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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Wednesday, January 21, 2015 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Swinging parents undermine values taught to their kids FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: A short time ago, I dis- impart. covered my parents are “swingers.” I Dear Abby: My husband and I had picked up my mother’s phone to are avid sports fans and have season take a picture and an incoming text tickets to several sporting events. Our caught my attention. When I read it seats are in the middle of a row. Be- and investigated further, I learned the fore we go to our seats, we check to truth. see which way has fewer people seat- I don’t mind what they do with ed so we disturb the fewest possible. their marriage, and I respect their We also try to leave our seats only Jeanne choices. However, my siblings and I Phillips during halftime or between innings were raised in a strict Christian home. and always apologize for disturbing Advice My parents taught us the opposite of anyone. what they are doing. Now I feel they However, I am bothered that we are hypocrites. are forced to climb over certain individuals How can they tell me to act a certain way who don’t stand up to let us by. Sometimes I when they don’t practice what they preach? feel I’m almost bumping into the folks in the I’m not sure if I should talk to them about it row ahead of us. or drop this entirely. Help! — Disillusioned Is there a rule of etiquette that states that Daughter people should stand to allow others to get by? Dear Daughter: What exactly do you I don’t want to step on toes or spill drinks on mean when you “investigated further”? If it anyone. What should I do in these situations? means you searched the history in your moth- — Squeezed Out In Houston er’s phone, you crossed the same line chil- Dear Squeezed Out: Emily Post does dren do when they search through the draw- have a rule regarding crossing in front of ers and closets of a parent’s bedroom looking people in theaters and at sporting events. Ac- for things that are none of their business. cording to her, you should say, “Excuse me” Before labeling your parents as hypo- or “Pardon me” on your way to your seat and crites, please remember that they raised you “pass with your back to those already seat- with basic values that are shared by the ma- ed.” (Personally, I would rather that someone jority of people. If they have “strayed from face my navel than my posterior at eye level, the path,” it’s their choice — and it may have but I didn’t write the rule.) happened AFTER they taught you your good Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Bu- Christian values. ren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was I think you should talk to your mother founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. about what you did and what you found. If Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com you do, she may have a few more lessons to or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 21, 1915 Boldly breaking in to the garage of Jack Childreth on East Alta street early last eve- ning, some persons of unknown identity but presumably joyriders, stole his automobile and drove it out of the city. Before they had gone much over a mile, however, the car took - side. Mr. Childreth, who runs a blacksmith shop on Alta street just across from the Alta House and whose garage is just next door, discovered the loss of his auto this morning. A - tion and sometime later the wrecked machine was found by the roadside on the Wild Horse a water-cooled car and the radiator was empty at the time it was stolen. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 21, 1965 It’s going to cost about $60 per lot to quiet complaints about a road leading to the top of a hill in southeast Pendleton, the city council BLONDIE THE WIZARD OF ID BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART to community service, was founded in Detroit. On this date: In 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine. In 1861, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and four oth- er Southerners whose states had seceded from the Union resigned from the U.S. Sen- ate. In 1908, New York City’s Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance prohibiting women from smoking in public establishments (the measure was vetoed by May- or George B. McClellan Jr., but not before one woman, Katie Mulcahey, was jailed overnight for refusing to pay In 1910, the Great Paris Flood began as the rain-swol- len Seine River burst its banks, sending water into the LUANN ZITS BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN vice president; LoRayne Bowman, second vice president; April Sykes, secretary; and Harley Sager, treasurer. Chamber Manager Claudia Hughes was presented with the Hats Off Award for her community involvement. THIS DAY IN HISTORY BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE Today is the 21st day of 2015. There are 344 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 21, 1915, the DILBERT was told Tuesday. City engineer Tony Groh estimated project cost at $2,100 to improve the grade of SE Isaac between 9th and 11th. Present grade of the hairpin turn is 17 per cent. The road would be straightened and the grade would be 12 per cent or less with a graveled surface, Groh said. Property owners in the area have complained for several months that the road is impassable in icy weather. They had asked the city to improve the road at its expense. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 21, 1990 About 50 Heppner Chamber of Commerce members and guests dined by candlelight Tuesday — but that wasn’t the plan. A power outage made candles a necessity for the annu- al chamber Installation Luncheon at the Elks Lodge. Lunch went on as scheduled thanks STONE SOUP BIG NATE French capital. In 1924, Russian revolu- tionary Vladimir Lenin died at age 53. In 1937, Count Basie and his band recorded “One O’Clock Jump” for Dec- ca Records (on this date in 1942, they re-recorded the song for Okeh Records). In 1954 submarine, the USS Nauti- lus, was launched at Groton, Connecticut (however, the Nautilus did not make its - til nearly a year later). In 1968, the Battle of Khe Sanh began during the Vietnam War. An American B-52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs crashed in Greenland, killing one crew member and scattering ra- dioactive material. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders. In 1994, a jury in Manas- sas, Virginia, found Lorena Bobbitt not guilty by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband John, whom she’d accused of sexually assault- ing her. Today’s Birthdays: Ac- tress Ann Wedgeworth is 81. World Golf Hall of Famer Jack Nicklaus is 75. Opera singer-conductor Placido Do- mingo is 74. Singer Mac Da- vis is 73. Actress Jill Eiken- berry is 68. Country musician Jim Ibbotson (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 68. Sing- er-songwriter Billy Ocean is 65. Former U.S. Ambassa- dor to China Gary Locke is 65. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is 64. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is 62. Actor-director Robby Ben- son is 59. Actress Geena Da- vis is 59. Basketball Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon is 52. Actress Charlotte Ross is 47. Actress Karina Lombard is 46. Rock musician Mark Trojanowski (Sister Hazel) is 45. Rock singer-songwrit- er Cat Power is 43. Rock DJ Chris Kilmore (Incubus) is 42. Singer Emma Bunton (Spice Girls) is 39. Thought for Today: “The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it.” — Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw), American humorist (1818-1885). BY JAN ELLIOT BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
