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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Wednesday, May 4, 2016 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Man abused as child may need to confront it as adult FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: I have been in a serious the truth? — Imperfect Mom In relationship with my boyfriend for California two years. He shared with me that he Dear ImperfecT: At some point your child will need to know his or was sexually abused by a cousin for her entire medical history. He or she years as a child. He told me he has may also wish to meet the biological never disclosed it to anyone but me. My boyfriend says he has come to father. If your child is young, the terms with the abuse and his abuser, news can wait. But if he or she is but I’m not sure it’s true. He became nearing adulthood, that information Jeanne really upset when he spoke about it the Phillips could be important in case there are one time, and we haven’t discussed it diseases that run in the father’s family Advice since. — diabetes, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s among them. I’m afraid to pry, but I think he may Dear Abby: We often go out to dinner need help. His abuser is still present in his life. I’m not sure what’s stopping him from with another couple and have done so for seeking help. What do you think I should do? several years. It has become increasingly embarrassing because of the demands they — Only Trying To Help In Ohio Dear Only Trying To Help: Your place on the servers. They always want more butter (and often boyfriend may not have discussed what happened because of fear or embarrassment, demand it before the rolls or bread are served), or because his abuser made him feel it was his they want more sauce, more gravy, more fault. When someone is abused for years, that cheese, more dressing, then more bread, butter, syrup — basically more of everything. Then person is the victim of a predator. Talk to him again about this. I agree that he they feel compelled to let the server know what should consult a mental health professional. was wrong with the meal after we are inished. How can my wife and I bow out of dinner Not only would it help him, but because therapists are “mandated reporters,” it would dates with them without canceling all other also ensure that this cousin doesn’t sexually social activities we do together? — Desperate At Dinner abuse other children. Dear Desperate: I can see how eating Dear Abby: I had an affair years ago, and I recently confessed to my spouse that our child with a couple like that could give someone isn’t his. Things are really bad now between indigestion. You don’t have to cut them off the two of us, and I don’t think we are going completely, just be less and less available for to make it. My question is, do I tell my child those dinners. DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian May 4, 1916 As a special concession to the candidates for queen of the Portland Rose Festival, it is announced by R.P. Richardson, contest manager, that beginning today and continuing through May 13, 5000 extra votes will be given with every dollar. This means that during the next ten days one dollar will purchase 6000 votes and this concession is expected to make the balloting very heavy. The publicity committee of the Commercial association will make the best effort during this time to land Miss Muriel Saling at the top of the list. At present she is in 11th position with 67,221 votes to her credit. Miss Rose Uptegrove of Oregon City is leading with 125,420. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian May 4, 1966 Round-Up Queen Kristin Weber turned her royal scepter over to one of her princesses yesterday. She broke her leg in a riding accident Sunday, and her doctor has said she cannot ride for several months. Princess Paulette Rice, Pendleton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rice, was selected by the Round-Up association to become queen. A new princess, Susan Olsen of Pendleton, will take over Paulette’s princess assignment. Kris sustained her injury while she was riding her horse from her parents’ ranch to Athena. She spent one night in a hospital, and is now home with her leg in a cast. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian May 4, 1991 Six Oregon State Police oficers from Umatilla and two from Pendleton have driven a combined total of a million miles without a preventable accident. State Police Maj. Jerry Gyllenskog presented Lt. Larry Davidson, senior troopers Gary Workman and Bill Wulk, and troopers Dennis Wagner and David MacManiman with safe driving awards in Hermiston. Senior troopers Ken Schippers and Mark Powell were given awards at the Pendleton ofice. Workman of Umatilla and Schippers of Pendleton were honored for driving 200,000 miles without an accident, the rest for driving 100,000 miles. In all, the state police honored 127 oficers throughout Oregon. 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 125th day of 2016. There are 241 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 4, 1916, Germany, responding to an ultimatum from President Woodrow Wilson, agreed to limit its submarine warfare. (However, Germany resumed unrestricted subma- rine warfare the following year.) On this date: In 1776, Rhode Island declared its freedom from England, two months before the Declaration of Indepen- dence was adopted. In 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, a labor demonstration for an 8-hour work day turned into a deadly riot when a bomb exploded. In 1904, the United States took over construction of the Panama Canal from the French. In 1932, mobster Al Capone, convicted of income-tax evasion, entered the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. (Capone was later transferred to Alcatraz Island.) In 1942, the Battle of the Coral Sea, the irst naval clash fought entirely with carrier aircraft, began in the Paciic during World War II. (The outcome was considered a tactical victory for Imperial Japan, but ulti- mately a strategic one for the Allies.) In 1959, the irst Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Domenico Modugno won Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)”; Henry Mancini won Album of the Year for “The Music from Peter Gunn.” In 1961, the irst group of “Freedom Riders” left Washington, D.C., to chal- lenge racial segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals. In 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened ire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. In 1976, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser announced that “Waltzing Matilda” would serve as his country’s anthem at the upcoming Olympic Games. Today’s Birthdays: The former president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, is 88. Opera singer Roberta Peters is 86. Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson musical family, is 86. Jazz musician Ron Carter is 79. Rock musi- cian Dick Dale is 79. Political commentator George Will is 75. Pop singer Peggy Santi- glia Davison (The Angels) is 72. Actor Richard Jenkins is 69. Country singer Stella Parton is 67. Actor-turned- clergyman Hilly Hicks is 66. Irish musician Darryl Hunt (The Pogues) is 66. Singer Jackie Jackson (The Jack- sons) is 65. Singer-actress Pia Zadora is 64. Rhythm-and- blues singer Oleta Adams is 63. Violinist Soozie Tyrell (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) is 59. Country singer Randy Travis is 57. C Actor Will Arnett is 46. Rock musician Mike Dirnt (Green Day) is 44. Singer Lance Bass (‘N Sync) is 37. Thought for Today: “Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed.” — Reinhold Niebuhr, American theolo- gian (1892-1971). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE