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Tuesday, August 23, 2016 PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK East Oregonian Page 7A DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Worried son foresees trouble in parents’ all-day drinking FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: I have been concerned about your folks, an intervention about my parents for some time now. might be in order. Before attempting one, attend some Al-Anon meetings They are elderly and live in a retire- so you can listen to others’ similar ment community. They have a very experiences and learn how they were nice home and don’t have to worry handled. Visit www.al-anon.alateen. about money. org, or call 1-888-4-ALANON to ind The problem is, they drink every a meeting near you. day — sometimes from noon to Dear Abby: I went out to dinner when they go to bed. Many times, Jeanne their drinking has caused arguments Phillips with a close friend last night. During the hour we were at the restaurant, and police visits. When I express my Advice she made and received no less than concern about their drinking, they tell 11 cellphone calls. These were entire me to stay out of it, mind my own business, and they’re retired and have earned conversations, not unanswered rings or a quick, “I’m busy now. Call you later.” the right to do whatever they want. If there had been extenuating circum- Abby, I don’t mind them having cocktails every now and then, but this has gotten out stances, maybe I wouldn’t feel so offended. of hand. I think they have become alcoholics But the chats were with a co-worker, someone and only bad things are coming of it. They from church, her boyfriend, her daughter, etc. refuse to listen to me, or anybody else, for This friend does “live” on her phone, but this that matter. What should I do? — Worried was excessive even for her. I thought it was ridiculous, and next time William In New York Dear William: As people age, their bodies I may be “too busy” to meet her for dinner. are sometimes less able to metabolize alcohol Should I say something or just avoid or limit than they were when they were younger. meals with her in the future? — Put On Hold When things get out of hand to the extent that In Texas Dear Put On Hold: Tell your friend that the police are being called, I agree something must be done. Because there is this level of you were very hurt by her lack of consideration disruption going on, it follows that the neigh- at dinner because you had looked forward to bors in that very nice retirement community spending some time with her — not listening secondhand to her 11 conversations. Her must be less than thrilled. That your parents drink is only part of behavior that night was thoughtless and rude, the problem. Elderly people can suffer from and she owes you an apology. Dear Abby: Should stepchildren and their balance problems even when they are sober. It is common for someone who is inebriated offspring be recorded in your family Bible? to fall, which could cause your mom or dad to — Keeper Of The Family Bible Dear Keeper: Yes, if they are considered suffer serious injury. If other family members are also worried members of the family. DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BLONDIE DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 22-23, 1916 A movement to require all automobilist owners to provide their cars with dimmers is on foot here. It is reported an ordinance will be submitted to the council at an early date to this effect. It is said that the lights of many of the machines are so strong that an approaching automobile driver is blinded and ofttimes must pull to the side of the road. One driver a few nights ago was unable to see for several moments after meeting such a car and suffered a severe headache. Farmers report narrow escapes from serious accidents because of strong auto lights. Seattle, Walla Walla and all of the California cities have such ordinances. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 22-23, 1966 Ukiah is dry. So dry that water is being hauled from Pendleton. Umatilla County Judge D.R. (Sam) Cook said today that the possibility of ire in the small community in the Blue Mountains is probably even more serious than the water shortage. To combat the double-barreled problem, the city of Pendleton BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN sent two tank trucks of water — about 7,000 gallons — and an old but serviceable ire engine to Ukiah. County equipment moved the water and a county driver shepherded the pump truck over Battle Mountain to Ukiah. Judge Cook said “every shallow well in the town is dry. Ukiah is drier than a bone.” Cook indicated he would take steps to see that Ukiah is protected despite an argument raised by the state watermaster over water rights. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 22-23, 1991 A lack of housing may be as much a factor as limited course offerings in restricting the record enrollment anticipated this fall at Blue Mountain Community College, administrators said Wednesday night. Student registration appointments are on a pace that easily will eclipse any enrollment in the school’s 29-year existence, Pat Loughary, dean of college and student services, told the BMCC Board of Education. “The scary part of this is not just the numbers of students, but where they’re going to ind housing. It’s extremely dificult,” he said. “… If we have to limit enrollment it may be because of housing rather than classes.” THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is the 236th day of 2016. There are 130 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 23, 1926, legendary silent ilm star Rudolph Valentino died in New York at age 31. On this date: In 1305, Scottish rebel leader Sir William Wallace was executed by the English for treason. In 1775, Britain’s King George III proclaimed the American colonies to be in a state of “open and avowed rebellion.” In 1858, “Ten Nights in a Bar-room,” a play by Timothy Shay Arthur about the perils of alcohol, opened in New York. In 1913, Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue, inspired by the Hans Chris- tian Andersen story, was unveiled in the harbor of the Danish capital. In 1914, Japan declared war against Germany in World War I. In 1927, amid protests, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston for the murders of two men during a 1920 robbery. In 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, in Moscow. In 1944, Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu was dismissed by King Michael, paving the way for Romania to abandon the Axis in favor of the Allies. In 1960, Broadway librettist Oscar Hammerstein II, 65, died in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. In 1973, a bank robbery- turned-hostage-taking began in Stockholm, Sweden; the four hostages ended up empathizing with their captors, a psychological condition now referred to as “Stockholm Syndrome.” In 1982, Lebanon’s parliament elected Chris- tian militia leader Bashir Gemayel president. (However, Gemayel was assassinated some three weeks later.) Today’s Birthdays: Actress Vera Miles is 86. Actress Barbara Eden is 85. Political satirist Mark Russell is 84. Pro Football Hall of Famer Sonny Jurgensen is 82. Actor Richard Sanders is 76. Ballet dancer Patricia McBride is 74. Former Surgeon General Antonia Novello is 72. Pro Football Hall of Famer Rayield Wright is 71. Country singer Rex Allen Jr. is 69. Singer Linda Thompson is 69. Actress Shelley Long is 67. Actor-singer Rick Springield is 67. Country singer-musician Woody Paul (Riders in the Sky) is 67. Rock musician Dean DeLeo (Army of Anyone; Stone Temple Pilots) is 55. Actor Ray Park is 42. Actor Scott Caan is 40. . Rock singer Julian Casablancas (The Strokes) is 38. Retired NBA player Kobe Bryant is 38. Dance musician Sky Blu is 30. NBA player Jeremy Lin is 28. Thought for Today: “A wise man without a book is like a workman with no tools.” — Moroccan proverb. PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE