Friday, September 1, 2017
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
East Oregonian
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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