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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Girl who lost her virginity
must learn to protect herself
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: I’m a 17-year-old girl.
Dear Condition: Gay men marry-
Last weekend I lost my virginity in
ing straight women is not an unheard-of
the back seat of a stranger’s car. I feel
phenomenon, and neither are marriag-
guilty about it and I haven’t told any-
es in which sex is not a part of the pic-
one. I’m not sure if he has.
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I need some advice on whether I
someone with common interests and a
should be making a big deal out of it,
high level of compatibility — as long
or just ignore it and move on. — Anx-
as the lady clearly understands that you
ious In Ohio
are gay and doesn’t harbor the fantasy
Jeanne
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Dear Abby: My friends often come
Advice
was something casual, and that is sad.
to me for advice. It could be anything
It IS a “big deal,” not only because of
— relationship, family, self-harm or
what it indicates about your level of self-es- bullying. It’s usually something I don’t know
teem, but also because you don’t know wheth- how to deal with and don’t have experience
er you have been exposed to an STD. Did the with. I try to say words of encouragement like,
boy use a condom?
“It’ll be OK. Ignore it. Think on the bright
Mature girls know to protect themselves side. Don’t be so hard on yourself.”
when engaging in sexual activity. It is import-
I know these are things they have heard be-
ant that you be checked by a gynecologist for fore and will ignore, but I don’t know what
STDs and learn about effective birth control. else to say or do. These people are more out-
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Planned Parenthood can help you.
gets. Abby, what can I do? — D. In Kansas
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Dear D.: It’s all right to be encouraging,
situation that I never thought could happen. but when someone asks for advice you know
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19. My parents weren’t initially supportive, an adult. This is particularly important when
but things did get better down the line.
the problem concerns things like self-harm or
I have had zero luck at any long-term gay bullying, which may need an intervention.
relationships, but as I get older, my sex drive
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Bu-
has diminished, and I think I’d be happy with ren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was
a female companion — if sex wasn’t a factor. founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Con-
What should I do? — Interesting Condition tact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
In Texas
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 22, 1915
Buffalo Vernon, noted bull-dogger of steers
and buckaroo, was taken into custody by Chief
Kearney last evening on a charge of violating
the speed limit. This morning he entered a plea
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the driver of the car of Dr. Barbour of Stan-
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a wild and wobbly run up East Court street
yesterday afternoon and turned a complete
somersault near the Catholic church, spilling
the occupants on the street. Dr. Barbour is still
in St. Anthony’s hospital but will be able to
leave tomorrow, the physicians report. Vernon,
with true cowboy luck, escaped with no more
scratches than he usually receives in bulldog-
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he had given the dentist an exhibition of rough
riding in a motor car. The auto, a Ford, was
taken to the garage for treatment and was still
bucking when it was taken into the shop.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
April 22, 1965
A 70-year-old sewer that lies 12 feet be-
neath several downtown buildings is caus-
ing problems. “It had to be cleaned 15 times
last year,” Morris Temple told the city coun-
cil last night. The private sewer line was in-
stalled in 1896, he said, at a time when much
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Chet Farris, who represented other property
owners, asked the city to share in costs of re-
building the line. The council, although reluc-
tant to agree to city participation in the costs
of the line, ordered city engineer Tony Groh
to make a study. Temple pointed out that on
the block in question, between Dorion and
Emigrant on the block east of Main Street, he
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petition for an improvement district that would
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25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
April 22, 1990
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Explorers hope their hard work pays off.
That’s when a 26-foot cabin cruiser the Scout
troop has been repairing for more than a year
should be ready to move up the Columbia
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like a big camper, only it’s a boat,” the troop’s
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“We can stock up and be gone for a week.” Sea
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a search and rescue group. Today it’s the only
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er above The Dalles. Although the troop’s six
members and two leaders no longer do search
and rescue for drowning victims and other
serious incidents, they teach small boat han-
dling and water safety and provide a service
for boaters who run out of gas or are otherwise
stranded on the river.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
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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 the 112th day of
2015. There are 253 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On April 22, 1915, the
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chemicals in warfare took
place as German forces un-
leashed chlorine gas against
Allied troops at the start of
the Second Battle of Ypres in
Belgium during World War I;
thousands of soldiers are be-
lieved to have died.
On this date:
In 1864, Congress autho-
rized the use of the phrase
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coins.
In 1889, the Oklahoma
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thousands of homesteaders
staked claims.
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Britain and Japan signed the
London Naval Treaty, which
regulated submarine warfare
and limited shipbuilding.
In 1944, during World
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invading Japanese-held New
Guinea with amphibious
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Aitape.
In 1952, an atomic test
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nuclear explosion shown
on live network television
as a 31-kiloton bomb was
dropped from a B-50 Super-
fortress.
In 1954, the publicly tele-
vised sessions of the Senate
Army-McCarthy hearings
began.
In 1970, millions of
Americans concerned about
the environment observed
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In 2000, in a dramatic
pre-dawn raid, armed immi-
gration agents seized Elian
Gonzalez, the Cuban boy
at the center of a custody
dispute, from his relatives’
home in Miami; Elian was
reunited with his father at
Andrews Air Force Base
near Washington.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor
George Cole is 90. Actress
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Glen Campbell is 79. Actor
Jack Nicholson is 78. Singer
Mel Carter is 72. Author Jan-
et Evanovich is 72. Country
singer Cleve Francis is 70.
Movie director John Waters
is 69. Singer Peter Frampton
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Paul Carrack (Mike and the
Mechanics; Squeeze) is 64.
Actor Joseph Bottoms is 61.
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ball manager Terry Francona
is 56. Comedian Byron Allen
is 54. Actor Chris Make-
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Fletcher Dragge is 49. Actor
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is 49.
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jian (System of a Down)
Thought for Today:
“What’s vice today may be
virtue, tomorrow.” — Hen-
ry Fielding, English novelist
(born this date in 1707, died
in 1754).
BY JAN ELLIOT
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE