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Page 8C East Oregonian COFFEE BREAK Saturday, November 21, 2015 DEAR ABBY 'DXJKWHU¿JKWVWRIUHHPRP IURPKHUFXOWXUHRIVDFUL¿FH a smart, diligent student. I graduated Dear Abby: I’m 22 and my mom from high school with academic acco- is probably my best friend. She’s from lades and one of the highest GPAs in Lebanon and grew up during a time of the graduating class. ZDU+HUFXOWXUHWDXJKWKHUWRVDFUL¿FH However, since starting college — to put the needs of others before her own. She has a good job and earns an this semester, I have become apathetic excellent salary. toward school, as if to say, “I have My father is retired. Their marriage worked this hard already; why bother is not a good one, and Mom is in sort working anymore?” Because of this, Jeanne of a rut. She dresses sloppy and buys Phillips I’m failing most of my classes — as only “bargains.” Her hair is always only a freshman, mind you. Although Advice a mess. Every time we go shopping, I recognize my attitude is terrible, I LW¶V D ¿JKW EHFDXVH , ZDQW KHU WR EX\ haven’t been able to get rid of it and get the nice clothes she can afford. I want her to to work again. be presentable. But she’s stubborn and always I’m confused about where this apathy came makes an excuse for why she “doesn’t need from, and I don’t want it to get any worse. them” or “can’t get them.” How should I :RXOG\RXKDYHDQ\LGHDVDVWRZK\,PLJKW handle this situation? — Caring Daughter In feel this way, and possible suggestions about Encino, Calif. how to get myself back on track? — Unmoti- Dear Caring Daughter :KHUH LV WKH vated In Maryland money your mother earns going? Is she saving Dear Unmotivated: Not knowing you or investing it? Does she give it to your father? and your circumstances, I can’t be sure why She may present herself the way she does you’re feeling the way you do. That’s why I’m because she’s depressed about her marriage advising you to head for the student counseling or something else. Before trying again to give FHQWHU 5,*+7 $:$< DQG WDON WR VRPHRQH your mother an image reboot, talk with her. Tell about these feelings of “apathy.” You may be her you love her, are concerned about her, and depressed, or need a break from your studies ask why she doesn’t take better care of herself. before you can go full speed ahead. The college Then listen. Your mother may come from environment can be overwhelming because it another culture, but she has much to teach you. is so different from what you have been used Dear Abby: Up to this point in my academic to. But you won’t know what is causing this career, I have always been known for being unless you ask. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Nov. 21-22, 1915 After stealing the milk wagon of Seth Richardson for three successive nights and using it to haul away loot secured in a half dozen or more petty robberies, two small ER\V 5REHUW DQG 2ZHQ:RRG DJHG DQG 10, had their career of youthful crime cut short late Saturday night when they were picked XSE\2I¿FHU6FKHHU7KH\ZHUHVWLOOLQWKH wagon and later confessed to a number of robberies. The father of the boys came down to the police station this morning and broke down when he learned of the depredations of his sons. He said the boys had not been at home for three nights. The elder has been in the reform school before and the father said he intended returning him after Christmas because he was an incorrigible but that the younger had never been in trouble before. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Nov. 21-22, 1965 A stocky man with a white sock over his head robbed Priday’s Service Station Sunday at gunpoint and made off with over $200, state police reported. State police said that the armed robber was waiting inside the station when attendant Fred Danford returned from helping a customer. Danford said the robber demanded “Gimme your cash.” Danford complied and the robber left through the rear exit of the station located at the intersection of Old Highway 11 and Sunnyside Road. The stickup occurred at 5:45 p.m. Danford told police the subject had on baggy blue overalls and rubber boots. He was holding a revolver with about a four inch barrel. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Nov. 21-22, 1990 Brandon Kellogg of Pendleton, at age 9, is the youngest volunteer with the Oregon Department of Human Resources. He explained that he volunteers because his heart goes out to troubled or disadvantaged children. Brandon plays sports at least weekly with an 8-year-old boy who his mother met through her work with Children’s Services Division. His efforts have brought him into the spotlight. The Adult and Family Services Media Center in Salem has produced a segment about the Hawthorne Elemen- tary School fourth-grader for a statewide marketing videotape. But Brandon was not without a personal motive to volunteer. “It’s kind of fun to just take a break … and go out and do something else besides sitting around watching television,” he said. THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is the 325th day of 2015. There are 40 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 21, 1985, U.S. Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Jay Pollard was arrested, accused of spying for Israel. (Pollard later pleaded guilty to espionage and was sentenced to life in prison; his release on parole is scheduled to take place today, Nov. 21, 2015.) On this date: In 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1864, a letter was signed by President Abraham Lincoln expressing condo- lences to Lydia Bixby, a ZLGRZLQ%RVWRQZKRVH¿YH sons supposedly died while ¿JKWLQJLQWKH&LYLO:DU$V it turned out, only two of Mrs. Bixby’s sons had been killed in battle.) In 1922, Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia was sworn LQDVWKH¿UVWZRPDQWRVHUYH in the U.S. Senate. In 1934, the Cole Porter musical “Anything Goes,” starring Ethel Merman as Reno Sweeney, opened on Broadway. In 1942, the Alaska Highway, also known as the Alcan Highway, was formally opened at Soldier’s Summit in the Yukon Territory. In 1945, American humorist Robert Benchley died in New York at age 56. In 1969, the Senate voted down the Supreme Court nomination of Clement F. +D\QVZRUWK WKH ¿UVW such rejection since 1930. In 1973, President Richard Nixon’s attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt, revealed the existence of an 18-1/2- minute gap in one of the :KLWH+RXVHWDSHUHFRUGLQJV UHODWHGWR:DWHUJDWH In 1974, bombs exploded at a pair of pubs in Birmingham, England, killing 21 people. (Six suspects were convicted of the attack, but the convictions of the so-called “Birmingham Six” were overturned in 1991.) In 1980, 87 people died LQ D ¿UH DW WKH 0*0 *UDQG Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Joseph Campanella is 91. Country singer Jean Shepard is 82. Actor Laurence Luck- inbill is 81. Actress Marlo Thomas is 78. Actor Rick Lenz is 76. Singer Dr. John is 75. Actress Juliet Mills is 74. Basketball Hall of Famer Earl Monroe is 71. Television producer Marcy Carsey is 71. Actress Goldie Hawn is 70. Movie director Andrew Davis is 69. Rock musician /RQQLH -RUGDQ :DU LV Singer Livingston Taylor is 65. Actress-singer Lorna Luft is 63. Actress Cherry Jones is 59. Rock musician Brian Ritchie (The Violent Femmes) is 55. Gospel singer Steven Curtis Chapman is 53. Actress Nicollette Sheridan is 52. Singer-actress Bjork is 50. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman is 49. Rhythm-and-blues singer Chauncey Hannibal (BLACKstreet) is 47. Rock musician Alex James (Blur) is 47. MLB All-Star player Ken Griffey Jr. is 46. TV person- ality Rib Hillis is 45. Rapper Pretty Lou (Lost Boyz) is 44. Football player-turned-talk show host Michael Strahan is 44. Country singer Kelsi Osborn (SHeDAISY) is 41. Actress Jena Malone is 31. Pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen is 30. Thought for Today: “Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment.” — Robert Benchley, American humorist (1889-1945).
