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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Tuesday, March 24, 2015 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Mom with breast cancer does not need shielding from life FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER GARFIELD BLONDIE BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE Dear Abby: My wife has stage 4 have one. In fact, I have repeatedly breast cancer. She is only 51, and our mentioned my dislike for small dogs most optimistic prognosis is three to and that I wouldn’t have a dog due to four more years. Our children, 15 and my travel schedule for work. I’d have 16, understand her disease, but don’t to pay for food, veterinary care, toys, really have a sense of how much lon- boarding, etc., and the dog would be ger we all have together. alone in my apartment all day while Recently we went out to dinner, ,¶PDWWKHRI¿FH and the kids started talking about my Seth still chose to give me one. Jeanne retirement plans and their college Phillips When I refused his gift, he yelled and plans. Later that night, my wife told left. My friends think I was rude, and Advice me how sad it was hearing the kids that Seth was sweet for buying me a talk about things she knows she will puppy. I tried explaining to them, but never see. they were sarcastic and mean about my deci- I have been debating whether I should sion not to accept the dog. have a talk with the kids and perhaps suggest 7KLVLVQ¶WWKH¿UVWWLPHVRPHWKLQJOLNHWKLV they avoid subjects that make their moth- has happened with Seth. For my birthday he er sad. What do you think? — Not Talking bought me a smartphone, signed me up for a About The Future two-year contract and expected me to pay the Dear Not Talking: Before talking to your monthly bill. I refused that, too. Am I wrong? children, I think you should talk to your wife. — Simple Girl In Southern California Although your instinct is to protect her, I Dear Simple Girl: You and Seth appear don’t think you can. Sadness in her situation to have a serious disconnect when it comes is normal. I’m sure if you were to ask her if to communication. Is this the only area of she’d prefer the kids censor their remarks in your relationship in which he is tone-deaf? front of her, she would tell you she wants to Your boyfriend seems to be the master of the hear everything she can about what they are “grand gesture,” with no thought about the thinking. responsibilities his generous gifts will impose When people have a terminal illness, they on the recipient. have a right to be sad when contemplating the Because you told him clearly that you dis- things they will be missing — in your wife’s like small dogs, he should not have forced case it will be seeing her children get mar- one on you. In fact, he shouldn’t have given ried, her grandchildren and more. Let your you any living, breathing dependent creature children express themselves fully with their ZLWKRXW ¿UVW KDYLQJ PDGH VXUH LW ZRXOG EH mother, and if she’s having a bad/sad day, lis- welcomed. You did the right thing — the hu- ten and let her unburden herself. A joy shared mane thing — in not accepting the animal. is twice a joy, and a burden shared is half a Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Bu- burden. ren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was Dear Abby: As a gift, my boyfriend, founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. “Seth,” gave me a Chihuahua puppy. I like Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com dogs, but have never expressed a desire to or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian March 23-24, 1915 Giving more color to the belief of many residents that professional procurers have been operating in Pendleton recently is a sto- ry of the advances made by a stranger several GD\V DJR WR D ZHOO NQRZQ RI¿FH JLUO RI WKH city. The man, a very well-groomed individ- XDORISOHDVLQJDGGUHVVHQWHUHGWKHRI¿FHRI a local physician, according to the story, at a time when the physician was absent. He in- quired for the doctor and upon being told that he was out, declared he would await his re- turn. He began a conversation with the young lady, telling her that he was a representative of a big fur house and was looking for sales- ZRPHQ ¿QDOO\ RIIHULQJ KHU D SRVLWLRQ +H painted to her the pleasures of a life on the road, the emoluments to be secured by a good saleswoman and ended by promising an op- portunity to see the exposition at San Francis- co. The young lady, however, was suspicious of the stranger and refused to be interested in his proposal. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian March 23-24, 1965 A carload of local members of the Knights of Pythias traveled to Lewiston, Idaho, Mon- day night to present a 50-year jewel to a for- mer resident of Pendleton, Leo Elliott. Grand Chancellor Jared (Bud) Rogers of Elgin ac- companied the group and made the presenta- tion of the jewel to Elliott. Elliott joined Da- mon Lodge 4 in February 1915. He worked as a farm laborer for Charlie Serell and R.F. Kirkpatrick until 1922, when he moved to the Lewiston district and, with three brothers, be- came one of the large farm organizations in that section. Those at the meeting were told that in 50 years of membership, mostly away from his home lodge, Elliott had never let his membership lapse and needed no notice of membership dues. He had not visited his home lodge in 42 years. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian March 23-24, 1990 Snowfall that blanketed Eastern Oregon this morning may be the prelude to more pressing problems for fruit growers and gar- deners tonight. The National Weather Service in Pendleton will issue a fruit frost warning for this evening and is recommending that orchardists and weekend gardeners take mea- sures to protect fruit trees and perennials. The areas of critical concern for tonight’s frost warning will be the lower Walla Walla Val- ley around Milton-Freewater and possibly the Hermiston area, said Bob Farrell, National Weather Service meteorologist in charge. 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 Today is the 83rd day of 2015. There are 282 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 24, 1765, Brit- ain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American col- onists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers. On this date: In 1832, a mob in Hiram, Ohio, attacked, tarred and feathered Mormon leaders Joseph Smith Jr. and Sidney Rigdon. In 1913, New York’s Pal- ace Theatre, the legendary home of vaudeville, opened on Broadway. In 1934, President Frank- lin D. Roosevelt signed a bill granting future independence to the Philippines. In 1944, in occupied Rome, the Nazis executed more than 300 civilians in re- prisal for an attack by Italian STONE SOUP BIG NATE partisans the day before that had killed 32 German sol- diers. In 1958, rock-and-roll singer Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1975, Muhammad Ali defeated Chuck Wepner with a technical knockout in the WKURXQGRID¿JKWLQ5LFK- ¿HOG2KLR In 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and began leaking an estimated 11 mil- lion gallons of crude oil. In 1995, after 20 years, British soldiers stopped rou- tine patrols in Belfast, North- ern Ireland. In 1999, NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia, PDUNLQJ WKH ¿UVW WLPH LQ LWV 50-year existence that it had ever attacked a sovereign country. Today’s Birthdays: Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti is 96. Actor William Smith is 82. Fashion and costume design- er Bob Mackie is 76. Actor R. Lee Ermey is 71. Movie director Curtis Hanson is 70. Rock musician Dougie Thomson (Supertramp) is 64. Fashion designer Tom- P\+LO¿JHULV&RPHGLDQ Louie Anderson is 62. Mic- rosoft CEO Steve Ballmer is 59. Country-rock musician Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) is 51. Actress Al- yson Hannigan is 41. NFL quarterback Peyton Manning is 39. Actor Amir Arison (TV: “The Blacklist”) is 37. Actress Lake Bell is 36. Thought for Today: “If merely ‘feeling good’ could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid hu- man experience.” — William James, American psycholo- gist (1842-1910). BY JAN ELLIOT BY LINCOLN PEIRCE