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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Friday, July 8, 2016 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Wife questions care received at out-of-town walk-in clinic FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: On a recent trip out (having chest pains, muscle weakness, of state, my husband became ill. The trouble speaking), an emergency room is better than an urgent care because hotel we stayed in referred us to a more expertise and testing are avail- nearby urgent care walk-in clinic. able onsite. The nurse took his blood pressure, Dear Abby: We are a married male which was very high. The “doctor” couple. It is always awkward to use the never took his temperature or word “husband” when I’m referring to mentioned the high blood pressure to or asked about my spouse, because us. He prescribed six drugs and we Jeanne went on our way. My husband was Phillips heterosexuals seem to think that if I have a “husband,” then that makes me happy; I was not. Advice a “wife.” Nope! When we returned home, I looked I have started using “husband” and up the doctor’s name on the internet. Actually, he was a physician’s assistant, not a not “partner” because we are legally married medical doctor. Abby, what should people do and have been together for 18 years. Lesbians if they become sick while traveling? — Trav- seem to have no trouble using “wife” when referring to each other. Why then does there eling Medical Emergency Dear T.M.E.: You have asked an excellent seem to be a problem with male couples using question, one that may help many other people. “husband and husband” without it seeming It is always wise when you travel to bring awkward for heterosexuals? I have experienced this problem many along a list of any medications you’re taking and a copy of your medical records. Medical times, and so have other male couples we records are online these days and can be know. Is there another term that’s better than emailed to you upon request. A lot of health “husband”? — Perplexed In Phoenix Dear Perplexed: You could use the word insurance companies offer a 24-hour service to call for a referral to a physician in whatever “spouse,” but using the word “husband” is preferable. (“Partner” may be appropriate, but locale you happen to be. Physician assistants are standard in many in my opinion, it does not accurately describe areas of the country as long as they are super- your status as a married person.) People may vised by a physician — and in your husband’s be jolted to hear married male couples refer case, there should have been an M.D. on the to each other as husband because same-sex premises. You, as the consumer, have a right marriage is still new in many areas of the to ask questions. It would not have been out country. Personally, I think you should use the word of line to inquire about the certiication of the person who was treating your husband, or to “husband” and be conident in doing so. The more you do, the greater the opportunity for ask to see the supervising M.D. If the medical emergency is dire, take no the larger population to become accustomed to chances and call 911. If someone is really sick hearing it used. 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 July 8, 1916 H.W. Collins, well known local grain man and warehouse owner, has completed the purchase of the six Umatilla county ware- houses owned by the Kerr-Gifford company and also makes the important announcement that he is actually preparing for the opening of a cleaning plant here to clean and grade wheat to be shipped to the east from the northwest this summer. Mr. Collins has purchased a large warehouse from F.E. Judd. It is located on East Webb street and has connection with both railroads. The machinery is now being installed and the cleaning plant will be in readiness for use in a short time. The plant will be owned and conducted personally by Mr. Collins. It is the intention to run crews both night and day and about 30 men will be employed during the season. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 8, 1966 Pilot Rock’s name appears on the jacket of a new record album. In the list of 11 singers of the album “Joy is Like the Rain” is Sister M. Judith Doherty of Pilot Rock. The Medical Mission Sisters of Philadelphia, Pa., started a year ago to sing among themselves a group of songs written by one of the sisters, Sister Miriam Therese Winter. Gradually, more and more people heard about them and began to ask for copies. As a result, 12 of the songs under the title “Joy is Like the Rain” were released by Avant Garde Records Inc. of New York this week. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 8, 1991 Pamela Kuhn has known since she was 5 that she wanted to be the greatest singer in the world. She hasn’t reached that goal yet. But she’s getting closer. The Boardman graduate, who has been pursuing an opera career in Europe since 1978, scored a breakthrough this summer when she landed a starring role with the Milwaukie Opera. The diminutive 38-year-old classical singer has also auditioned for the Baltimore Opera and is optimistic that she’ll be offered a position there as well. She knew it would take a long time to get established when she moved to London about 13 years ago. She also knew that to make it as a classical singer in America, she irst had to prove herself in Europe where there is a greater awareness and appreciation of opera. 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 190th day of 2016. There are 176 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 8, 1947, an object crashed onto a ranch in Roswell, New Mexico; a local newspaper, the Roswell Daily Record, reported that the nearby U.S. Army Air Field had recovered a “lying saucer,” but oficials said it was actually a weather balloon. To this day, however, there are those who believe what fell to Earth was an alien spaceship that carried extra-terrestrial beings. On this date: In 1663, King Charles II of England granted a Royal Charter to Rhode Island. In 1776, Col. John Nixon gave the irst public reading of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, outside the State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. In 1889, The Wall Street Journal was irst published. In 1891, Warren G. Harding married Florence Kling DeWolfe in Marion, Ohio. In 1907, Florenz Ziegfeld staged his irst “Follies,” on the roof of the New York Theater. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson received a tumultuous welcome in New York City after his return from the Versailles Peace Conference in France. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman named Gen. Douglas MacArthur commander-in-chief of United Nations forces in Korea. (Truman ended up sacking MacArthur for insubordination nine months later.) In 1965, Canadian Paciic Air Lines Flight 21, a Douglas DC-6B, crashed in British Columbia after the tail separated from the fuselage; all 52 people on board were killed in what authorities said was the result of an apparent bombing. In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford announced he would seek a second term of ofice. Today’s Birthdays: Singer Steve Lawrence is 81. Actor Jeffrey Tambor is 72. Ballerina Cynthia Gregory is 70. Actress Kim Darby is 69. Actress Jonelle Allen is 68. Children’s performer Rafi is 68. Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck is 67. Actress Anjelica Huston is 65. Writer Anna Quindlen is 64. Actor Kevin Bacon is 58. Actor Robert Knepper is 57. Rock musi- cian Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) is 55. Country singer Toby Keith is 55. Rock musician Graham Jones (Haircut 100) is 55. Rock singer Joan Osborne is 54. Writer-producer Rob Burnett is 54. Actor Rocky Carroll is 53. Actor Corey Parker is 51. Actor Lee Tergesen is 51. Singer Beck is 46. Rock musician Jamie Cook (Arctic Monkeys) is 31. Actor Jaden Smith is 18. Thought for Today: “America is not just a power, it is a promise.” — Nelson A. Rockefeller, American politi- cian and businessman (born this date in 1908, died 1979). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE