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Tuesday, February 7, 2017 PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK East Oregonian Page 9A DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Husband’s aggressive driving makes wife a nervous wreck FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: I have been married Dear Abby: My husband is a very aggressive driver. He tailgates, cuts for seven years, and my husband and I people off, narrates “play by play” have had our ups and downs. He never during driving and stresses me out. He thought he would have kids until he was involved in two accidents that I met me, and now we have two. After am convinced were his fault, although our second child, we agreed that we one was blamed on the other driver. were done having children. I was OK Fortunately, nobody was hurt. with it because it seemed after each Because of this I prefer to drive. child our relationship became strained. Jeanne The other day, he actually reached Phillips Recently we reached the point of across and honked my horn while deciding whether we would either Advice I was driving because somebody separate or work harder on our delayed a few seconds at the stoplight! marriage. We decided to stick it out. We weren’t in a hurry and there was no need The problem is, while we were in the process to honk. Our children were in the car. When of getting back together, I became pregnant I complained, he told me to “just get over it.” again. I’m afraid to tell him because I know He gets so grouchy if I say anything about his how stressed he gets. I’m afraid it will be too driving. much for him, and he will cut himself off We live in a relatively small town and our emotionally from me and the kids. vehicles are very identifiable. All of the crazy This wasn’t planned. We were using road rage incidents I hear about certainly protection, but getting an abortion is some- don’t help. Any suggestions? I’m ready to thing I could never do. I know this child will resort to public transportation. — Prefers To make things more difficult, but this child is a Drive part of me and the man I love. How do I tell Dear Prefers: For the safety of your my husband I am pregnant in a way that may family, it’s time to find out what’s driving your make the news easier to take? — At A Loss husband’s anger and dangerous behavior. His For Words driving record speaks for itself, and he should Dear At A Loss: You should have told not assume any function of driving when you your husband about this the day you thought are at the wheel, including honking the horn you “might” be pregnant. You can announce “for” you. the news by telling him that this baby is a You are entirely correct that what he did symbol of your love and reconciliation, but could have sparked a road rage incident. All whether he will accept this explanation is that would need to happen would be for you questionable. You already know the news will to encounter someone who is as angry as your not be warmly received, so get it over with husband for a tragedy to happen. before your pregnancy starts to show. 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 Feb. 6-7, 1917 Crushed under the engine of train No. 19, second section, Mrs. Anna A. Coburn of Echo was instantly killed at 6:05 this morning in an accident that seems almost inexplicable. The woman was going to her work at the Test Grill and evidently attempted to cross the railroad track just in front of the incoming westbound passenger train. The engineer did not see Mrs. Coburn until within few feet of her. She had a scarf over her head and it is possible she either did not see the approaching train or else did not realize it was so near. The accident occurred at the Buckley crossing, where the Main road crosses the tracks. A strange feature of the accident is that after it had occurred the glasses worn by Mrs. Coburn were found undamaged on the pilot of the engine. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Feb. 6-7, 1967 A wildcat strike today stopped work on a $11.7 million powerline construction job. About 30 pickets, including women and children, marched in front of the job head- quarters in Boardman of the John M. King Co., Tacoma, Wash. Others were reported picketing the firm’s office at Umatilla. The powerline under conduction is to run from the Bonneville Power Administration substation at McNary Dam to the John Day Dam substation near Rufus. Lonnie Stonecipher, The Dalles spokesman for the picketers, told the firm’s refusal to pay a travel allowance, and the firing of six workers, are behind the strike. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Feb. 6-7, 1992 A budding sister-city relationship is devel- oping, offering an exchange of Pendleton’s western culture and the samurai heritage of Haramachi City, Japan. Headway already has been made in the effort to bridge the distance between the two cities. Three Japanese visitors spent Wednesday meeting with local business leaders and city officials. They described at length the enthusiasm people in Haramachi City have for establishing the relationship. Yukotoshi Uchiya, president of United Arrows America, Inc. of Portland, and Yoichi Yoko- kawa of the Oregon Economic Development Department spent the better part of Wednesday touring Pendleton businesses that reflect the historic heritage of northeast Oregon. Both Uchiya and Yokokawa live in Portland but have strong trade links with Haramachi City. BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE THIS DAY IN HISTORY BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN Today is the 38th day of 2017. There are 327 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 7, 1817, Amer- ica’s first public gas street lamp was lighted in Balti- more at the corner of Market and Lemon streets (now East Baltimore and Holliday streets). On this date: In 1795, the 11th Amend- ment to the U.S. Constitution, dealing with states’ sovereign immunity, was ratified. In 1857, a French court acquitted author Gustave Flaubert of obscenity for his serialized novel “Madame Bovary.” In 1931, aviator Amelia Earhart married publisher George P. Putnam in Noank, Connecticut. In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt autho- rized a flag for the office of the vice president. In 1948, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned as Army chief of staff; he was succeeded by Gen. Omar Bradley. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba. In 1971, women in Switzerland gained the right to vote through a national referendum, 12 years after a previous attempt failed. In 1984, space shuttle Challenger astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart went on the first untethered spacewalk, which lasted nearly six hours. In 1986, the Philippines held a presidential election marred by charges of fraud against the incumbent, Ferdinand E. Marcos. Haitian President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier fled his country, ending 28 years of his family’s rule. In 1991, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was inaugurated as the first democratically elected president of Haiti (he was overthrown by the military the following September). In 1992, European Community members signed the Maastricht Treaty, which led to creation of the euro. In 2012: A federal appeals court ruled California’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, but gave gay marriage opponents time to appeal the decision before ordering the state to allow such weddings to resume. Today’s Birthdays: Author Gay Talese is 85. Former Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., is 82. Reggae musi- cian Brian Travers (UB40) is 58. Comedy writer Robert Smigel is 57. Actor James Spader is 57. Country singer Garth Brooks is 55. Rock musician David Bryan (Bon Jovi) is 55. Actor-comedian Eddie Izzard is 55. Actor-co- median Chris Rock is 52. Actor Jason Gedrick is 50. Actress Essence Atkins is 45. Rock singer-musician Wes Borland is 42. Rock musi- cian Tom Blankenship (My Morning Jacket) is 39. Actor Ashton Kutcher is 39. Actress Tina Majorino is 32. Actress Deborah Ann Woll is 32. Thought for Today: “A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.” — Ouida (Marie Louise de la Ramee), English writer (1839-1908). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
