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Friday, January 13, 2017
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
High school friend turned
enemy continues her attacks
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: I need your help
work, I noticed that it was going to
in dealing with an old “frenemy.”
be mailed to a married lesbian couple.
“Jenny” and I were friends in high
Typically, the correct way to address
school, but she constantly berated me
an envelope to a woman would be to
and accused me of taking advantage
Ms., Miss or Mrs. and to a male it’s
of her. She would make herself feel
either Mr. or Master, depending upon
better by putting me down.
his age.
After she went away to college,
What’s the proper way to address a
she got pregnant by a non-boyfriend.
gay
couple? Is M/M still used in place
Jeanne
When she had an abortion, she swore Phillips of Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs.? —
me to secrecy because she didn’t tell
Proper In Illinois
Advice
the father. Shortly thereafter, he came
Dear Proper: According to Steven
to me and tricked me into telling him.
Petrow’s “Complete Gay and Lesbian
To this day, Jenny still blames me and says I Manners,” the correct way to address the
was out to get her and ruin her life.
envelopes of married gay and lesbian couples
Jenny spread rumors about me around our should be (in alphabetical order):
group of friends, on the internet, and told my
Mr. Bradley Burch and Mr. Mark Foster
Ms. Cecelia Carter and Ms. Diane Grant
mom horrible lies about me. She even threat-
ened a lawsuit. Ten years later, she still pops
Or, if the couple shares the same last name:
up out of the blue to attack me. A year ago,
Mr. Bradley and Mr. Mark Burch
she sent me a message saying she wished I
Ms. Cecelia and Ms. Diane Carter
had died in a tornado that struck my area. She
Dear Abby: Now that I’m older, I often
sends taunts about an old boyfriend of mine find it hard to remember all the names and
who got married and had a kid.
amounts of my prescriptions when I visit my
I never respond because that’s what she various doctors. To help myself, I now carry in
wants. She pops up at the worst times and my wallet a small copy of a spreadsheet listing
makes me feel worse. How should I deal with all my medication information. That way, I
her? — At A Boiling Point In Tennessee
can give accurate details to the physician.
Dear Boiling: Continue to ignore this trou-
I’d like to pass my solution on to other
bled woman. Block her anywhere you can, readers who may have the same need to be
and delete any messages that leak through precise and up-to-date when visiting the
so you won’t have to see them. If you have doctor. — In Good Health In Austin
mutual friends who don’t know the whole
Dear In Good Health: That’s a suggestion
story, you should have enlightened them years worth sharing. And while you are at it, you
ago — and the same goes for your mother.
should also list for your doctor any vitamins,
Jenny appears to have serious issues. She supplements and over-the-counter meds you
isn’t a “frenemy.” She is strictly bad news, so take on a regular basis. This information can
recognize it and move on.
also be stored in your smartphone, if you have
Dear Abby: While preparing a letter at one.
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
Jan. 13, 1917
With a suddenness that surprised friends
and relatives, several Pendleton young
men have joined the navy of Uncle Sam,
according to reports coming from Portland
where the enlistments are said to have taken
place. Some of the Pendleton recruits were en
route back to college when the notion struck
them to become jackies. Arnold Minnis and
Clifford Minnis are two who have enlisted.
The former was in his freshman year at the
University of Oregon and returned to Pend-
leton for the holidays. It was while going
back to college that he suddenly altered his
plans. His brother had been working on a
farm near Pendleton before he left to enlist.
Wesley Mims, who entered the University of
Washington last fall and who was home for
the holidays, has also enlisted according to
reports. Henry Latourelle, who also finished
high school last spring, is said to have
enlisted. The recruits will be sent to the naval
school in San Francisco for five or six months
schooling before being assigned to a ship.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 13, 1967
Due to the news coverage about the dolls
being sold in this country constructed of a type
of material for the head and body stuffed with
sawdust and a flammable hair material the
Pendleton Fire Department has had three of
them brought in, Fire Chief William (Blackie)
Batchelor reported Thursday. One of the dolls
turned in was bought in Portland and the
other two were bought in Walla Walla. The
hair burns readily when exposed to flame, the
face can be ignited with a lighted cigarette,
and a light globe placed close to the face will
soon cause it to flame up, Batchelor said.
The clothing also burns quite readily. Some
of these hazardous dolls are made in Japan,
some in England and some in Poland. When
new, they have a sticker on the right foot
which tells where they were manufactured.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 13, 1992
A 65-year-old Pendleton woman left in her
home for several days bound with extension
cords, rope, panty hose and dog leashes
was in stable condition this morning at St.
Anthony Hospital. Pendleton police plan to
charge Georgia Elgin’s son, 43-year-old Keith
H. Reynolds of Portland, with kidnapping,
robbery, recklessly endangering and car theft.
He was arrested in Portland Thursday on an
unrelated charge of bank robbery. Police are
not sure how long Elgin was left tied up on the
bedroom floor in her home at 208 S.W. Nye.
“I’d say at least three or four days, perhaps as
long as a week,” said Police Chief Ed Taber.
Elgin, who lives alone, was found at about
5:15 p.m. Saturday by Pendleton auctioneer
Chuck Mosher, who had gone to her house to
inventory furniture he planned to sell for her.
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 13th day of
2017. There are 352 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Jan. 13, 1967, the
Rolling Stones’ double-A
sided single “Let’s Spend the
Night Together” and “Ruby
Tuesday” was released in the
United Kingdom by Decca
Records. (It was released the
following day in the United
States on the London label).
On this date:
In
1733,
James
Oglethorpe and some 120
English colonists arrived at
Charleston, South Carolina,
while en route to settle in
present-day Georgia.
In 1794, President George
Washington approved a
measure adding two stars and
two stripes to the American
flag, following the admission
of Vermont and Kentucky to
the Union. (The number of
stripes was later reduced to
the original 13.)
In 1898, Emile Zola’s
famous defense of Capt.
Alfred Dreyfus, “J’accuse,”
was published in Paris.
In 1941, a new law went
into effect granting Puerto
Ricans U.S. birthright citi-
zenship.
In 1990, L. Douglas
Wilder of Virginia became
the nation’s first elected
black governor as he took the
oath of office in Richmond.
In 1997, seven black
soldiers were awarded
the Medal of Honor for
World War II valor; the
lone survivor of the group,
former Lt. Vernon Baker,
received his medal from
President Bill Clinton at the
White House.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Actress Frances Sternhagen
is 87. TV personality Nick
Clooney is 83. Comedian
Rip Taylor is 83. Comedian
Charlie Brill is 79. Actor Billy
Gray is 79. Actor Richard
Moll is 74. Rock musician
Trevor Rabin is 63. Rhythm-
and-blues musician Fred
White is 62. Rock musician
James Lomenzo (Megadeth)
is 58. Actor Kevin Anderson
is 57. Actress Julia Louis-
Dreyfus is 56. Rock singer
Graham “Suggs” McPherson
(Madness) is 56. Country
singer Trace Adkins is 55.
Actor Orlando Bloom is 40.
Actor Liam Hemsworth is 27.
Thought for Today:
“Worry never robs tomorrow
of its sorrow, it only saps
today of its joy.” — Leo
Buscaglia, American author
(1924-1998).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE