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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Woman still angry at family
for ignoring childhood trauma
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
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BY JOHNNY HART
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BY BRIAN CRANE
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Dear Abby: At the age of 15 I was
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Jan. 6, 1916
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city attorney under Murphy, for the reason that
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50 Years Ago
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
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Jan. 6, 1991
The Umatilla County Commissioners on
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contended the roads have already been essen-
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