, “You’re hurt- P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 5-6, 1915 That which would be termed “an old fash- ioned dancing party” was held by the West Side folk New Year’s eve in Hermiston when dancing started early in the afternoon and continued until the New Year had been well ushered in. The building formerly occupied by the Western Land & Irrigation company has been transformed into a modern dance hall and was artistically decorated with the season’s evergreens. The west siders are not- ed for their unique entertainments and there is apparently no limit to their novel ideas. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 5-6, 1965 Carl Threet, born to Mr. and Mrs. James Threet of Pendleton at 4:43 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3rd. The boy, who weighed nine pounds, four ounces, joins a brother and sister at the Threet BLONDIE DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN household. Threet is the pastor of the Southern Baptist Church here. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 5-6, 1990 Elwood Patawa was re-elected chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Umatilla In- dian Tribes in an election that required nine Eight of the nine board members attended, hour election. Patawa was elected on the third ballot by a 5-3 vote over Bill Burke. He was elected for the ninth time since 1981, but not before board members were allowed to comment on their choices for the top posi- tion for the Confederated Tribes of the Uma- tilla Indian Reservation. Videll Bronson and Andy Dumont voiced a need for change and brought up Patawa’s recent decisions to re- sign and then rescind his resignation. Bron- son said Patawa’s indecision may mean “he’s tired and needs a rest.” THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is the sixth day of 2015. There are 359 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 6, 1540, En- gland’s King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. (The marriage lasted about six months.) On this date: In 1759, George Wash- ington and Martha Dandridge Custis were married in New Kent County, Virginia. In 1838, Samuel Morse successful public demon- stration of their telegraph in Morristown, New Jersey. In 1912, New Mexico be- came the 47th state. In 1919, the 26th president of the United States, Theo- dore Roosevelt, died in Oys- ter Bay, New York, at age 60. In 1941, President Frank- lin D. Roosevelt, in his State of the Union address, out- lined a goal of “Four Free- doms”: Freedom of speech and expression; the freedom of people to worship God in their own way; freedom from want; freedom from fear. STONE SOUP BIG NATE In 1945, George Herbert Walker Bush married Barbara Pierce at the First Presbyteri- an Church in Rye, New York. In 1950, Britain recog- nized the Communist gov- ernment of China. In 1963, “Oliver!,” Lionel Bart’s musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel “Oliver Twist,” opened on Broadway. “Mutual of Oma- ha’s Wild Kingdom” pre- miered on NBC-TV. In 1974, year-round day- light saving time began in the United States on a trial ba- sis as a fuel-saving measure in response to the OPEC oil embargo. In 1975, the original ver- sion of “Wheel of Fortune,” hosted by Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford, pre- miered on NBC-TV. In 1994 Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the leg by an assailant at Detroit’s Cobo Arena; four men, including the ex-hus- band of Kerrigan’s rival, To- nya Harding, went to prison for their roles in the attack. (Harding denied knowing about plans for the attack.) Today’s Birthdays: Poll- ster Louis Harris is 94. Re- tired MLB All-Star Ralph Branca is 89. Author E.L. Doctorow is 84. Country musician Joey, the CowPol- ka King (Riders in the Sky) is 66. Former FBI director Louis Freeh is 65. Rock singer-musician Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) is 64. Singer Jett Williams is 62. Rock musician Malcolm Young (AC-DC) is 62. Ac- tor-comedian Rowan Atkin- son is 60. World Golf Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez is 58. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kathy Sledge is 56. TV chef Nigella Lawson is 55. Mov- ie composer A.R. Rahman is 49. Actor Danny Pintauro (TV: “Who’s the Boss?”) is 39. Actress-comedian Kate McKinnon (TV: “Saturday Night Live”) is 31. Rock singer Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) is 29. Thought for Today: “Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.” — Katharine Fullerton Gerould, American author (1879-1944). BY JAN ELLIOT BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
