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Friday, April 10, 2015 PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK East Oregonian Page 7A DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ 0RWKHURI¿YHWHVWVOLPLWV RIFRXVLQ¶VDELOLW\WRKHOS 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 cousin “Opal” some snacks as well.) Tell her that and I grew up together. We were al- before her children come over she ways close. She has gone through is to instruct them to be on their best some rough times, and I have been behavior. Her household may be cha- trying to help her out. otic because there are no rules — so 6KHKDV¿YHFKLOGUHQDJHVWR don’t blame those children for their 2) and I have one child who is 13. bad behavior. The fathers of her children are not When they arrive, tell them that helpful. I recently completed my ed- in YOUR house there are rules. Ex- Jeanne ucation and am looking for work, so Phillips plain clearly what they are and that money is tight. there are rewards for good behav- Advice Opal doesn’t feed her kids before ior. Make clear that if they can’t be bringing them over or provide dia- good, they won’t be welcomed back pers for the little one. She promises to reim- without their mother. burse me, but rarely does. Most of the time If the penalty for drawing the line is that I keep my mouth shut because I know she there is tension between you and your cous- doesn’t make much as a server. How can I in, the upside will be that you will be taken make her understand that even though I have advantage of less often. only one child that doesn’t mean I have the Dear Abby: I’m a 49-year-old gay man PRQH\WRKHOSKHURXWZLWKKHU¿YH" who has been in a relationship with my part- Also, when I baby-sit her children, they ner, “Alex,” for almost 25 years. We plan are rowdy and destructive. But if I try to raise to have a silver anniversary party in July. the subject, it creates tension between us. When I mentioned it to my two sisters, both I love Opal. I want to help her. But when had similar reactions — it’s not “appropri- LV LW HQRXJK" , GRQ¶W ZDQW WR ZLWKGUDZ P\ ate” and “silver anniversaries are for mar- help completely, but it has become more ried couples and you’re not married.” than my household can bear. — Caring Abby, is it wrong to celebrate a silver an- Cousin In Missouri QLYHUVDU\ ZLWK$OH[" ,I QRW VKRXOG , VHQG Dear Caring Cousin: Nothing will LQYLWDWLRQV WR P\ WZR VLVWHUV" ² Long- change until you are ready to tell Cousin Term In Long Beach Opal enough is enough and set some strict Dear Long-Term: Of course it’s not UXOHV7KDWVKHKDVKDG¿YHFKLOGUHQZLWKGLI- wrong! The option of marriage wasn’t ferent deadbeat boyfriends is not your fault. available to gay people 25 years ago. A One accidental pregnancy — or even two — quarter of a century together is something can happen. But FIVE should be a clue that to celebrate. your cousin is irresponsible. Knowing your sisters’ feelings, you’d be Tell Opal that unless her children are MXVWL¿HGLQH[FOXGLQJWKHPIURP\RXUJXHVW fed before they arrive and she provides dia- list. However, consider taking the high road SHUV\RXZLOOQRORQJHUEDE\VLWIRUKHU,W and inviting them anyway. Then, whether wouldn’t be a bad idea to tell her to include they attend or not becomes their decision. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian $SULO With Representative R.W. Ritner as presi- dent, George Strand, vice president, Dr. M.S. Kern as secretary and Walter McCormmach as treasurer, the Umatilla County Auto Club came into being last evening and began at once its work for good roads by setting Tues- day, April 20 as a day upon which not only auto owners but farmers, business men and every body interested in improving the public highways will be asked to lay aside all other work in order to contribute eight hours’ ac- tual physical labor toward making the roads better. The meeting last evening was attended by auto owners from all parts of the county and the organization was given a good start toward a working fund by the payment of the ¿YHGROODUIHHE\WKLUW\¿YHPHPEHUV:LWKLQ D IHZ GD\V WKH RI¿FHUV H[SHFW WR KDYH members enrolled. <HDUV$JR From the East Oregonian $SULO A truck loaded with 20 tons of bulldozer tracks thundered out of control down Cab- bage Hill last night after the vehicle’s brakes failed. The load shifted during a 470-foot skid, toppled from the trailer and crushed a relief driver to death. The tons of steel skid- ded 220 feet down Highway 30, the tractor careened into a rock side wall and was demol- ished, state police said. But the driver, John Shields, 26, Omaha, Neb., escaped from the torn cab with only a broken elbow and facial cuts. Killed was William Jones, 18, Verona, Pa. <HDUV$JR From the East Oregonian $SULO In a rare turn of events, the Pendleton boys grabbed victory from the jaws of de- IHDWGXULQJWKH¿QDOHYHQWRIDWUDFNPHHWLQ Walla Walla Tuesday. Pendleton trailed by two points entering the 1600 meter relay, but emerged with the 74-71 victory over Walla Walla after the Bucks surged into the lead RQWKH¿QDOPHWHUOHJRIWKHHYHQW+DQV Rudolf, Ryan Rudolf and Ken Woodward ran WKH ¿UVW WKUHH OHJV IRU WKH %XFNV DQG *DEH Birrer was behind when he grabbed the ba- WRQWRVWDUWWKH¿QDOOHJ7KHUHOD\WHDPSXW together its fastest time in the event this year at 3:33.10. It was less than one second before the Walla Walla runner crossed the line. 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Ac- tor Steven Seagal is 64. Folk- SRS VLQJHU7HUUH 5RFKH 7KH Roches) is 62. Actor Peter MacNicol is 61. Actress Oliv- ia Brown is 58. Rock musician 6WHYHQ *XVWDIVRQ Maniacs) is 58. Singer-pro- ducer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds is 57. Rock sing- er-musician Brian Setzer is 56. Rapper Afrika Bambaataa is 5DSSHU47LS$.$.D- maal) is 45. Pop musician An- GUHZ'RVWIXQLV6LQJHU Mandy Moore is 31. Actress 6KD\ 0LWFKHOO 79 ³3UHWW\ Little Liars”) is 28. Actor Ha- ley Joel Osment is 27. Thought for Today: “Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend who never deserts you.” — Margaret Bourke- White, American photojour- nalist (1904-1971). BY JAN ELLIOT BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
