Tuesday, April 21, 2015
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DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Readers have strong views
on claiming seats in church
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: May I comment on
I arrive early and take my end seat
your response to “Got Here First in
not to be rude, but to make things as
Pennsylvania” (Jan. 7), who asked
convenient as possible for others. —
whether someone sitting at the end of
Doug B. In Milwaukee
a church pew should move if someone
Dear Abby: As a pastor, I believe
comes and says it’s his or her “favorite
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seat”?
foremost from church members who
There are many reasons why
respect others and don’t insist on their
people remain sitting at the end of a
own way. Nobody “owns” a seat in
Jeanne
pew: an allergy to perfumes can be Phillips the sanctuary. As creatures of habit,
overwhelming if you’re sitting in the
we tend to sit where we usually sit. If
Advice
middle of a row; claustrophobia; weak
someone else happens to be there, we
bladder; physical limitations; the need
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for more leg room; and the need to use the
If “Got Here” was just starting to visit that
armrest to stand up and sit down.
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The early bird DOES get the worm and itable and hospitable congregation and leave
shouldn’t be expected to give it to latecomers. those territorial folks behind. — Jeanne In
Likewise, possession is nine-tenths of the law. Austin
If people have a favorite seat, they should
Dear Abby: How can you say that one per-
arrive early to ensure they’ll get it. That’s what son, in the house of God, is more right than
we do. And when someone wants to sit in the another in this situation? Is the shovee not
same pew, we smile, step aside and let the per- committing the sin of coveting that seat? —
son in while retaining our end seats. — Over- Missoula, Mont., Reader
land Park, Kan., Attendee
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Dear Attendee: Thank you for making empty pew, take a place in the middle. Thus
your strongly stated case. When I told “Got later arrivals won’t have to climb over you.
Here” to be an angel and shove over, readers It’s common courtesy! — 3DW,Q%ORRP¿HOG
were quick to offer me “chapter and verse”:
Mo.
Dear Abby: I’m 6 feet 2 inches, weigh 350
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pounds and have size 15 feet. I am not the guy partment for many years, I always sit at the
you would want to have to crawl over, or have end of the pew. That way I won’t have to
crawl over you in church.
knock over any fellow parishioners when my
When sitting at the end of the pew, I can pager goes off! — Louie In Somerset, Ohio
easily step into the aisle to let people in and
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Bu-
out. I also take a medication that causes me ren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was
to use the restroom often and on short notice. founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Con-
Again, I can easily move about without wor- tact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or
rying about trampling some little old lady.
P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
DAYS GONE BY
BEETLE BAILEY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY MORT WALKER
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
April 20-21, 1915
A few days ago Wade Blew, well know
dairyman of the reservation, brought into the
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and thereby hands a tale. The tale concerns a
new and modern method of killing wild ani-
mals. Mr. Blew is an up-to-date dairyman and
delivers his milk to Pendleton in an automo-
bile. He was returning home one dark eve-
ning and was speeding along the road near the
Sam Bittner place when the headlights on this
car showed him a coyote standing in the road.
More with the intention of scaring the animal
than anything else, he swerved his machine
directly at the brute. Instead of dodging the
coyote, either blinded by the lights or affected
by rabies, kept its ground and the car passed
directly over it. Blew brought the scalp of the
coyote and the tale of his adventure to town
on the next day.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
April 20-21, 1965
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disappointment Monday at the price offered
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city-owned property needed for the John Day
Dam pool. The government offered $16,000
for 73 lots comprising 20.82 acres of ground.
The lots are practically devoid of improve-
ments, except for a large ice house on one
lot. Umatilla Mayor A.L. Draper said he per-
sonally was disappointed with the offer, say-
ing that it amounted to about $220 a lot. Jim
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based on the fair market value for property in
the area and each offer was backed up by the
sale of three pieces of comparable land locat-
ed nearby. One person at the meeting said he
had lived in Umatilla for 12 years and he had
never seen any lot sell for less than $300 and
many have sold for as much as $1,500.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
April 20-21, 1990
A biologist for the Umatilla Indian Nation
has been elected to the board of directors of
the Native American Fish and Wildlife Soci-
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Sampson, who has worked with the tribal
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ed to a term on the organization that supports
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wildlife management. In the last seven years,
the society has evolved into an organization
of 350 professional biologists, managers and
technicians representing all aspects of tribal
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tion enforcement, Sampson said. Sampson
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
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BY SCOTT ADAMS
BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
Today is the 111th day of
2015. There are 254 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 21, 1975, with
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South Vietnamese President
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On this date:
In 1649, the Maryland
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freedom of worship for all
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Maryland assembly.
In 1789, John Adams was
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dent of the United States.
In 1836, an army of Texans
led by Sam Houston defeated
the Mexicans at San Jacinto,
assuring Texas independence.
In 1910, author Samuel
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killing 332 inmates.
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Jacqueline Gareau was named
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nia in 25 years as he was put
to death in the gas chamber
for the 1978 murders of two
teen-age boys, John Mayeski
and Michael Baker.
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ain’s Queen Elizabeth II is
89. Actress-comedian-writ-
er Elaine May is 83. Actor
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Actress Patti LuPone is 66.
Actor Tony Danza is 64.
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Actress Andie MacDowell
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Thought for Today: “I
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the more I have of it.” —
Stephen Leacock, Canadi-
an economist and humorist
(1869-1944).
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