Friday, April 3, 2015
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
East Oregonian
Page 7A
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Hungry therapist should plan
ahead for late-morning snack
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
BEETLE BAILEY
BY MORT WALKER
Dear Abby: We have a daughter
a month rent.
with severe developmental disabilities.
Well, a week ago I caught them do-
Thankfully, she receives 40-plus hours
ing drugs, so I called the cops. They
of in-home therapy a week, which is
were arrested that night. They are
covered by insurance.
now asking to come back. I refuse to
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allow it because I have an 11-year-old
a.m. and leaves at 11:30 a.m. Some
at home with me and another 18-year-
days, she will pick up something to eat
old who I want to keep away from this
on the way. Most days, I suspect she
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hasn’t eaten breakfast.
My son keeps texting me and try-
Phillips
About once a week she’ll call out
ing
to guilt me into changing my mind
Advice
for me, asking for a snack — usually
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a breakfast sandwich — which I make
Where I live it gets very cold, but I
for her. Last week, she asked for some choco- need to show my other children it’s not OK to
late-covered nuts I had offered her once. I told do drugs.
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Am I doing the right thing by not letting
of old hard candy to stop her from asking. She them come back, or am I a heartless mother
has been eating it for a while now and joking like he says? — Mom Of Tough Love
that I’m making her gain weight.
Dear Mom: Regardless of what your son
Must I continue providing her snacks or say says, you are not heartless. You took him in
something about her bringing her own? I am with certain conditions. He and his girlfriend
grateful for the work she does for our daughter abused your trust, and you handled the situa-
and hope I’m not sounding petty. — Unsure tion wisely.
In Kansas
If the girl is really pregnant, she should not
Dear Unsure: You should not be responsi- be using drugs. If she’s hooked on something,
ble for feeding your daughter’s therapist. Have she needs to get into a rehabilitation program
a talk with the therapist and suggest that if she’s ASAP. If she has parents, perhaps they will
“out of fuel” at the end of your daughter’s ses- take her in. But you have done your part, and
sion that she bring some individually wrapped if you allow your son and his girlfriend to stay
cheese sticks or fruit with her. It would be a with you, they will continue to break your rules
lot healthier than what you’re giving her and and you’ll wind up responsible for them and
probably better for her.
the baby — or two or three. I advise against it.
Dear Abby: My 18-year-old son and his
To My Jewish Readers: Sundown marks
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ments and have asked to live with me. Wanting everyone!
to help him, I agreed.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren,
When they moved in, I gave them four rules also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was found-
to follow: No drugs in the house, no sex, no ed by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact
coming upstairs after 10 p.m., and the dishes Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box
must be done every night or they will pay $400 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
DAYS GONE BY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
April 3, 1915
Last night was a memorable one for a large
number of high school boys who participated in
an exciting mix. The affair started Wednesday
night when the sophomores obliterated the ju-
nior numerals on the old hose house roof on the
south hill and painted on their own. Members
of the junior class served notice upon the sophs
that they would renew their numerals last eve-
ning and the underclassmen were on hand to
prevent it. A tussle ensued in which the juniors
were victorious and accomplished their pur-
pose. While the mix was under way, however,
the seniors mounted to the roof of the building
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penned them on the roof with the result that a
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a friendly one throughout, no one was hurt, no
property damaged and a great deal of fun had.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
April 3, 1965
Does operating a day nursery in a residen-
tial area violate the city’s zoning ordinance?
Residents around a new day nursery, called
the Rocking Horse Ranch on Northwest 11th
Street, seem to think so and they presented a
petition, signed by a dozen homeowners, to
the planning commission Thursday asking that
the nursery activities be stopped. Dan Breland
acted as spokesman for those presenting the
petition. He said that creating a day nursery
for small children would disrupt the neighbor-
hood, create a safety hazard, be a nuisance and
decrease property values in an area of $20,000
to $40,000 homes. Since city attorney Gene
Conklin was not present at the meeting, the
planning commission said it could not make
any policy decisions in the matter as it was up
to the interpretation of the city attorney wheth-
er there is a violation of a city ordinance.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
April 3, 1990
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eight employees of layoffs scheduled for mid
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layoffs apply to the dye and mixing division,
which General Manager Bill Kyte described
as “a relatively small portion of the work per-
formed at the mill.” Kyte said the dye and
mixing operation Pendleton is being consol-
idated at the company’s Washougal, Wash.,
plant, which also serves as corporate head-
quarters. One supervisor may be transferred
from Pendleton to Washougal, Kyte said, but
the Washougal operation is expected to ab-
sorb the extra work without the need of Pend-
leton employees.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
DILBERT
THE WIZARD OF ID
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BY SCOTT ADAMS
BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
Today is Good Friday, the
93rd day of 2015. There are
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Jewish holiday Passover be-
gins at sunset.
Today’s Highlight in His-
tory:
On April 3, 1865, Union
forces occupied the Confed-
erate capital of Richmond,
Virginia.
On this date:
In 1860, the legendary
Pony Express began carrying
mail between St. Joseph, Mis-
souri, and Sacramento, Cali-
fornia. (The delivery system
lasted only 18 months before
giving way to the transconti-
nental telegraph.)
In 1882, outlaw Jesse
James was shot to death in St.
Joseph, Missouri, by Robert
Ford, a member of James’
gang.
In 1946, Lt. Gen. Masa-
haru Homma, the Japanese
commander held responsible
for the Bataan Death March,
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outside Manila.
In 1948, President Harry
S. Truman signed the Mar-
shall Plan, designed to help
European allies rebuild after
World War II and resist com-
munism.
In 1965, the United States
launched the SNAP-10A nu-
clear power system into Earth
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reactor sent into space.
In 1974, deadly tornadoes
began hitting wide parts of
the South and Midwest before
jumping across the border
into Canada; more than 300
fatalities resulted from what
became known as the Super
Outbreak.
In 1995, former United
Way of America President
William Aramony was con-
victed in Alexandria, Virginia,
of 25 counts of fraud, conspir-
acy and money laundering for
stealing nearly $600,000 from
the charity.
Today’s Birthdays: Ac-
tress-singer Doris Day is 92.
Former German Chancellor
Helmut Kohl is 85. Conser-
vationist Dame Jane Goodall
is 81. Actor William Gaunt
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is 68. Blues singer-guitarist
John Mooney is 60. Rock
musician Mick Mars (Motley
Crue) is 59. Actor Alec Bald-
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Actor Adam Scott is 42. Co-
median Aries Spears is 40.
Actress Cobie Smulders is 33.
Thought for Today: “The
world is not black and white.
More like black and grey.”
— Graham Greene, English
author (born 1904, died this
date in 1991).
BY JAN ELLIOT
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE