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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
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Friday, August 21, 2015
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Man suffers a sense of loss
after returning dog he found
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
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BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
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