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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Tuesday, November 29, 2016 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Grandma is tired of being a good sport and chauffeur 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 daughter and children and family to step in, not son-in-law have only one vehicle that ALL do. Some think — and have is running. He works out of town, so actually told me — that giving the he drives it, which leaves my daughter manager $20 at Christmas will ensure home all day without transportation. that Mom/Dad gets to the grocery Earlier in the school year, they store, bank and doctor, and the bills signed up my granddaughter for after- are paid all year. school sports and she has to practice Abby, this is not my family, and I every day. Since my daughter has no do not feel obligated to take them to Jeanne way to take her, they expect me to Phillips run their errands. Their children then pick up my granddaughter and bring tell me, “What am supposed to do? I Advice her home. This means I have to wait don’t have time,” etc., and I reply that for her for about an hour after I get it’s their responsibility, not mine. off work, which delays me an hour or more Is there a legal means to make them take getting home. care of their own? Threatening to have them After working all day, I’m tired. I just charged with elder abuse doesn’t always want to get home and get all the things done work. — Not A Day Care Or Retirement that I need to do, so I can rest and get ready Home for work again the next day. I’m not sure Dear Not A Day Care: If you’re feeling what I should do. I feel like I’m being taken charitable, make a list of various resources for advantage of. Any advice you can give will seniors in your community and offer the infor- be greatly appreciated! — Tired And Used mation to the “children.” Further, neglecting a Dear Tired: This shouldn’t be your vulnerable, elderly parent is considered elder responsibility. When your daughter and abuse, and if that’s what’s going on, you son-in-law signed up the child for sports, they shouldn’t “threaten.” You should report it to should have thought it through. Rather than your county adult protective services office. impose upon you, perhaps they should ask Dear Abby: I was engaged to a man for the parents of other children in the program if seven years. Two weeks after we celebrated your granddaughter could ride along. our seventh anniversary, he decided he didn’t If that’s not feasible, consider this: You love me anymore. We parted a year ago, but stated that your son-in-law drives the only he has been texting me, picking me up from running vehicle, which leads me to believe work and taking me to lunch or dinner quite they have another one that’s broken down. a lot lately. We spent one night together, but Could you loan or give them money to put since then, he hasn’t contacted me. What it in working condition? If so, you would be should I do? — Trying To Make Sense Of off the hook. It In Hawaii Dear Abby: I’m the manager of a medi- Dear Trying: Recognize that your former um-sized apartment building with several fiancé has the sensitivity of a rock. Accept older tenants. As these tenants get older, their that a rewarding relationship with him is not needs become greater. When it’s time for the in the cards, move on and stop looking back. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Nov. 28-29, 1916 For the first time in a number of years, Arctic or snowy owls are making their appear- ance in Umatilla county. A half dozen or more have been reported within the past week, and, though the Oregon laws protect the bird, at least three have been killed. The first Arctic owl reported hereabouts was killed about a week ago by a local hunter after it had seized a duck he had shot and was making off with it. Three shots were necessary to bring it down. It was turned over to the local biological survey which has since received two other such birds. Their migration south this year is interpreted by some as an omen of a hard winter. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Nov. 28-29, 1966 Coins were about all that safecrackers gained when they cut open a safe at Pend- leton’s J.C. Penney store sometime between closing time Saturday and opening time this morning. The burglary was discovered when employes arrived for work this morning. The burglar, or burglars, used a cutting torch to burn through the thick steel plate of the safe. The safe door was not disturbed. The safe- cracker even brought along his own garden hose to spray water on the cutting job to keep any fires down. The hose was hooked up to a sink in the employes coffee room. Pendleton police were still in the process this morning of trying to determine how the burglars gained entry. Penneys, as a matter of store policy, banks most of its bills after closing time and the thief had to be content with ransacking scores of clerks’ deposit bags for the coins inside. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Nov. 28-29, 1991 A quiet movement to pay growers an equi- table rate for producing low-protein wheats has started, but there is debate over how much control farmers have on their income. Asian wheat markets are hinting they may be willing to pay premiums for low-protein wheats and groups like the Oregon Wheat Commission and Oregon Wheat Growers League flirted with the idea of cashing in on the emerging market. For local growers, that would mean producing two different types of soft white wheat, using different farming practices and devising segregated storage systems. The headaches associated with tighter controls may not be worth the added expense unless the growers notice a rise in their savings accounts. 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 334th day of 2016. There are 32 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 29, 2001, George Harrison, the “quiet Beatle,” died in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer; he was 58. On this date: In 1530, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, onetime adviser to England’s King Henry VIII, died. In 1864, a Colorado militia killed at least 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in the Sand Creek Massacre. In 1890, the first Army- Navy football game was played at West Point, New York; Navy defeated Army, 24-0. The Imperial Diet, forerunner of Japan’s current national legislature, opened its first session. In 1924, Italian composer Giacomo Puccini died in Brussels before he could complete his opera “Turandot.” (It was finished by Franco Alfano.) In 1947, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews. In 1956, the musical comedy “Bells Are Ringing,” starring Judy Holliday, opened on Broadway. In 1961, Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited earth twice before returning. In 1972, the coin-op- erated video arcade game Pong, created by Atari, made its debut at Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, Cali- fornia. In 1981, actress Natalie Wood drowned in a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island, California, at age 43. Today’s Birthdays: Hall- of-Fame sportscaster Vin Scully is 89. Former French President Jacques Chirac is 84. Blues singer-musician John Mayall is 83. Actress Diane Ladd is 81. Songwriter Mark James is 76. Composer-musi- cian Chuck Mangione is 76. Country singer Jody Miller is 75. Pop singer-musician Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals) is 74. Former Olympic skier Suzy Chaffee is 70. Movie director Joel Coen is 62. Actor-comedian-celebrity judge Howie Mandel is 61. Former Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano is 59. Actor Don Cheadle is 52. Pop singer Jonathan Knight (New Kids on the Block) is 48. Actress Anna Faris is 40. Rapper The Game is 37. Thought for Today: “All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.” — George Harrison (1943-2001). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
