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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Unapologetic mother continues
affair with married boyfriend
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: My mother is dating
look a lot younger.
a married man, and this is not the first
I will be turning 55 this year. I’d
time. While I love her, I don’t think
like to stop wearing the hairpiece
what she’s doing is right.
and shave my head instead because
This affair has been going on for
I have only a fringe of my own hair
years. I tried broaching the subject
left. How should I go about it without
with her, but she said it’s her business
getting 50,000 questions from friends
and unless I’m helping to pay her
and family, and what would be a good
bills, I don’t have the right to give my
answer when I’m asked? — Hair
Jeanne
opinion. It’s frustrating because she’s Phillips Today, Gone Tomorrow
driving all over the state with this
Dear H.T.G.T.: Removing your
Advice
man. She has two younger daughters
hairpiece will be a statement in itself.
at home and she’s rarely home with
Afterward, do not be surprised if you
them.
receive compliments about your new look.
Our entire family dislikes her lover, but Should anyone ask why you decided to do
she insists on bringing him around “so we it, tell the truth. Many men with receding
can get to know him.” I don’t want to judge hairlines shave their heads and look terrific.
her, but it’s hard sometimes. Am I wrong for
Dear Abby: My son died two months ago.
trying to give her my two cents, or should I He was 51. It happened on my daughter’s
mind my own business? — Disappointed In birthday. She says that her birthdays have
California
now stopped.
Dear Disappointed: You have already
Next year will be a milestone for her as
given your mother your two cents and she has she will be turning 50. How in the world do
discounted it. It should be apparent to you by we celebrate her 50th birthday when we will
now that she has no intention of ending this be thinking about the one-year anniversary of
relationship, regardless of your disapproval.
her brother’s death? Some friends suggested
Rather than mind your own business, we have her birthday celebration a few days
because you want to do something helpful, early, which I feel is not right. Please help. —
be as loving and supportive of your younger Carole In Arizona
sisters as you can. From your description of
Dear Carole: I’m sorry for the loss of your
your mother’s behavior, they need love and son. From now on, your daughter’s birthday
attention from an adult they are not receiving will likely always be bittersweet for her as
from her.
well as you. That’s why I think she should
Dear Abby: I was divorced 23 years ago. take your friends’ suggestion and separate
Before I started dating again, I got a hairpiece the two events, if possible. A small family
and have worn one ever since. Some people get-together around the anniversary date of
are aware that I wear a hairpiece, including your son’s death might be more appropriate
my current wife of 20 years. It does make me for everyone, at least this time around.
DAYS GONE BY
BEETLE BAILEY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY MORT WALKER
BY JIM DAVIS
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Aug. 16, 1917
When City Attorney J. Alger Fee last
evening formally resigned his position
because of his appointment to the officers’
reserve camp, Mayor Best announced that
Judge James A. Fee, father of the retiring
city attorney, had expressed a willingness to
serve without compensation provided the city
would turn over the $75 a month salary to
Mrs. Alger Fee for the support of herself and
child in the event her husband was called to
war. The proposal was received with evident
pleasure and gratification by the council and
a motion to appoint Judge Fee as his son’s
successor on the basis mentioned was carried
unanimously and enthusiastically.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Aug. 16, 1967
On a clear day, the 23 women who work
for Umatilla National Forest can see the
mountains as they enter their new building on
SW Hailey. This is something they couldn’t
do when the office was located on Main
Street. How do the employees like their new
location? “We like it,” they said the other
day when the reporter toured the plant, with
Supervisor Wright Mallery leading the way.
At first, said Mallery, some of them missed
the convenience of downtown shopping. “But
we had to change the office hours in order to
get on and off the highway out there during
rush hours. We start at 7:45 and quit at 4:30.”
This permits after-work shopping downtown.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Aug. 16, 1992
While nearly everyone in the Milton-Free-
water area has heard of Wheat Berry Caviar,
Opal Basil vinegar and Spice Dilly Beans,
soon the entire nation will have the oppor-
tunity to become familiar with those local
products. Thanks to a Regional Strategies
grant, members of the East Oregon Special-
ties Co-op, Inc., will have their gourmet
foods and hand-crafted items featured in the
Good Catalog Company’s holiday gift issue.
“There is no financial risk to the producers,”
said Rebecca Buxton, director of marketing
at Eastern Oregon Specialties Inc. In fact,
Buxton said the producers have the possi-
bility of seeing a dramatic rise in the demand
for their products after the catalog is mailed
out in November.
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
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 228th day of
2017. There are 137 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On August 16, 1977,
Elvis Presley died at his
Graceland estate in Memphis,
Tennessee, at age 42.
On this date:
In 1777, American forces
won the Battle of Bennington
in what was considered a
turning point of the Revolu-
tionary War.
In 1812, Detroit fell to
British and Indian forces in
the War of 1812.
In 1858, a telegraphed
message from Britain’s
Queen Victoria to President
James Buchanan was trans-
mitted over the recently laid
trans-Atlantic cable.
In 1937, the American
Federation of Radio Artists
was chartered.
In 1948, baseball legend
Babe Ruth died in New York
at age 53.
In 1954, Sports Illustrated
was first published by Time
Inc.
In 1956, Adlai E.
Stevenson was nominated for
president at the Democratic
National Convention in
Chicago.
In 1967, Louis Armstrong
recorded “What a Wonderful
World” by Bob Thiele and
George David Weiss for
ABC Records.
In 1977, a judge in
New York ruled that Renee
Richards, a male-to-female
transgender, had the right to
compete in the U.S. Open
without having to pass a sex
chromosome test. (In the
opening round of the Open,
Richards lost to Virginia
Wade in straight sets, 6-1,
6-4). The Debby Boone
recording of “You Light Up
My Life” by Joseph Brooks
was released by Warner
Bros./Curb Records.
In 1987, people world-
wide began a two-day
celebration of the “harmonic
convergence,”
which
heralded what believers
called the start of a new,
purer age of humankind.
In 1991, Pope John Paul
II began the first-ever papal
visit to Hungary.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Actress Ann Blyth is 89.
Actor Gary Clarke is 84.
Actress Julie Newmar is 84.
Actress-singer Ketty Lester
is 83. Actor John Standing is
83. College Football Hall of
Famer and NFL player Bill
Glass is 82. Actress Anita
Gillette is 81. Actress Carole
Shelley is 78. Country singer
Billy Joe Shaver is 78. Movie
director Bruce Beresford
is 77. Actor Bob Balaban
is 72. Ballerina Suzanne
Farrell is 72. Actress Lesley
Ann Warren is 71. Actor
Marshall Manesh is 67.
TV personality Kathie Lee
Gifford is 64. Movie director
James Cameron is 63. Rock
musician Tim Farriss (INXS)
is 60. Singer Madonna is
59. Actor Steve Carell is
55. Country singer Emily
Robison (The Dixie Chicks)
is 45.
Thought for Today: “In
politics people give you what
they think you deserve and
deny you what they think you
want.” — Cyril Northcote
Parkinson, British historian
and author (1909-1993).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE