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Page 8C East Oregonian COFFEE BREAK Saturday, April 16, 2016 DEAR ABBY Spanking crosses the line during sibling roughhousing Dear Abby: My grandson “Kyle” what I refer to as “pedestrian rage.” is in his early 20s, 6 foot 1 and weighs Neither of us drives, so we use mass about 230. His sister is a very sweet transit or walk everywhere. We live 15-year-old and a devoted churchgoer. in a large city and drivers are not At a recent family get-together, always careful about pedestrians in WKH\ZHUHJRR¿QJDURXQGDQGKHJRW parking lots, crosswalks, etc., making KHUGRZQRQWKHÀRRURQKHUVWRPDFK it doubly important to protect one’s sat on her knees to hold her down, own safety when on foot. and proceeded to reach his hand into I feel that Joe compromises our Jeanne her trousers to jerk her panties up and Phillips safety by being confrontational out of her pants. He then pulled her with motorists who fail his exacting Advice pants down almost to the bottom of standards. He curses loudly, strikes her buttocks and spanked her. vehicles with his hand, or stops and The whole time, I was trying to get Kyle glares at drivers who anger him. I have asked to stop acting so disrespectfully to his sister, him repeatedly not to engage with these but he ignored me. This happened in front of drivers for fear of retaliation. several people, including my husband, a male The other day a man drove into the cross- cousin in his 40s and the kids’ great-aunt. I walk when we were crossing on the green was shocked and I’m still angry. Kyle’s aunt light. We weren’t close to that section of the agrees with me and wonders whether moles- crosswalk yet, but Joe smacked the man’s tation is involved. car as we crossed behind it. The man, who Is this normal behavior between brothers was very large and very angry, pulled over, and sisters? Are we old-fashioned? Are we jumped out and threatened to beat Joe up overreacting? — Shocked In The South for touching his car. I pulled Joe down the Dear Shocked: While I don’t think that sidewalk as he yelled at the driver. what happened was molestation, Kyle’s I am at my wit’s end. I’m afraid to go behavior was extremely inappropriate. I can anywhere with him because he just doesn’t only guess how humiliated that poor girl was. get it. I no longer feel safe with him. His I can’t imagine why anyone would allow it to behavior is ruining our relationship. Do you happen without putting a stop to it. have any suggestions? — Crosswalk Rage Kyle is an adult, even though he acts like Dear Crosswalk Rage: I sure do. Stop a 13-year-old. What he did amounted to an walking with him until he learns to control assault of a minor, which at his age could his temper because it could not only get land him in the pokey, and he needs to be himself hurt, but you as well. Banging on a “reminded” of that fact. WUDI¿FYLRODWRU¶VFDUDQGFXUVLQJDWKLPRQO\ Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Joe,” has escalates an already unfortunate situation. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian April 16-17, 1916 Indications today point to the entrance of a woman into the primary political campaign in the person of Miss Grace Gilliam of Pilot Rock as a candidate for the republican nomi- nation for county treasurer. Miss Gilliam is a daughter of a prominent pioneer family of the south end of the county and is herself well known. She was formerly principal of the Pilot Rock schools and two years ago was principal of the Lincoln school of this city. Her opponent in the primaries will be G.W. Bradley, the present incumbent, and, if she wins, she will be opposed at the general election by Oliver Dickenson of Athena, or H.J. Stillman of this city, who are seeking the democratic nomination. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian April 16-17, 1966 +HSSQHU +LJK¶V WUDFN WHDP IHOO ¿YH points short of winning the Class C title in the Hayward Relays at Eugene Friday as it scored 38 1/2 points while Powers won with 43. Dave Hall, Heppner, was second in the high hurdles at 15.3; Tim Driscoll was second in the broad jump at 19-9; Steve :DJHQEODVWWRRN¿IWKLQWKHGLVFXVDW 1/2; Mickey Kindle was second in the pole vault at 12-0 and the distance medley team was third at 11:22.0 among other places recorded. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian April 16-17, 1991 Ione’s Kevin Ball, a paratrooper with the 18th Army Artillery Division, was roasted and toasted at a welcome home party recently conducted at the Ione Legion Hall. Home for a few days following his return from Persian Gulf war duty, Ball had lots of catching up to GR+LVPRQWKROGVRQ-RVKZDVRQO\ days old when he left in September for Saudi Arabia. And his wife, Shannon, anxiously awaited his return while she lived with her parents in Walla Walla. Adam Perez of Ione said he wasn’t surprised this boy, who was the scrawniest and scrappiest football player that Ione ever had, came through the war experience in good shape. And Ball’s former school football coach, Del LRue, said Ball was always a student who gave 100 percent, although he always has been a heckler who had lots of fun. THIS DAY IN HISTORY 7RGD\LVWKHWKGD\RI 2016. There are 259 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 16, 1789, Pres- ident-elect George Wash- ington left Mount Vernon, Virginia, for his inauguration in New York. On this date: In 1879, Bernadette Soubirous, who’d described seeing visions of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes, died in Nevers, France. In 1912, American aviator Harriet Quimby became the ¿UVWZRPDQWRÀ\DFURVVWKH English Channel, leaving Dover, England, and arriving near Calais, France, in 59 minutes. In 1935, the radio comedy program “Fibber McGee and Molly” premiered on NBC’s Blue Network. In 1940, Major League %DVHEDOO¶V¿UVWDQGWRGDWH only) opening day no-hitter took place as Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians pitched a no-no against the Chicago White Sox, 1-0, at Comiskey Park. In 1945, during World War II, a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea torpedoed and sank the MV Goya, which Germany was using to trans- port civilian refugees and wounded soldiers; it’s esti- PDWHGWKDWXSWRSHRSOH GLHG ,Q KLV ¿UVW VSHHFK WR Congress, President Harry S. Truman pledged to carry out the war and peace policies of his late predecessor, Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1947, the French ship Grandcamp blew up at the harbor in Texas City, Texas; another ship, the High Flyer, exploded the following day WKH EODVWV DQG ¿UHV NLOOHG nearly 600 people). Financier Bernard M. Baruch said in a speech at the South Carolina statehouse, “Let us not be deceived — we are today in the midst of a cold war.” In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in which he said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” In 1986, dispelling rumors he was dead, Libyan OHDGHU 0RDPPDU *DGKD¿ appeared on television to condemn the U.S. raid on his country and to say that Libyans were “ready to die” defending their nation. In 2007, college student Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech before taking his own life. Today’s Birthdays: Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is 89. Actor Peter Mark Richman is 89. Singer Bobby Vinton is 81. Denmark’s 4XHHQ 0DUJUHWKH ,, LV Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 69. )RUPHU 0DVVDFKXVHWWV ¿UVW ODG\ $QQ 5RPQH\ LV NFL coach Bill Belichick is 64. Rock singer and former politician Peter Garrett is 63. Actress Ellen Barkin is 62. Rock musician Jason Scheff &KLFDJR LV 6LQJHU Jimmy Osmond is 53. Rock VLQJHU 'DYLG 3LUQHU 6RXO Asylum) is 52. Actor-come- dian Martin Lawrence is 51. Actor Jon Cryer is 51. Rock musician Dan Rieser is 50. Actor Peter Billingsley is 45. Actor Lukas Haas is 40. Actress-singer Kelli O’Hara is 40. Thought for Today: “We think too much and feel too little.” — Charles Chaplin, English actor-comedian-di- rector (born this date in 1889, died in 1977).
