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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Tuesday, January 26, 2016 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Unplanned pregnancy can become welcome surprise FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER Dear Abby: I just read the letter the little “intruder” may just be the from “Expecting in Canada” (Sept. 8) one who takes care of them someday. and am disappointed in her daughters’ I’m shocked that the parents would reaction to her pregnancy, as were even entertain the idea of giving the you. baby away. — Judy In Louisiana My own mother announced she Dear Abby: When I was a junior was pregnant with my baby brother in high school, my mother told me when she was 42 and my sister and I she was pregnant. I was disgusted were in college. Now, 46 years later, I and angry, and I told her so. As I Jeanne can say he is one of the best things that Phillips reÀect back on it, I’m morti¿ed that I ever happened to our family. He took could be so cruel. After giving it more Advice great care of both my parents as they thought, I realized I was annoyed to grew older and was with them when think my parents were sexual beings. each passed away. My sister and I are very Teenagers that age are just coming to close to him, even though we nicknamed him terms with their own sexuality. They can also “the crown prince” and teased him because be somewhat sel¿sh and self-absorbed. While it may be a family matter to some extent, it that’s how my parents treated him. I hope “Expecting’s” daughters will even- really is between the mother and father. My little brother is very close to me now tually embrace this great gift. If they don’t, they may miss out on a wonderful experience and, more important, close to my children, and a lot of love. — Elder Sister Of The who are nearer in age to him. I hope that mother won’t let the temporary opinion of Crown Prince Dear Elder Sister: Thank you for your the daughters ruin a beautiful experience of a letter. Readers wrote to share their personal shared love. — Cheryl In California Dear Abby: “Expecting” should ask her experiences as you did. Most agreed that having a child with older parents and siblings daughters to be a part of the baby’s life, such as going to doctor’s appointments, picking can be a life-changing event. Read on: Dear Abby: I was a surprise baby. My out clothes, decorating the room, giving name birth mother was 40 and my birth father was suggestions and having them participate in a 67. My sisters were 15 and 16. The older one baby shower. — Stephanie In Illinois Dear Abby: When my mother was 42, was not happy; the younger one loved having my baby brother was born. I was 17 when I a baby sister. As fate would have it, my mother died became his nanny and learned how to take when I was 7 years old. My father was too old care of a baby. It was an experience that made to care for a child, so my older sister, the one me more mature. After I married, I was never who hadn’t been thrilled with my arrival, and able to have my own children. Please don’t listen to your daughters. I her husband became my “parents.” Not every day was perfect, but my life was very blessed. know what it’s like. Perhaps they are jealous My sister, whom I called Momma, became that they have to share their parents. My ill in her 60s, and my brother-in-law, whom I mom and dad were the oldest parents at PTA called Daddy for the rest of his life, also had meetings, graduations, etc., but they were health problems. I became their “legs” for proud of my younger brother. Many times many errands. When Daddy died I became people thought they were the grandparents. We shared many laughs during those years. Momma’s primary caregiver. I would like those two girls to know that — Eileen In West Virginia DAYS GONE BY GARFIELD BLONDIE BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 25-26, 1916 The havoc wrought by the proverbial bull in the china-shop was scarcely greater than that created last night in the Lincoln school by some culprit who gained entrance through a window. From the desk in Mrs. Idleman’s room some money, collected from the pupils for a general fund, was taken and another teacher found in her desk money that didn’t belong there. The bell handle was sticky with glue and many desks showed evidence of hasty ransacking. That some mischievous boy is the culprit is the theory entertained by the teachers and, in an effort to locate him, every pupil in the school was this morning directed to write a note to their parents, telling them of the nocturnal visit to the school and requesting them to write to Principal Della Rush an “alibi” for their offspring. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 25-26, 1966 A jury awarded former Hermiston police chief William A. Silvey a total of $2 damages Monday in a suit in which he had asked $77,200. Silvey had charged Mrs. Gerald C. McCoy with saying Silvey had lived with another man’s wife for two weeks. Silvey claimed her statements cost him his job; he was ¿red Nov. 18, 164, soon after Mrs. McCoy had complained to Hermiston City Manager Tom Harper about Silvey’s conduct. Silvey will have to pay about $200 in court costs and witness fees. Both Silvey and Mrs. McCoy appeared pleased at the jury’s decision. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 25-26, 1991 Umatilla County’s two largest cities have reached population milestones based on the 10 census. Pendleton topped 15,000 and Hermiston exceeded 10,000 for the ¿rst time in the history of the towns. But those increases are the exception rather than the rule for northeast Oregon. Several smaller towns in Umatilla and Morrow counties dropped in population — three by more than 15 percent — while the county population totals remain nearly the same. The region’s biggest popu- lation winner by percentage was Boardman, which climbed 10 percent to 1,387, or about 120 people. 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 26th day of 2016. There are 340 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 26, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Rocky Mountain National Park Act, which created America’s 10th national park. On this date: In 1784, in a letter to his daughter Sarah, Benjamin Franklin expressed unhappi- ness over the choice of the bald eagle as the symbol of America, and stated his own preference: the turkey. In 1788, the ¿rst European settlers in Australia, led by Capt. Arthur Phillip, landed in present-day Sydney. In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state. In 1925, actor Paul Newman was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. In 1939, during the Spanish Civil War, rebel forces led by Gen. Francisco Franco captured Barcelona. In 1942, the ¿rst Amer- ican Expeditionary Force to go to Europe during World War II arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1950, India of¿cially proclaimed itself a republic as Rajendra Prasad took the oath of of¿ce as president. In 1962, the United States launched Ranger 3 to land scienti¿c instruments on the moon — but the probe ended up missing its target by more than 22,000 miles. In 1998, President Bill Clinton forcefully denied having an affair with a former White House intern, telling reporters, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.” Today’s Birthdays: Actress Anne Jeffreys is 3. Cartoonist Jules Feiffer is 87. Sportscaster-actor Bob Uecker is 81. Actor Scott Glenn is 77. Singer Jean Knight is 73. Activist Angela Davis is 72. Actor Richard Portnow (“Trumbo,” ‘’The Sopranos”) is 6. Rock sing- er-musician Eddie Van Halen is 61. Actress-comedian-talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is 58. Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky is 55. Director Lenny Abra- hamson (“Room”) is 50. Rock musician Chris Hesse (Hoobastank) is 42. NBA player Vince Carter is 3. Thought for Today: “Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.” — Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian statesman (1889-1964). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
