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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Friday, January 22, 2016 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Travelers want to be greeted by best friend at trip’s end FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE A Schedule In California Dear Abby: We recently lost our Dear On A Schedule: Knowing dog, a 13-year-old springer spaniel, it will awaken your neighbor’s child, to old age. His passing has left a huge refrain from honking the horn. If you hole in our hearts and lives. We miss his need your son to hurry up, use your companionship, his personality and the cellphone and call the house. Or, turn structure that caring for him brought your engine off, lock the car and go to our lives. We’re 51 and 60, own our inside and get him. KRPHDQGDUH¿QDQFLDOO\VHFXUH Dear Abby: My friend of 25 years, Some of our friends are discour- Jeanne aging us from adopting another dog. Phillips “Violet,” moved back to town a few months ago after living far away for They say we travel too much. Last year Advice the last 10 years. Whereas we’ve we spent 12 weeks away from home. DOZD\V FDOOHG DQG FRQ¿GHG LQ HDFK When we travel, we hire a trusted pet sitter to move into the house and attend to all other often, now that she’s here, I rarely see our dog’s needs. Our pet always seemed happy her, never talk with her and receive polite but curt refusals to do anything together. and healthy when we returned. I know the move was stressful for her, and I anticipate that we will continue to travel a similar amount in the future, but I’m not sure I suspect the problem is more about her than we will enjoy coming home to a house that has me. But I am really hurt, and I miss her. My no dog to welcome us back. Abby, should a last request to get together and talk was met retired couple who travels adopt a dog? — Pet with, “I’m only doing what I feel I can enjoy and manage.” It seems like that doesn’t include Lover In Mexico Dear Pet Lover: At ages 51 and 60, if you our friendship. Should I simply leave my old friend alone, and your husband are in good health, I see no reason why you shouldn’t adopt another dog or is there something you can suggest? — Just if you wish. Consider adopting one that is no Plain Sad Dear Sad: Write Violet a short, sweet note. longer a puppy. Shelters and rescue organiza- tions are good places to adopt an older dog that Tell her that you care about her, have always treasured her friendship and hope it will needs a loving home. Dear Abby: My neighbor complains of continue. Let her know that when she feels like cars honking at 8 in the morning. I have done talking, you will be there for her. It’s really all this only three times when I have taken my son you can do at this point. After that, the ball will be in her court and to school. I wait in the car for him, but if he’s you should NOT sit by the phone waiting for late by a couple of minutes, I’ll honk. The neighbors think it’s rude because they a call. Go on with your life and your other have a 3-year-old who’s asleep at that time. Do IULHQGVKLSVDVEHIRUH,IVKHUHVSRQGVWHUUL¿F I confront them? What do you suggest? — On If not, it will be her loss. Do not make it yours. 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. 22, 1916 The Columbia is two feet higher today than yesterday but no damage has been done and it is believed there is little danger. There is still some ice jammed above Umatilla. Below Umatilla there was an ice jam yesterday extending a distance of 25 miles down stream. So jammed was the ice in the river at Umatilla that the stream was at an absolute standstill for an hour. At one time 10 miles of ice came down from farther up the river and caused the stream to rise six feet. The Umatilla movable dock was caught fast in the ice and the freight had to be moved out. While working with a windlass H.N. Dryer was struck twice and knocked down. He was not seriously hurt. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 22, 1966 Two young men, Billy Rex Wesley Roulet, 19, and Edward H. Didion, 18, today were charged with malicious and wanton injury to personal property, a felony, after Pendleton city police presented their cases to the district DWWRUQH\¶V RI¿FH7KHVH WZR DUH LQYROYHG LQ the puncturing and slashing of 41 automobile tires here Monday night, according to Police Chief Ernest Gallaher. A third young man was in a car the two boys allegedly occupied, but Gallaher said he was not involved. Roulet and Didion are in Pendleton to attend Blue Mountain Community College. Didion was arrested Friday afternoon and booked at the county jail. A warrant was issued for Roulet who was not yet under arrest this morning. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 22, 1991 The “guardian spirit” manifested in two eagle feathers soon will be sent to Indian brothers serving on separate ships in the Persian Gulf. Like their father, uncles and grandfathers before them, 20-year-old Navy Airman Kippsootspayen “Kip” Lewis and his older brother, 21-year-old Third Class Petty 2I¿FHU(GZDUG³-RH´/HZLVDUH¿JKWLQJIRU freedom in time of war. The boys’ mother, Etta Conner Scott, who lives on the Umatilla Indian Reservation east of Pendleton, said the eagle feathers, symbolizing strength, must be prayed for and blessed before they can be sent. Topped with blond strands of horsehair attached to each with a silver circle, the feathers came from the war dance regalia her nephew wore during a sweathouse prayer gathering by Indians on the Nez Perce Reser- vation at Lapwai, Idaho, during the weekend. Scott believes the feathers will help keep the boys’ faith strong, but she said they are not afraid. 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 22nd day of 2016. There are 344 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, legalized abortions using a trimester approach. Former President Lyndon B. Johnson died at his Texas ranch at age 64. On this date: In 1498, during his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus arrived at the present-day Caribbean island of St. Vincent. In 1901, Britain’s Queen Victoria died at age 81 after a reign of 63 years; she was succeeded by her eldest son, Edward VII. In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson pleaded for an end to war in Europe, calling for “peace without victory.” (By April, however, America also was at war.) In 1922, Pope Benedict XV died; he was succeeded by Pius XI. In 1938, Thornton Wild- er’s play “Our Town” was performed publicly for the ¿UVWWLPHLQ3ULQFHWRQ1HZ Jersey. In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy. In 1953, the Arthur Miller drama “The Crucible” opened on Broadway. In 1970 WKH ¿UVW UHJX- larly scheduled commercial ÀLJKW RI WKH %RHLQJ began in New York and ended in London some 6 1/2 hours later. In 1984, the CBS-TV broadcast featured Apple Computer’s famous “1984” commercial introducing the Macintosh computer. In 2008, actor Heath Ledger was found dead of an accidental prescription overdose in New York City; he was 28. Today’s Birthdays: Former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., is 88. Actress Piper Laurie is 84. Actor Seymour Cassel is 81. Author Joseph Wambaugh LV$FWRU-RKQ+XUWLV 6LQJHU 6WHYH 3HUU\ LV Country singer-musician Teddy Gentry (Alabama) is 64. Movie director Jim Jarmusch is 63. Actor John Wesley Shipp is 61. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Mike Bossy is 59. Actress Linda Blair LV$FWUHVV'LDQH/DQHLV 51. Actor-rap DJ Jazzy Jeff is 51. Country singer Regina Nicks (Regina Regina) is 51. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is 48. Actress Olivia d’Abo LV 5K\WKPDQGEOXHV singer Marc Gay (Shai) is $FWUHVV .DWLH )LQQHUDQ is 45. Actor Gabriel Macht is 44. Thought for Today: “Praise undeserved is satire in disguise.” — Henry Broadhurst, English politi- cian (1840-1911). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
