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Page 6A East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Tuesday, January 13, 2015 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Search low-cost options for professional counseling FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: In many advice col- organizations and have professional umns it is often suggested to “seek pro- standards. fessional help,” such as a psychologist (4) You can locate govern- or psychiatrist. This is a practical solu- ment-funded agencies with psychiat- tion, but most often quite expensive, to ric services by going on the Internet. the point of being prohibitive. Some hospitals refer to community - service organizations. In any emergen- sistance that will be practical, ongoing cy room, you can contact the hospital’s and cost-effective rather than some- outreach to community development Jeanne thing that immediately throws up a Phillips programs, as well. roadblock to wellness? — Detoured Dear Abby: My husband and a Advice By Finances friend of mine joke about being an Dear Detoured: Some of these item. They do this in public and in suggestions might be helpful: front of me. They hug, hold hands or rub each (1) Contact a university medical school if other’s shoulders, but I don’t think anything there is one in your community, and ask to more goes on. speak to the Department of Psychiatry. Ask These activities offend and embarrass me. if it has an outpatient clinic. If it does, inquire My husband says the jokes are innocuous, that there. If not, ask if someone on the staff deals I’m too sensitive and I’m making a moun- with problems like the ones you’re experienc- tain out of a molehill. He says they certainly ing. wouldn’t act that way in public if they were really seeing each other on the sly. out if it has a graduate school. If so, does the Do you think I’m being overly sensitive graduate school have a psychology program about this? — Disrespected Dear Disrespected: I don’t think you’re scale? If there is no clinic, ask if someone on being overly sensitive. That it’s “innocent” is the staff of the psychology department sees beside the point. Because you have told them people privately and what’s the person’s phone that their touchy-feely demonstrations of affec- number. Then contact that person. tion for each other offend and embarrass you, (3) People can get referrals from mental out of respect for you, they should cut it out. health organizations. The largest credentialed Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, ones are the American Psychological Associ- also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was found- ation, the American Association for Marriage ed by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact and Family Therapy and the National Associ- Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box ation of Social Workers. These are legitimate 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 12-13, 1915 The new constitutional amendment passed at the last election requiring an alien born resident to be a naturalized citizen in or- der to vote is driving in many men who have lived in this country for years but who have delayed completing their papers. Before the law was passed alien born residents who had Robertson, manager of the Farmers’ Union Grain agency who came to this country from GARFIELD BY JIM DAVIS three years later, and William Kupers, promi- nent farmer and native of Germany who took papers and a few days ago Manuel Pedro, prominent sheepman who came over from Portugal years ago, did likewise. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 12-13, 1965 Hardest hit business in Gilliam County by BLONDIE BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE at the south and Rock Creek from the east battered the building and destroyed most of its contents. Mr. and Mrs. Art Smythe, own- ers, are still cleaning up two weeks after the water came. They hope to have their shelves restocked with groceries soon, but they’ll have to wait for new equipment before they can stock frozen goods and dairy products. Some time ago the East Oregonian featured a story about Smythe and his hobby, raising pheasants of rare breed. All his birds were drowned. “But I did manage to save three Labrador pups in another pen,” he said. He waded through waist-high water with wire cutters. The pups were huddled on top of their dog house, said Smythe. Mrs. Smythe, post- mistress, said some mail bags were soaked and all her scales and other equipment lost. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 12-13, 1990 As residents in Umatilla County contin- wind storm, experts agree few precautions could have prevented the huge loss of trees. Shallow roots, wet sandy soil and a lack of good tree maintenance combined with hurri- cane-force winds to topple hundreds of trees across the county. In the past three days, Hermiston workers removed at least 60 trees from streets and parks, said Hermiston Street Superintendent Sid Priest, most of them lo- cust trees. But several Russian olive and mul- berry trees also were down. As the clean-up winds down, Priest said his department will take a hard look at the type of trees it plants to replace the ones lost in McKenzie Park, saying that because maples, sycamores and oaks have a tap root — a single long root — they are able to withstand strong winds such as those Monday. THIS DAY IN HISTORY DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART Today is the 13th day of 2015. There are 352 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in His- tory: On Jan. 13, 1915, a mag- in Avezzano, Italy, claimed some 30,000 lives. On this date: In 1733, James Ogletho- rpe and some 120 English colonists arrived at Charles- ton, South Carolina, while en route to settle in present-day Georgia. In 1794, President George Washington approved a mea- sure adding two stars and two following the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the Union. (The number of stripes was later reduced to the orig- inal 13.) In 1864, American song- writer Stephen Foster died in poverty in a New York hospi- LUANN ZITS BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN STONE SOUP BIG NATE In 1883, the Henrik Ibsen play “An Enemy of the Peo- Christiania (Oslo), Norway. In 1898, Emile Zola’s fa- mous defense of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, “J’accuse,” was published in Paris. In 1941, a new law went into effect granting Puerto Ricans U.S. birthright citizen- ship. Novelist and poet James Joyce died in Zurich, Switzer- land, less than a month before In 1962, comedian Ernie Kovacs died in a car crash in west Los Angeles 10 days be- fore his 43rd birthday. In 1964, Roman Catholic Bishop Karol Wojtyla (the future Pope John Paul II) was appointed Archbishop of Kra- kow, Poland, by Pope Paul VI. In 1990, L. Douglas Wild- er of Virginia became the na- - ernor as he took the oath of Today’s Birthdays: Ac- tress Frances Sternhagen is 85. TV personality Nick Clooney is 81. Actor-come- - musician Trevor Rabin is 61. Rhythm-and-blues musi- cian Fred White is 60. Rock musician James Lomenzo (Megadeth) is 56. Actor Kev- in Anderson is 55. Actress Ju- lia Louis-Dreyfus is 54. Rock singer Graham “Suggs” McPherson (Madness) is 54. Country singer Trace Adkins is 53. Actress Penelope Ann Miller is 51. Actor Patrick - do Bloom is 38. Actor Liam Hemsworth (Film: “The Hunger Games”) is 25. Thought for Today: “I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yes- terday or some previous day.” — James Joyce (1882-1941). BY JAN ELLIOT BY LINCOLN PEIRCE