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Friday, May 22, 2015 PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK East Oregonian Page 7A DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Mother’s alcoholism poses serious threat to her baby 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: I just realized I’m ZLOOEHIRUERWKKHUEDE\DQGKHUVHOI´ six weeks pregnant. I have always Dear Abby,KDYHEHHQZLWKP\ wanted to start a family and raise chil- JLUOIULHQG ³.HQGUD´ IRU IRXU \HDUV GUHQZLWKP\¿DQFHEXW,KDYHDELJ We’re ready to take our relationship SUREOHP,DPDQDOFRKROLFDQGKDYH WR WKH QH[W OHYHO EXW ,¶P VWDUWLQJ WR EHHQ VWUXJJOLQJ ZLWK WKLV LVVXH IRU D KDYHVHFRQGWKRXJKWVEHFDXVHRIKHU few years. 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Much depends GXULQJ SUHJQDQF\$OFRKRO FDQ FDXVH SURE- upon whether Kendra can recognize how OHPV IRU WKH GHYHORSLQJ EDE\ WKURXJKRXW unhealthy her relationship with her mother SUHJQDQF\LQFOXGLQJEHIRUHDZRPDQNQRZV is and distance herself emotionally. While VKHLVSUHJQDQW'ULQNLQJDOFRKROLQWKH¿UVW love can conquer almost everything, unless WKUHHPRQWKVRISUHJQDQF\FDQFDXVHWKHEDE\ she can do that, and not allow herself to feel WR KDYH DEQRUPDO IDFLDO IHDWXUHV *URZWK JXLOW\ IRU EHLQJ KDSS\ PDUULDJH WR .HQGUD DQG FHQWUDO QHUYRXV V\VWHP SUREOHPV HJ FRXOGEHOLNHFRPSHWLQJLQDPDUDWKRQZLWK ORZ ELUWK ZHLJKW EHKDYLRUDO SUREOHPV FDQ RQHIRRWHQFDVHGLQDEDUUHORIFHPHQW,¶P occur from drinking alcohol anytime during QRWVD\LQJGRQ¶WGRLWEXWSRLQWLQJRXWWKDWLI SUHJQDQF\ 7KH EDE\¶V EUDLQ LV GHYHORSLQJ \RXGRLWZLOOEHDFKDOOHQJH WKURXJKRXWSUHJQDQF\DQGFDQEHDIIHFWHGE\ Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van exposure to alcohol at any time. Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and “If a woman is drinking alcohol during was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. SUHJQDQF\ LW LV QHYHU WRR ODWH WR VWRS 7KH Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com VRRQHUDZRPDQVWRSVGULQNLQJWKHEHWWHULW or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian May 22, 1915 :DOWHU 6WHHOH FODLPHG WKDW KH ZDV D EXFNDURR IURP 3HQGOHWRQ RQ KLV ZD\ WR WKH EUDQGHU ZKHQ 2I¿FHU -RQHV RI %DNHU WRRN KLP LQWR FXVWRG\ ODVW QLJKW EXW -XGJH &XQQLQJ JDYH KLP GD\V RQ D YDJUDQF\ charge in police court this morning, and he was sent to join the gravel pit gang. On his way to the jail last night he managed to throw DZD\DULQJZKLFKKHKDGEHHQWU\LQJWRVHOO HDUOLHULQWKHHYHQLQJ2I¿FHU&DYLQHVVIRXQG WKHWULQNHWWKLVPRUQLQJDJROGEDQGVHWZLWK D UXE\ HQFLUFOHG ZLWK GLDPRQGV ,W KDV QRW EHHQDVFHUWDLQHGZKHUH6WHHOREWDLQHGLWQRU why he was so anxious to have it out of his possession. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian May 22, 1965 Old and new, large and small are words WRGHVFULEHDFROOHFWLRQRIRYHURULHQWDO ¿JXULQHV EHORQJLQJ WR 0UV &( :RRG RI 3HQGOHWRQ7KHFROOHFWLRQZDVEHJXQRYHU years ago when the Woods were picking up SLHFHVWRIXUQLVKWKHLUKRXVH7RGD\WKHUHDUH SLHFHVIURPDVIDUQRUWKDV$ODVNDVRXWKWR 0H[LFR DQG HDVW WR 6W 3DXO 0LQQ )ULHQGV DQG PHPEHUV RI WKH IDPLO\ KDYH DOO JRWWHQ LQWR WKH DFW VHQGLQJ ¿JXULQHV IURP DOO RYHU WKHZRUOG0UV:RRGQRWHVWKDWLWLVGLI¿FXOW WR¿QGUHSUHVHQWDWLYHVRIWKHRULHQWDOFXOWXUH LQ &DQDGD 6KH DQG KHU KXVEDQG SODQ D WULS north again this summer and hope to come home this time with some pieces for the collection. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian May 22, 1990 $IWHUPRQWKVLQWKHFRXQW\MDLO-DFNLH /HHSHULVIUHH/HHSHUZKRVHPXUGHUFRQYLF- WLRQIRUVKRRWLQJKHUKXVEDQGZDVRYHUWXUQHG LQ $SULO SOHDGHG JXLOW\ WKLV PRUQLQJ WR D lesser charge of criminally negligent homi- FLGH&LUFXLW&RXUW-XGJH-DFN2OVHQRUGHUHG /HHSHU WR VHUYH ¿YH \HDUV SUREDWLRQ DQG WR XQGHUJRFRXQVHOLQJ6KHDOVRZLOOEHUHTXLUHG WR RIIHU KRXUV RI FRPPXQLW\ VHUYLFH work, particularly counseling or talking to others on the effects of family violence. ³7KHUHZDVQRTXHVWLRQLQP\PLQG\RXZHUH a victim of physical, sexual and emotional WUDXPD´2OVHQVDLGGXULQJVHQWHQFLQJ THIS DAY IN HISTORY DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN 7RGD\LVWKHQGGD\RI 7KHUHDUHGD\VOHIW in the year. 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