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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Thursday, November 30, 2017 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Woman’s marriage deadline may be working against her FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: I am a 27-year-old Every Christmas and birthday, my woman who can’t seem to find a man husband and I are generous with our to call her own. Every time I search gifts to them. One grandson thanks on websites or at gyms, I can’t find us, while the other does not even anyone decent who lives nearby. acknowledge the gift. I no longer I met someone who took me to his want to continue giving the rude twin house in Wisconsin for the holidays, gifts, but I don’t know if this is the but I live in Illinois. Ever since I slept way to deal with the problem. They with him (on the fifth date), he has will be 18 on their next birthday. Jeanne come here less often — and when he Phillips My daughter has never corrected does, it’s never just to see me. He also the problem, and I know she will Advice texts less often than he did and has accuse me of favoring the kind twin. hinted that I should see other people What to do? — Gran In South here in town and keep him as a backup. Carolina I’m desperate to find someone who will be Dear Gran: If it were me, I’d give the there for me. I want to be married before my grateful twin gifts worth the usual amount 30th birthday. I have tried everything, but all of money and the ungrateful one a token the decent men nowadays are already taken present. And when your daughter accuses or not serious about forming a relationship. you of favoritism, tell her she’s absolutely Hope you can help. — Can’t Find A Man right and also why you no longer felt inclined Dear Can’t: Your problem may be your to shell out to someone who didn’t think your desperation. When people are desperate, their generosity was worth acknowledging. It’s the anxiety can drive people away. The idea that truth. you must be married by the time you are 30 Dear Abby: I am 53 and constantly worry is setting an artificial — and possibly unreal- about the future. Because my husband has istic — goal for yourself. had to change jobs for various reasons, we It may be time to stop looking and begin have no money fund for retirement, and it concentrating on building a satisfying life for isn’t offered at his current job. I worry so yourself without help from a partner. Once much about the future that it’s keeping me you accomplish that, you may find that both from enjoying the present. How can I stop men and women find you more attractive to worrying like this so I can enjoy the present? be around. I can’t guarantee that it will help Talking to a doctor is not an option as money you to find a husband, but even if you don’t, is very tight. — Worrying Too Much you will have a happier life. Not everyone Dear Worrying: You didn’t mention needs to be married. whether you are currently employed. If you Dear Abby: I have twin grandsons. One aren’t, a way to fix your problem might be is kind, mannerly and thoughtful. The other to start thinking about your own earning is rude, ungrateful and has a chip on his capacity and find a job so you can build a shoulder. retirement fund. It’s never too late to start. DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BLONDIE BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Nov. 30, 1917 After the first of the year, Pendleton’s policemen may be easily recognized on the street by their sartorial make-up. The city council last evening practically decided to uniform the city policemen in order that strangers within the city’s gates may know them by sight. From the discussion last evening, it seems probable that the police will be required to furnish their own blue serge suits while the city will furnish brass buttons and caps or helmets. They will be required to wear their stars on the outside of their coats. It is argued that many people seeking a police officer to secure information or protection are unable to identify them in their plain clothes. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Nov. 30, 1967 The Hermiston High School building was searched this morning by a team of city and state police officers as the result of a bomb threat. Principal Jack Jenkins said classes continued this morning with minimum distur- bance during the search. Six police officers and Jenkins covered tunnels, storage areas and lockers. City police received the anonymous call about 8 a.m. this morning. The caller said the bomb explosion was scheduled between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. today. Jenkins said the officers did a good job. He said five years ago students were removed from the building twice in a few days as the result of bomb threats. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Nov. 30, 1992 Community leaders and state officials welcomed the “wonderful” news that Gov. Barbara Roberts’ 1993-94 budget proposal includes funding for Eastern Oregon Correc- tional Institution. The proposed budget, announced this morning in Salem, includes full funding of $45.7 million for the medi- um-security prison that houses more than 1,500 inmates and employs nearly 400 people in Pendleton. The Pendleton community, and particularly employees at EOCI, have been anxiously waiting for this news ever since last summer when the Department of Corrections, responding to Roberts’ request for a 20 percent cut, included the prison on a list of possible closures. 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 334th day of 2017. There are 31 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 30, 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens — better known as Mark Twain — was born in Florida, Missouri. On this date: In 1016, Edmund II, King of the English, died after a reign of seven months. In 1782, the United States and Britain signed prelimi- nary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris was signed in Sept. 1783. In 1803, Spain completed the process of ceding Loui- siana to France, which had sold it to the United States. In 1874, British statesman Sir Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace. In 1900, Irish writer Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46. In 1939, the Winter War began as Soviet troops invaded Finland. (The conflict ended the following March with a Soviet victory.) In 1954, Ann Elizabeth Hodges of Oak Grove, Alabama, was slightly injured when an 8-1/2-pound chunk of meteor crashed through the roof of her house, hit a radio cabinet, then struck her as she lay napping on a couch. In 1966, the former British colony of Barbados became independent. In 1977, Bing Crosby’s final Christmas TV special, “Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas,” aired on CBS. In 1982, the Michael Jackson album “Thriller” was released by Epic Records. The motion picture “Gandhi,” starring Ben Kingsley as the Indian nationalist leader, had its world premiere in New Delhi. In 1987, American author James Baldwin died in Saint Paul de Vence, France, at age 63. In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Bill, which required a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers. Today’s Birthdays: G. Gordon Liddy is 87. Country singer-recording executive Jimmy Bowen is 80. Movie director Ridley Scott is 80. Movie writer-di- rector Terrence Malick is 74. Rock musician Roger Glover (Deep Purple) is 72. Playwright David Mamet is 70. Actor Mandy Patinkin is 65. Musician Shuggie Otis is 64. Country singer Jeannie Kendall is 63. Singer Billy Idol is 62. Historian Michael Beschloss is 62. Rock musician John Ashton (The Psychedelic Furs) is 60. Comedian Colin Mochrie is 60. Former football and baseball player Bo Jackson is 55. Actor-director Ben Stiller is 52. Rock musician Mike Stone is 48. Actress Sandra Oh is 47. Music producer Steve Aoki is 40. Singer Clay Aiken is 39. Thought for Today: “Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” — Mark Twain (1835-1910). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE