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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Friday, July 15, 2016
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
‘Love child’ plans approach
to half-brother he never met
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
BEETLE BAILEY
BY MORT WALKER
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
Dear Abby: My husband, “Pete,”
discussion of love interests, family,
etc.
is an only child. His mom, who was
married, had an affair with a married
Eight years ago, I met a wonderful
man, which resulted in his birth. His
man who accepts me for who I am.
mother’s husband put his name on
He also understands and supports the
the birth certiicate, but as a kid, Pete
type of contact I have with my ex.
had contact from time to time with
My beau and I have inally decided to
his biological father. Both dads have
take the plunge and be married. What
since passed away.
is
the etiquette for letting my ex-hus-
Jeanne
Pete has known for years that his Phillips band know that I am remarrying? I
biological father had an older son, but
know there will be photos posted to
Advice
he doesn’t know if the son knows he
Facebook by friends in common. —
exists. Pete now thinks he may have
Second Time Around In Utah
found his half-brother online and wants to
Dear Second: Convey that information
reach out to see if he wants a relationship.
personally. Because you are on speaking
How do we even begin to broach this with terms, call him and share the happy news.
the half-brother? Is it worth it? Could it cause I think he will appreciate hearing it straight
more damage than good? If you were my from you, just as you would if the situation
husband or his half-brother, would you want were reversed.
to pursue this? — Family Matters In Texas
Dear Abby: There’s an ongoing debate
Dear F.M.: The decision about whether to among my group of friends about using
contact a long-lost relative is a very personal the word “texted.” When I used it, I was
one. For some people, the experience is a corrected, chastised and told that it is NOT a
happy one, but not for others.
word. Five years ago, when my daughter was
Because your husband and his (possible) a teenager, I started hearing it used frequently.
half-brother are both adults, I can’t see how
I realize that “text” is not a verb, however,
reaching out would be harmful to the man. A times have certainly changed, and many new
way to do it would be for Pete to send him an words and expressions have been added to
email or a letter, explain who his biological our vocabulary. Would it only be correct to
father was and ask if there is any interest in say, “I sent a text”? Please settle this for us.
further contact.
— Busted By The Grammar Police
Dear Abby: My husband and I divorced 10
Dear Busted: The English language
years ago. There were no children involved. is constantly evolving, and with the rapid
After the divorce, we would occasionally get advances in technology, words are added to
together for a meal. It was during those times the lexicon every year. According to Dictio-
that we managed to work through our issues nary.com, “texted” is, indeed, a word and
and move forward with our separate lives.
you have been using it correctly. However,
Since then, we have remained in contact because a picture is worth a thousand words,
occasionally to say happy birthday or update rather than tell your friends you got the
the other on work. We are also friends on information from me, consider sending them
Facebook, but our contact does not involve a descriptive emoji from the both of us.
DAYS GONE BY
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 15, 1916
Refusing to accept the “buck” passed to
them by the druggists and council through the
ordinance adopted Wednesday evening, the
physicians of Pendleton last evening met and
formally adopted a resolution agreeing not to
prescribe alcohol for any purpose whatever.
Every doctor of medicine in the city has signed
the resolution. The council, upon the petition
of the druggists, at the last meeting passed an
ordinance providing that no druggist of the city
can sell alcohol except upon the prescription
of a physician. Realizing that this ordinance
will result in many demands being made upon
them to prescribe alcohol the physicians, to
protect themselves professionally, decided
that they would refuse to prescribe alcohol for
any purpose. The law did not intend that they
should be “substitutes for bartenders,” they
point out, and they refuse to lend themselves
to violations of the prohibition amendment,
even though within the law themselves.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 15, 1966
A 14-hour course in light rescue techniques
was conducted last week at Umatilla Army
Depot. Harrison Hadley of Pendleton was
engaged by the Umatilla County civil defense
ofice as instructor of the course, which, he
said, has produced the only fully-manned
light rescue unit in the civil defense system in
eastern Oregon. Members of the 26-man squad
are employes of the depot, and the course was
arranged at the request of UAD oficials as
a preparation measure for emergencies that
might occur there. Civil defense oficials also
can enlist the unit to perform rescue work in
disaster situations in any part of the state.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
July 15, 1991
When Oscar Albers started losing sight in
his right eye, the possibility of going blind
became very real. The thought of not being
able to drive, of being housebound and
unable to read, prompted the 83-year-old to
search for a way to save his sight. He found
an advertisement for “corneal transplants”
placed by a new Pendleton ophthalmologist.
Albers was on the path to becoming the irst
recipient of a cornea transplant in Eastern
Oregon. Dr. Dan Stingle performed the
45-minute surgery at St. Anthony Hospital
on May 16, and now Albers can see through
the eye he had written off.
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 197th day of
2016. There are 169 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On July 15, 1976, a
36-hour kidnap ordeal began
for 26 schoolchildren and
their bus driver as they were
abducted near Chowchilla,
California, by three gunmen
and imprisoned in an under-
ground cell. (The captives
escaped unharmed; the
kidnappers were caught.)
On this date:
In 1799, French soldiers in
Egypt discovered the Rosetta
Stone, which proved instru-
mental in deciphering ancient
Egyptian hieroglyphs.
In 1870, Georgia became
the last Confederate state to
be readmitted to the Union.
Manitoba entered confeder-
ation as the ifth Canadian
province.
In 1916, Boeing Co., orig-
inally known as Paciic Aero
Products Co., was founded in
Seattle.
In 1932, President Herbert
Hoover announced he was
slashing his own salary by
20 percent, from $75,000 to
$60,000 a year; he also cut
Cabinet members’ salaries by
15 percent, from $15,000 to
$12,750 a year.
In 1948, President Harry
S. Truman was nominated
for another term of ofice
by the Democratic national
convention in Philadelphia.
In 1954, a prototype of
the Boeing 707, the model
367-80, made its maiden
light from Renton Field
south of Seattle.
In 1964, Sen. Barry M.
Goldwater of Arizona was
nominated for president
by the Republican national
convention in San Francisco.
In 1996, MSNBC, a
24-hour all-news network,
made its debut on cable and
the internet.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Author Clive Cussler is 85.
Actor Ken Kercheval is 81.
Actor Patrick Wayne is 77.
Actor Jan-Michael Vincent
is 72. Rhythm-and-blues
singer Millie Jackson is 72.
Rock singer-musician Peter
Lewis (Moby Grape) is 71.
Singer Linda Ronstadt is 70.
Rock musician Artimus Pyle
is 68. Arianna Hufington,
co-founder of The Huff-
ington Post news website,
is 66. Actress Celia Imrie
is 64. Rock musician Joe
Satriani is 60. Actor-director
Forest Whitaker is 55.
Actress Brigitte Nielsen is
53. Actor-screenwriter Jim
Rash is 45. Rock musician
Ray Toro (My Chemical
Romance) is 39.
Thought for Today: “If
you have knowledge, let
others light their candles
with it.” — Margaret Fuller,
American journalist and
social critic (1810-1850).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE