Friday, June 5, 2015
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East Oregonian
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DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Softhearted woman just can’t
say no to wannabe boyfriend
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
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BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: I am 32 and need
others. What you appear to need to
advice on setting personal boundaries
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in my relationships. Simply put, I
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an intimate relationship with him.
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in love with me, almost to the point of
Abby, I am 40. I haven’t lived at
obsession.
home for more than 20 years. I’m
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because I don’t want to hurt his feelings.
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especially with men. Please advise me how to have a relationship with him while he is
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He isn’t interested in being your “friend”; he going to change your father. Your chances of
wants to be your lover.
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him. Trust me, it will go a long way toward
To create effective boundaries, you must your having the adult relationship with him
be clear about the messages you send to that you crave.
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
June 5, 1915
Mrs. Charles Ogilvie, living in California
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was murdered last evening by Lee Dale, a
homesteader living nearby, and when Mr.
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die. At the time of the murder Dale was on an
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according to Mr. Ogilvie who was rational
this morning and made a complete statement.
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house 20 feet away. Dale began quarreling
with Mrs. Ogilvie and cursed her. According
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Mrs. Ogilvie told Dale to go home to his wife.
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no memory of the crime.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
June 5, 1965
Pendleton still had its diesel oil hangover
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provide a remedy. City Manager Mel Gardner
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to try and clean diesel oil from the city’s water
system. The oil entered the system Thursday
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miles up the Umatilla River and ruptured the
city’s gravity water line that runs alongside
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the three main reservoirs, two on the south hill
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25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
June 5, 1990
Judicial decisions shouldn’t be made at the
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ethics commission investigating an allegation
that District Court Judge Ralph Currin has
made at least two rulings on a heads-or-tails
basis. The Commission on Judicial Fitness and
Disability, under the auspices of the Oregon
Supreme Court, will hold a public hearing at
the Pendleton Red Lion Inn at 9 a.m. June 14.
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on alleged violations in the commission’s
20-year history. He said penalties range from
censure — a hand-slapping note of disap-
proval from the state Supreme Court — to
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Medonich, a Pendleton attorney representing
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
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BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
Today is the 156th day
of 2015. There are 209 days
left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On June 5, 1968, Sen.
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assassinated in Los Angeles’
Ambassador Hotel after
claiming victory in Cali-
fornia’s Democratic pres-
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immediately arrested.
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In 1794, Congress passed
the Neutrality Act, which
prohibited Americans from
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action against a country that
was at peace with the United
States.
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Gen. William T. Sherman
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presidential
nomination,
saying, “I will not accept
if nominated and will not
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serve if elected.”
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went off the gold standard.
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forces along the Somme
line.
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racially segregated railroad
dining cars.
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the Mideast as Israel raided
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the ground in Egypt; Syria,
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Los Angeles had come
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