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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Thursday, October 15, 2015 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Widower tells mom to butt out of plans with pregnant girlfriend FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. 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