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