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Friday, September 1, 2017 PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK East Oregonian Page 9A DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Sharing news of diagnosis is difficult for parkinson’s patient FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: I’m an active, information will spread that way, too. 60-something wife, mother and Dear Abby: My family is the grandmother who was recently diag- definition of dysfunctional. We all nosed with early stage Parkinson’s honestly could use some therapy after disease. From all outward appear- everything we’ve been through. I feel ances, I appear healthy and I’m living like I’m the only rational person in my life as normally as possible, as my my family. I am the only one who neurologist suggested. sought professional help. My symptom manifests as a right- My sister “Alexa” is a narcissist. Jeanne sided (dominant side) hand tremor Phillips I realized it a long time ago. My that I try to hide as much as possible. mother is in denial, and she continues Advice Covering my hand with a napkin in a to push me to have a relationship with restaurant, sliding it under my leg or her. Speaking to Alexa is emotionally putting it into my pocket has worked so far to draining. Every time she’s mentioned, I get prevent the tremors from being noticed. This flashbacks about the ways she abused me. is not going to work for long. Being in the same room with her is uncom- My immediate family members are aware fortable. The saving grace is that we live a of my condition, but I haven’t told extended thousand miles apart, and I’m not forced to family, friends or acquaintances about my interact with her daily. situation. I become very emotional when She’s getting married next year and wants discussing it and break down and cry. Can me and my children to be in the wedding. I you suggest how to broach this subject, and accepted because I felt obligated, but I just when to tell others about my condition? Your can’t do it anymore. I don’t WANT to do it guidance would be very much appreciated. anymore! After all the years of her abuse and — Hiding As Much As I Can torment, I just want to be free. The problem: Dear Hiding: I’m sorry about your I finally put my foot down and told Alexa not difficult diagnosis, but I hope you have done to contact me again. Am I being selfish? — some research and are comforted that there Selfish In The East have been advances in the treatment of your Dear Selfish: I don’t think so. However, illness. We both know that at some point a because you accepted that responsibility sharp-eyed friend or relative will notice the before telling her not to contact you again, tremor and ask about it. That’s why I think YOU should contact HER and ask if she it’s important you be proactive about what’s has changed her plans about you and your going on. However, if you would prefer to children being in her wedding. (You may be spared tearful conversations you would be pleasantly surprised to find her answer is rather avoid, ask one of your loved ones to let yes.) However, if she hasn’t, be upfront with the others know. Because immediate family her NOW so your sister will have time to members already know, chances are the replace you in her wedding party. 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 Sept. 1, 1917 Wanted on a charge of murder committed over 11 years ago, Logan Vernon alias J.R. Rash, a rejected member of Troop D, was last evening arrested by Chief of Police Al Roberts and Sheriff T.D.Taylor. He is wanted in Surry county, North Carolina, for the murder of Newell Rippel on April 29, 1906, a crime to which he confessed to the local officers last night. Last evening a man by the name of Roy Rash was arrested just after securing his mail. He proved to be the wrong man but, even while the officers were questioning him, the man appeared for his mail and was promptly arrested. He stoutly denied his identity but when he learned that he would be held until the arrival of a North Carolina officer, he admitted his guilt. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Sept. 1, 1967 Umatilla Lodge 40, AF & AM, will observe the 10th year of its organization on Saturday, beginning with a dinner at the Echo school cafeteria, followed by a program at the Echo High School gymnasium for all Masons and their families. Umatilla Lodge 40 was orga- nized March 23, 1867, at Umatilla Landing. J.H. Kenzie, a merchant in Umatilla, became a member of Umatilla Lodge in 1868 and was elected grand master of Oregon in 1876. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Sept. 1, 1992 Just a few days ago, Andy Folkner of Rieth was looking forward to a Labor Day fishing trip with his longtime friends. Monday, Folkner and his friends sifted through the remains of his house, trying to salvage anything that wasn’t consumed by fire early Sunday. It was a homeowner’s worst night- mare — a quick fire in the night, the loss of everything from the kitchen sink to the shirt off his back, and no insurance to replace even the essentials. Although a freak fire might have taken much of their life away, the family plans to build it back again‚ on a foundation of longtime friends and close kin. THIS DAY IN HISTORY BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN Today is the 244th day of 2017. There are 121 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On September 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On this date: In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was found not guilty of treason. (Burr was then tried on a misdemeanor charge, but was again acquitted.) In 1897, the first section of Boston’s new subway system was opened. In 1905, Alberta and Saskatchewan entered Confederation as the eighth and ninth provinces of Canada. In 1914, the last passenger pigeon in captivity, “Martha,” died at the Cincinnati Zoo. In 1923, the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yoko- hama were devastated by an earthquake that claimed some 140,000 lives. In 1945, Americans received word of Japan’s formal surrender that ended World War II. (Because of the time difference, it was Sept. 2 in Tokyo Bay, where the ceremony took place.) In 1951, the United States, Australia and New Zealand signed a mutual defense pact, the ANZUS treaty. In 1969, a coup in Libya brought Moammar Gadhafi to power. In 1976, U.S. Rep. Wayne L. Hays, D-Ohio, resigned in the wake of a scandal in which he admitted having an affair with “secretary” Elizabeth Ray. In 1983, 269 people were killed when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the airliner entered Soviet airspace. In 1987, peace demon- strator S. Brian Willson lost his lower legs when he was hit by a train at the Concord Naval Weapons Station in California while protesting weapons shipments to Central America. In 1995, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. (The hall opened to the public the next day.) Today’s Birthdays: Actor George Maharis is 89. Conductor Seiji Ozawa is 82. Attorney and law professor Alan Dershowitz is 79. Comedian-actress Lily Tomlin is 78. Actor Don Stroud is 74. Conductor Leonard Slatkin is 73. Singer Archie Bell is 73. Singer Barry Gibb is 71. Rock musician Greg Errico is 69. Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw is 67. Singer Gloria Estefan is 60. Former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers is 56. Jazz musician Boney James is 56. Singer-musician Grant Lee Phillips (Grant Lee Buffalo) is 54. Country singer-song- writer Charlie Robison is 53. Retired NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway is 51. Rap DJ Spigg Nice (Lost Boyz) is 47. Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira is 46. Actor Maury Sterling is 46. Rock singer JD Fortune is 44. Actor Scott Speedman is 42. Country singer Angaleena Presley (Pistol Annies) is 41. Thought for Today: “When nothing is sure, everything is possible.” — Margaret Drabble, British author. PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
