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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Thursday, January 7, 2016
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Wife says stoppage time has
run out for soccer enthusiast
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
that I can have a glass or two of wine
Dear Abby: My husband, an avid
and it doesn’t mean I’m getting drunk
soccer player, injured himself twice
or an alcoholic. I am my own person,
last year, which left him unable to
in control of my body, and I know my
work for months at a time. He refuses
limits.
to hang up his cleats because he says
My family’s view of alcohol
it’s his “one true passion.” I think
seems to have been skewed because
he’s being sel¿sh because his soccer
of our history. Abby, one glass of
injuries have caused a ¿nancial,
emotional and physical strain on our
wine
a night does not an alcoholic
Jeanne
family.
Phillips make, right? — Unwinding In New
I can’t be the only wife/mom who
England
Advice
doesn’t want the additional risk. Any
Dear Unwinding: Ordinarily,
advice on how to get through to him?
I would say no. But a tendency
— Sports Wife In Cleveland
toward addiction can run in families, and for
Dear Sports Wife: I don’t know how old someone with a predisposition to alcoholism,
your husband is, but two serious injuries in a glass (or two) of wine every night could
one year may be a hint from Father Time that escalate and lead to problems.
his reÀe[es aren’t as acute as they once were,
Because you live in your mother’s house,
and he should channel his passion in another try to be more sensitive to her feelings and
direction. (Coaching, perhaps?)
respect them. 6he has e[perienced ¿rsthand
Assuming you have insurance, contact what it’s like to live with someone who has
your agent and ask if there is additional an alcohol problem, and it isn’t pretty. That’s
coverage your husband can take out in case why she is so sensitive about it.
he is seriously injured again. Of course, it
Dear Abby: My neighbor often comes
won’t guarantee that he won’t hurt himself, over to share some of her home cooking.
but it might give you some peace of mind in Unfortunately, it tastes horrible. She invari-
case he does.
ably asks me the ne[t day how I liked it, and
Dear Abby: I’m 23 and live with my I really don’t enjoy lying. How can I tell her
parents — a situation I am working to change, I don’t like her cooking and I don’t want her
to be sure. When I come home from work, I to bring me any more? — Tender Tummy In
occasionally like to have a glass of wine or Washington
a beer. Obviously, because I’m an adult, this
Dear Tender Tummy: Use a variation
should not be a problem, but every time I on your signature and say that although you
touch alcohol my mom freaks out.
appreciate her generosity, for some time her
There is a history of alcoholism in my cooking hasn’t agreed with you — you have
family, so I somewhat understand where she’s a “tender tummy” — so please refrain from
coming from. But I feel she needs to realize bringing over any more food.
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
Jan. 7, 1916
The latest addition to the high school
equipment, “The Forging Building,” has now
been completed. Classes were held for the ¿rst
time yesterday. The building, which was built
by the two classes in this work, shows remark-
able skill on the part of the students and also
the school. It shows the work accomplished
in manual training and drawing departments
under Prof. Chloupek. The installation, which
was completed yesterday, includes the forges,
blower, e[hauster and an emery grinder. The
machinery is all electrically operated. The
course in this branch of work takes up all
kinds of farm forgery, such as welding of
different materials, the heating and tempering
of steel, the different grades of iron and steel
and the process involved in their manufacture.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 7, 1966
A Pilot Rock couple, Mr. and Mrs. Elvis
Frank, has been sentenced to 60 days in
the Umatilla County Jail by District Judge
Henry Kaye for neglecting their children.
The case came to light when Pendleton
police found three Frank children, ages 8, 7
and 6, wandering here Saturday. Checking,
Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Jones found three more
youngsters unattended at the family’s home,
including a three-month-old baby who had
to be hospitalized because of diaper burns. A
three-year-old and a one-year-old were with
the baby. They had been alone since Friday.
Police found Frank, 27, in the Mission area,
and his wife, Carol, in Rieth. The children
have been placed in shelter care and a hearing
on their future care has been scheduled.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 7, 1991
Oregon State Police have charged a
16-year-old with arson in connection with a
¿re that burned his parents’ Southwest Si[th
Street home last week. The ¿re appears to
be the latest in a string of ¿res involving the
family’s property. Police on Friday arrested
Jason Biiss, son of Harry and Billie Bliss, just
days after their home on 828 S.W. Si[th Street
was e[tensively damaged by ¿re. The Bliss
family had recently moved into the home
after a ¿re destroyed their mobile home on
the Umatilla Indian Reservation in October.
Information was sketchy on the history of
¿re involving the Bliss’ property, but a state
¿re of¿cial who refused to identify himself
con¿rmed he investigated two ¿res in the last
year involving the family’s property.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
DILBERT
THE WIZARD OF ID
LUANN
ZITS
BY SCOTT ADAMS
BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
Today is the seventh day
of 2016. There are 359 days
left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Jan. 7, 1789, America
held its ¿rst presidential
election as voters chose
electors who, a month later,
selected George Washington
to be the nation’s ¿rst chief
e[ecutive.
On this date:
In 1610, astronomer
Galileo
Galilei
began
observing three of Jupiter’s
moons (he spotted a fourth
moon almost a week later).
In 1800, the 13th pres-
ident of the United States,
Millard Fillmore, was born
in Summerhill, New York.
In 1904, the Marconi
International
Marine
Communication Company
of London announced that
the telegraphed letters
“CQD” would serve as a
maritime distress call (it was
later replaced with “SOS”).
In 1927, commercial
transatlantic
telephone
service was inaugurated
between New York and
London.
In 1942, the Japanese
siege of Bataan began
during World War II. (The
fall of Bataan three months
later was followed by the
notorious Death March.)
In 1949, George C.
Marshall resigned as U.S.
Secretary of State; President
Harry S. Truman chose
Dean Acheson to succeed
him.
In 1959, the United
States recognized the new
government of Cuba, si[
days after Fidel Castro led
the overthrow of Fulgencio
Batista.
In 1979, Vietnamese
forces captured the Cambo-
dian capital of Phnom Penh,
overthrowing the Khmer
Rouge government.
In 1999, for the
second time in history, an
impeached American pres-
ident went on trial before
the Senate. President Bill
Clinton faced charges of
perjury and obstruction of
justice; he was acquitted.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Author William Peter Blatty
is 88. Magazine publisher
Jann Wenner is 70. Singer
Kenny Loggins is 68.
Singer-songwriter Marshall
Chapman is 67. Latin pop
singer Juan Gabriel is 66.
Actress Erin Gray is 66.
Actor Sammo Hung is 64.
Actor David Caruso is 60.
Talk show host Katie Couric
is 59. Country singer David
Lee Murphy is 57. Rock
musician Kathy Valentine is
57. Actor David Marciano is
56. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.,
is 55. Actress Hallie Todd is
54. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.,
is 53. Actor Nicolas Cage is
52. Singer-songwriter John
Ondrasik (Five for Fighting)
is 51. Actor Re[ Lee is 47.
Actor Doug E. Doug is 46.
Actor Kevin Rahm is 45.
Actor Jeremy Renner is 45.
Thought for Today:
“One cannot and must not
try to erase the past merely
because it does not ¿t the
present.” — Golda Meir,
Israeli prime minister (1898-
1978).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE