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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Friday, January 8, 2016
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Helicopter mom turns girls’
squabbles into adult irritation
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: Do you think parents
He thinks one of us should take
should intervene in arguments
him in and complains that we are
between 10-year-olds? My daughter,
a “bad family” because no one has
“Amy,” was playing at a neighbor’s
offered to let him live with us. None
house with two other girls and they
of our retirement plans were made
had an argument over something
with provisions for him. He is sel¿sh,
stupid. The neighbor’s daughter,
irritating and untrustworthy. I don’t
“Kathy,” started to cry, so her mother
want to spend my retirement being
asked my daughter and the other girl
miserable. What do I do? — Retired
Jeanne
to leave because they had upset Kathy. Phillips In Chicago
Afterward, she called and wanted me
Dear Retired: If taking your irre-
Advice
to punish my daughter for upsetting
sponsible brother in would ensure that
hers.
your retirement would be miserable,
I didn’t do it because I think 10-year-olds you shouldn’t do it. Your brother has lived his
are old enough to make amends with each life the way he wanted, without consideration
other. When Amy explained the situation, I for the consequences. If his retirement plan
concluded that Kathy started to cry because was gambling that you and your siblings would
she didn’t get what she wanted. The girls were support him for his poor choices, it appears
playing with each other again two days later.
he has lost that bet, too. As a kindness, direct
This isn’t the ¿rst time this has happened, your brother to resources that help low-income
but it’s annoying because they make a big seniors.
deal out of it. Kathy is an only child and we
Dear Abby: My husband and I decided
have three children. What do you think about to go our separate ways and have ¿led for
this? — Amy’s Mom In Antwerp, Belgium divorce. Although I moved out, we agreed to
Dear Amy’s Mom: Hang onto your sense keep prior engagements. One of them is a trip
of humor and take “Helicopter Mom’s” to Europe to visit family and friends.
suggestions regarding parenting your child
When we talked about traveling together,
with a grain of salt. Kathy’s mother means my understanding was that it meant sitting next
well, but she should stop trying to ¿ght her to each other in the car and on the plane. Now
daughter’s battles for her.
he is making the hotel arrangements and has
Dear Abby: I have two brothers and asked me if he should book a room with two
two sisters. We all earned a modest but beds or two separate rooms. This is confusing
comfortable living and made plans for our and it’s making me feel awkward. How should
retirement — except for one. He blew his I answer? — The Ex-Mrs. In Michigan
money on cars, vacations and gambling. He
Dear Ex-Mrs.: Be honest. If the idea of
retired as early as possible, and because of sharing a room with your almost-ex-husband
it he doesn’t get much Social Security. Now makes you uncomfortable, tell him you would
prefer separate accommodations.
he’s broke.
DAYS GONE BY
BEETLE BAILEY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY MORT WALKER
BY JIM DAVIS
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 8, 1916
The Hermiston city park, between Main
street and the railroad, was Àooded Thursday
morning and again last evening. With the
assistance of another hard freeze and another
Àooding the skaters of this city will have a rare
treat, a rink in the main part of town. It will
doubtless be popularized chieÀy by the busi-
ness men in the mornings and early afternoons
while after school hours they will give way
to the boys and girls that they may have their
share of the sport. A skating party has been
organized by the high school aggregation for
tomorrow evening at the government reserves,
six miles east of town. A large ¿re will be built
of sagebrush around which weinerfursts will
be roasted and enjoyed.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 8, 1966
The Pendleton City Planning Commission
Thursday indicated it wanted more time to
think before making any decision on a contro-
versial apartment housing proposal. A packed
house faced the Planning Commission at a
hearing to consider whether a special permit
should be granted to allow the location of a
$400,000 forty-unit apartment complex in a
residential area near the library. Those who
spoke during the hearing were overwhelmingly
opposed to the location of the apartments in
the area. On the other hand, at least two of the
planning commission members indicated they
felt an apartment complex would be putting
the land to its highest and best use. The area in
contention is bordered on the north by Bailey
Ave., on the south by the Umatilla River and
on the west by the Main Street Bridge.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 8, 1991
Robert “Bob” Koch of Pendleton and Dr.
Richard Koch of Pilot Rock are distantly
related. In fact, their ancestors were brothers
in a German Lutheran village in Russia. Both
were raised by German-speaking parents and
pronounce their last name “Cook.” But the
Kochs didn’t encounter each other until after
Bob moved to the area in the 1960s. Ironically,
they discovered the doctor’s grandfather and
Bob’s great-great-grandfather were brothers
from the town of Kolb (pronounced “culp”),
which has since been changed to a Russian
name.
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
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 eighth day of
2016. There are 358 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlights in
History:
On Jan. 8, 1918, Pres-
ident Woodrow Wilson
outlined his Fourteen Points
for lasting peace after World
War I. Mississippi became
the ¿rst state to ratify the
18th Amendment to the
Constitution, which estab-
lished Prohibition.
On this date:
In 1642, astronomer
Galileo Galilei died in
Arcetri, Italy.
In 1790, President George
Washington delivered his
¿rst State of the Union
address to Congress in New
York.
In 1815, the last major
engagement of the War of
1812 came to an end as U.S.
forces defeated the British in
the Battle of New Orleans,
not having gotten word of the
signing of a peace treaty.
In 1863, America’s First
Transcontinental Railroad
had its beginnings as Cali-
fornia Gov. Leland Stanford
broke ground for the Central
Paci¿c Railroad in Sacra-
mento. (The transcontinental
railroad was completed in
Promontory, Utah, in May
1869.)
In 1912, the African
National Congress was
founded in Bloemfontein,
South Africa.
In 1935, rock-and-roll
legend Elvis Presley was
born in Tupelo, Mississippi.
In 1959, Charles de
Gaulle was inaugurated as
president of France’s Fifth
Republic.
In
1964,
President
Lyndon B. Johnson, in his
State of the Union address,
declared an “unconditional
war on poverty in America.”
In 1975, Judge John
J. Sirica ordered the early
release from prison of Water-
gate ¿gures John W. Dean
III, Herbert W. Kalmbach
and Jeb Stuart Magruder.
Democrat Ella Grasso was
sworn in as Connecticut’s
¿rst female governor. Opera
singer Richard Tucker, 61,
died in Kalamazoo, Mich-
igan.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Actor-comedian
Larry
Storch is 93. Broadcast
journalist Sander Vanocur is
88. CBS newsman Charles
Osgood is 83. Singer Shirley
Bassey is 79. Game show
host Bob Eubanks is 78.
Country-gospel singer Cristy
Lane is 76. Rhythm-and-
blues singer Anthony Gour-
dine (Little Anthony and
the Imperials) is 75. Actress
Yvette Mimieux is 74.
Physicist Stephen Hawking
is 74. Singer Juanita Cowart
Motley (The Marvelettes) is
72. Rock musician Robby
Krieger (The Doors) is 70.
Rock singer David Bowie
is 69. Movie director John
McTiernan is 65. Sing-
er-songwriter Ron Sexsmith
is 52. Actress Michelle
Forbes is 51. Singer R. Kelly
is 49. Reggae singer Sean
Paul is 43. Aaactress-rock
singer Jenny Lewis is 40.
Actress Sarah Polley is 37.
Thought for Today:
“Anxiety never yet success-
fully bridged over any
chasm.” — *LRYDQQL5XI¿QL
Italian writer (1807-1881).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE