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Thursday, May 21, 2015
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Being a good listener is
the best way to be heard
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: I am responding to
because we have to say everything
“Tired of Talking to Myself” (Feb.
twice! — Jenny In North Carolina
13), whose husband’s ears slam shut
Dear Abby: Men have no
when she begins to speak. This is not
patience. They only want to hear a
a problem that’s exclusive to men.
brief, straight-to-the-point version.
Women do it as well. As a retired PA
Women tend to tell the story from
(physician’s assistant), when talking
beginning to end with every detail
with patients, I would refer to it as
explained so nothing is misunder-
selective hearing loss.
stood. When men hear us talk, they
Jeanne
“Tired” needs to look at her own Phillips will say all they hear is blah, blah,
behavior because I have never seen
blah. “Tired,” if you try to be patient
Advice
one partner be the only guilty one.
and use the abridged version, maybe
My wife can hear the ticking of the
communication will get easier with
turn signal that wasn’t turned off, but she fewer repeats. — Heidi In Florida
doesn’t always hear my questions or state-
Dear Abby: I wonder what kind of things
ments.
she’s saying to him. There’s a saying I have
There are many reasons why it happens, found to be true: “Men marry women and
but the way to resolve it is to listen when hope they never change. Women marry men
your partner talks to you. If you do, you will and hope they will change.”
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I have been married for 35 years and
if “Tired” gives a closer look to her own recently my wife has started pointing out
behavior, she’ll stop referring to it as a male every little thing I do that she thinks I should
problem. — Frank In Portland, Texas
do differently. I have reached the point that
Dear Frank: Thanks for your letter. when she starts one of her observations, I
When I asked readers for input, they heard say, “Could you add it to your list and put
me loud and clear and gave me an “earful”:
it somewhere?” and that’s the end of the
Dear Abby: Focus is a strength for many conversation. Nit-picking does not make for
men like me. I am a little hard of hearing a great marriage. — Tim In Arizona
and need to focus on what I am listening to.
Dear Abby: There are three words men
If you want open ears, hold my hands and always respond to: sex, food and money —
make sure I am looking at your face. You not always in that order. Use one of those
will now have my attention. Tell me what words when talking to them and you’ll
you want from me. I want you to be happy always get a response. — Beth In The South
and will do what I can for you. — A Little
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van
Hard Of Hearing (Chuck)
Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and
Dear Abby: Some researchers say women was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
speak about 13,000 more words a day than Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com
men do. There’s a joke that explains it’s or 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
May 21, 1915
Many roads in Umatilla county today are
in better shape in consequence of the obser-
vance of “Good Roads Day” yesterday by
hundreds of citizens. Many chuck holes were
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from roads, many culverts put in, many ruts
eliminated, and many stretches of highway
graded and drained so that the traveling public
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was accomplished and so much enthusiasm
aroused that there is already a move afoot
to set aside one day each month for similar
work.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
May 21, 1965
Opinions expressed during a meeting in
Umatilla Wednesday night on the old school
house were 100 per cent in favor of preserving
the 106-year-old structure. Twenty-one
persons attended the meeting. On the basis
of recommendations expressed, Mayor Bud
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moving the building to the 40-acre city park
being developed along the Umatilla River.
Built in 1859, the school house was a polling
place for Abraham Lincoln’s second election
in 1864. It was used as a school until the early
1950s, and is now a meeting and recreation
hall for the Jet-Agers and other local groups.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
May 21, 1990
Community leaders fear that families
of prison inmates are moving to Pendleton
at an alarming rate and soon will overtax
emergency assistance resources. Because of
the community’s limited resources, inmate
families should not be encouraged to move
here, Capt. Cal Prouty of the Salvation Army
said in a letter to area churches last week. On
the average of one a day, an inmate’s family
— typically a woman with two or more
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the Salvation Army, Jeni Jensen said. Eastern
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they are not aware of an increase in inmate
families moving here, but statistics from
Oregon Adult and Family Services indicate a
gradual increase over the last six months that
coincides with the increase in EOCI inmates.
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 141st day of
2015. There are 224 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On May 21, 1927,
Charles A. Lindbergh landed
his Spirit of St. Louis mono-
plane near Paris, completing
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across the Atlantic Ocean in
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On this date:
In 1471, King Henry VI
of England died in the Tower
of London at age 49.
In 1542, Spanish explorer
Hernando de Soto died while
searching for gold along the
Mississippi River.
In 1881, Clara Barton
founded the American Red
Cross.
In 1892, the opera
“Pagliacci,” by Ruggero
Leoncavallo, premiered in
Milan, Italy.
In 1924, in a case that drew
much notoriety, 14-year-old
Bobby Franks was murdered
in a “thrill killing” carried
out by University of Chicago
students Nathan Leopold Jr.
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and Richard Loeb (Bobby’s
cousin).
In 1932, Amelia Earhart
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Ocean as she landed in
Northern Ireland, about
15 hours after leaving
Newfoundland.
In 1941, a German U-boat
sank the American merchant
steamship SS Robin Moor
in the South Atlantic after
the ship’s passengers and
crew were allowed to board
lifeboats.
In
1945,
actors
Humphrey Bogart, 45, and
Lauren Bacall, 20, were
married at Malabar Farm
in Lucas, Ohio (it was his
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and would last until Bogart’s
death in 1957).
In 1955, Chuck Berry
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“Maybellene,” for Chess
Records in Chicago.
In 1972, Michelangelo’s
Pieta, on display at the
Vatican, was damaged by a
hammer-wielding man who
shouted he was Jesus Christ.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Rhythm-and-blues
singer
Ron Isley (The Isley
Brothers) is 74. Rock
musician Hilton Valentine
(The Animals) is 72.
Actor Richard Hatch is 70.
Musician Bill Champlin is
68. Singer Leo Sayer is 67.
Actress Carol Potter is 67.
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn.,
is 64. Actor Mr. T is 63.
Music producer Stan Lynch
is 60. Actor Judge Reinhold
is 58. Actor-director Nick
Cassavetes is 56. Actor
Brent Briscoe is 54. Actress
Lisa Edelstein is 49. Actress
Fairuza Balk is 41. Rock
singer-musician
Mikel
Jollett (Airborne Toxic
Event) is 41. Rapper Havoc
(Mobb Deep) is 41. Actor
David Ajala (TV: “Black
Box”) is 29.
Thought for Today:
“Originality does not consist
in saying what no one has
ever said before, but in
saying exactly what you
think yourself.” — James
Stephens, Irish poet and
novelist (1882-1950).
BY JAN ELLIOT
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE