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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Wednesday, August 9, 2017 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Woman’s dangerous dating habits frighten her friend 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: I’m worried about a The other night, he did his usual close friend I have known for about sulking. Then, as he often does, he 10 years. She’s well-educated, inde- tossed about in bed, repeatedly and pendent and family-oriented. She has roughly, while we’re trying to sleep. been online dating for quite a while The whole bed shook. Another night, and continually meets guys who have he stuck his elbow in my ribs to be criminal backgrounds. sure he got my attention. She dated one of them on the down Sometimes he’ll grab my butt really low for two years because she was hard while I’m trying to sleep — in the Jeanne embarrassed by how he behaved in Phillips middle of the night, mind you. I end up public. The most recent man served having sex with him so he leaves me Advice a 16-year prison sentence for being alone and I can sleep. involved in a murder. I have tried sleeping in another bed. She tells me she doesn’t see a future with But then he comes to that room and repeatedly any of them, but goes on multiple dates and kicks the mattress. If I lock the door, he kicks defends them with, “He seems like a nice the door. So, I have sex with him so I can live guy.” In the next breath, she’ll claim to want a in peace. Do most men do this when they steady and meaningful relationship. don’t get sex as often as they like? — Spouse I have voiced my concerns. I asked her Sulking In The North what she’d say to me if the tables were turned, Dear Spouse: You have tolerated this for and her responses mimic the concern I show 30 years? What you have described is spousal her. I suggested she try a different website abuse. Most men do not behave the way your or mode of meeting potential partners, but it husband does, bullying and coercing their hasn’t made a difference. wives into marital relations. Please discuss this I believe in second chances up to a point, with a licensed mental health professional. His but now I’m genuinely worried for her safety. behavior is off the charts, and you need more Is there anything else I can do to convince help than I can give you in a letter. her to have safer boundaries? — Concerned Dear Abby: I have a question. If you are About Criminals traveling with a group of friends on a plane, is Dear Concerned: No, you have done it rude for one couple to upgrade to first class? enough. Until your friend admits to herself This was a group trip traveling to go on a cruise that she’s fishing for trout in the wrong stream, together. — Just Wondering In Florida she’ll continue to reel in sharks. Dear Just Wondering: I wouldn’t call it Dear Abby: Is it normal for men to sulk or a breach of etiquette. However, it’s less than get angry when they don’t get sex when they an expression of solidarity with the friends want it? I’ve been married to my husband for who are sitting in the back. Personally, I think more than 30 years. I run several miles a day it sends a wrong message and could cause and, with all the work I do, I don’t always feel resentment unless there’s a practical reason the like having sex. Lately, I have been under a lot couple needs the extra space — long legs, a bad back, a weight problem, etc. of stress, so I haven’t been in the mood. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 9, 1917 While returning from La Grande over Cabbage Hill, four well known local people observed for some time two bright lights above and to the right of them and at no great distance. One light followed the other at a considerable distance, according to their description. At first they thought the lights were from cars in the distance but their height and the fact that each was a single light banished this theory. They stopped their car and watched the lights until they vanished suddenly as if shut off or turned in another direction. Another car stopped just behind their own and the two occupants also watched the strange lights as they dipped in the air. The local people are of the opinion that what they saw were lights on aeroplanes from some northwest army point. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 9, 1967 A major brawl early Sunday morning that sent a young Hermiston man to the hospital suffering numerous injuries was No. 1 on the agenda of the Umatllla City Council in their Monday night meeting. City councilmen were angry. And the well-known 3 C’s cafe and bar could be shut down today for a month or two if two or three councilmen had their way in the affair. Hospitalized in Hermiston as the result of the brawl is Alfredo Guzman, 22, Hermiston. Warrants for two local men have been issued, and their arrest is expected Tuesday by city officials. Police Commis- sioner and City Councilman Charles White and Gordon McCoy, auxiliary police officer, were handling the police work Saturday night in the absence of Police Chief Louie Colcord, who was on vacation. White said Monday night that when he and McCoy tried to stop the fight and make arrests, they were restrained by bystanders. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 9, 1992 Ernie and Carolyn Rostock of Pendleton, owners of My Wife’s Antiques, recently set up their booth and completed a profitable day at a large Portland flea market. They returned to their Vancouver hotel with a $400 cash box. As the Rostocks headed back to the market the next morning, the cash box was left on their pickup tailgate. They were in a hurry, Carolyn said. The money was discovered missing, and a quick return to the hotel wasn’t helpful. The couple headed back for the market, empty-handed and disheartened. Meanwhile Bert and Judy Williams of Spokane, and their son, Thor, saw the cash box and its contents blowing around the freeway. The family scrambled to pick up the money. Two checks identified the owners. The family fortunately located the Rostocks to return the money. 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 221st day of 2017. There are 144 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress code-named Bockscar dropped a nuclear device (“Fat Man”) over Nagasaki, killing an esti- mated 74,000 people. On this date: In 1854, Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” which described Thoreau’s expe- riences while living near Walden Pond in Massachu- setts, was first published. In 1902, Edward VII was crowned king of Britain following the death of his mother, Queen Victoria. In 1936, Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics as the United States took first place in the 400-meter relay. In 1942, British authori- ties in India arrested nation- alist Mohandas K. Gandhi; he was released in 1944. In 1969, actress Sharon Tate and four other people were found brutally slain at Tate’s Los Angeles home; cult leader Charles Manson and a group of his followers were later convicted of the crime. In 2014, Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed 18-year-old black man, was shot to death by a police officer following an altercation in Ferguson, Missouri; Brown’s death led to sometimes-violent protests in Ferguson and other U.S. cities. Today’s Birthdays: Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Cousy is 89. Actress Cynthia Harris is 83. Tennis Hall of Famer Rod Laver is 79. Jazz musician Jack DeJohnette is 75. Comedi- an-director David Steinberg is 75. Actor Sam Elliott is 73. Singer Barbara Mason is 70. Former MLB All-Star pitcher Bill Campbell is 69. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL player John Cappelletti is 65. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders is 50. Actress Gillian Anderson is 49. Actress Anna Kendrick is 32. Thought for Today: “The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.” — Edward John Phelps, American lawyer and diplomat (1822-1900). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
