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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Wednesday, April 6, 2016 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Bisexual father is hesitant to reveal identity to sons FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: I am a single father of orientation, do not lie to them. teenage boys. I have always played However, I see no reason for you to an active role in my children’s lives, make a blanket announcement about physically, emotionally and ¿nan- this now because I sincerely believe cially. My older son lives with me; my that most young people do not care to younger sons live with their mother. know. I am bisexual and have always been If you wind up partnering with attracted to both men and women. another man, they will at some point It took me a long time to admit it to begin to draw their own conclusions. Jeanne myself. I suffered from depression Phillips If your health takes a turn for the for many years as I struggled with worse, they will need to know your Advice my sexual identity. Unfortunately, I status. Until then, my advice is to was diagnosed with HIV. Since then, keep mum. I have been on medication and live a very Dear Abby: I want to get my belly button healthy lifestyle. pierced this year for my 15th birthday, but None of my children knows about my my parents said no. It’s just getting my belly sexuality or my diagnosis. I have wanted to button pierced. They let me dye my hair and tell them for a while now, but I can never get my cartilage pierced — so why not my bring myself to do it. I’m afraid that if I tell belly button? them, they’ll be ashamed of me and it will It’s not going to affect my parents what- add unnecessary stress in their lives. On soever. It’s my body. I think they should let the other hand, I’m tired of keeping secrets. me do reasonable things to it, like get my Furthermore, I worry about the possibility belly button pierced. I just don’t get it. — that they could ¿nd out from someone else. Unpierced In Wisconsin All four of us will be together for an event Dear Unpierced: Your parents may be in a couple of months. I feel this could be a afraid that if you get your belly button pierced good opportunity to tell them. Or should I you will want to expose that area of your tell them on their own, individually? Am I body to show it off — and they would prefer sel¿sh for wanting to tell my children? Or am that you dress more modestly until you’re I foolish for not telling them? — Keeping older. They could also be concerned that your Secrets piercing might become infected. Whatever Dear Keeping Secrets: If your children their reason, as a minor, you should not get ask you about your health or your sexual anything pierced without their permission. DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian April 6, 1916 The ¿re escape ordinance, which has been in the making for several weeks, was ¿nally passed by the council last evening and, as passed, it will reTuire the installation of ¿re-es- capes on at least three hotels, on all of the school buildings, lodging houses, dance halls and many other buildings. The ordinance includes “All hotels, lodging houses, theaters, schools, mills, factories, houses where manufacturing is done, hospitals, buildings containing lodging rooms, dance halls or rooms sometimes let for public amusements or assemblies, all public buildings more than two stories high, and all buildings within ¿re limits more than two stories high shall have at least one ¿re escape of incombustible material and conveniently accessible from each room of the building.” 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian April 6, 1966 Approximately 200 persons visited the Fossil Museum during the week of March 21 and on its grand opening days, Saturday and Sunday. Their remarks were highly compli- mentary to those who worked hard to promote the enthusiasm and to collect the items that make the museum a repository of pride to the community. On hand to greet visitors Saturday were Mayor Jack Steiwer in a costume of the gay ‘90s, reminding one of Fossil’s 75th anniversary celebration, and Fossil Commu- nity Club President Edwin Asher in a “stove pipe” hat. They served as guides, explaining the meaning or signi¿cance of items, and served free coffee furnished by the Fossil Fire Department. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian April 6, 1991 .eith May, a Pendleton ¿rst grade teacher, ¿gures U.S. educators could learn a lot by comparing American classrooms with those in Japan. He’ll get a chance to do that come October. May, 35, learned Thursday he is one of six people to earn a prestigious fellowship award that will send him to Japan. He and ¿ve other teachers were the cream of 135 educa- tors who applied for a Kyotaru Fellowship. May was selected from 19 semi¿nalists who participated in the ¿nal competition held last Saturday in Portland. Competitors submitted written proposals and addressed about 15 judges, many of whom were Japanese. THIS DAY IN HISTORY BLONDIE DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN Today is the 97th day of 2016. There are 269 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 6, 1896, the ¿rst modern Olympic games formally opened in Athens, Greece. On this date: In 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized by Joseph Smith in Fayette, New York. In 1886, the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia, was incorporated. In 1909, American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson and four Inuits became the ¿rst men to reach the North Pole. In 1917, Congress approved a declaration of war against Germany. In 1945, during World War II, the Japanese warship Yamato and nine other vessels sailed on a suicide mission to attack the U.S. Àeet off Okinawa; the Àeet was intercepted the next day. In 1954, a month after being criticized by newsman Edward R. Murrow on CBS’ “See It Now,” Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., was given the chance to respond on the program; in his pre-¿lmed remarks, McCa- rthy charged that Murrow had, in the past, “engaged in propaganda for Communist causes.” In 1965, the United States launched Intelsat I, also known as the “Early Bird” communications satellite, into geosynchronous orbit. In 1971, Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky, 88, died in New York City. In 1980, 3M introduced its “Post-it Notes,” a re-branding of a product formerly known as “Press ‘n Peel.” In 1996, actress Greer Garson died in Dallas at age 91. In 1998, country singer Tammy Wynette died at her Nashville home at age 55. In 2014, actor Mickey Rooney, 93, died in North Hollywood. Today’s Birthdays: Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D. Watson is 88. Composer-conductor Andre Previn is 87. Country singer Merle Haggard is 79. Actor Billy Dee Williams is 79. Actor Roy Thinnes is 78. Movie director Barry Levinson is 74. Actor John Ratzenberger is 69. Baseball Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven is 65. Actress Marilu Henner is 64. Olympic bronze medal ¿gure skater Janet Lynn is 63. Actor Michael Rooker is 61. Former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., is 60. Rock musician Warren Haynes is 56. Rock singer-musician Frank Black is 51. Actress Ari Meyers is 47. Actor Paul Rudd is 47. Actor-pro- ducer Jason Hervey is 44. Rock musician Markku Lappalainen is 43. Actor Zach Braff is 41. Actor Joel Garland is 41. Actress Candace Cameron Bure is 40. Actor Teddy Sears is 39. Jazz and rhythm-and-blues musician Robert Glasper is 38. Actress Eliza Coupe is 35. Folk singer-musician Kenneth Pattengale (Milk Carton Kids) is 34. Actor Bret Harrison is 34. Actor Charlie McDermott is 26. Thought for Today: “Never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.” — Isaac Asimov (1920-1992). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
