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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Woman is ready to hang up
on constantly calling husband
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: My husband and I
isn’t your husband’s talking; it’s his
argue more than I’d like. I am pretty
neediness, insecurity and insensitivity.
easygoing and passive; he likes his
Frankly, what you have described
feelings to be known. Over time I have
strikes me as controlling rather than
become worn down, and my patience
loving behavior. After the struggles
has worn thin.
you have described, you have already
We are starting to rebound from
proven your love for him. Being at
what I call “the year from hell.” His
his beck and call during the workday
drinking and poor choices nearly put
should not be an additional require-
Jeanne
us on the street, and I was ready to Phillips ment.
walk. Things are starting to get better,
Dear Abby: My sister-in-law is
Advice
but what we can’t seem to agree on is
extremely allergic to cats. We have six
communication during the day.
cats, but live 1,000 miles away from
Abby, I am on the phone for a living. I her. When her 8-year-old son comes to visit,
cannot stand being on it more than I must be. he has a Ziploc bag full of clean clothes that
He calls and/or texts me up to 12 times a day. he puts on before he goes home. The clothes
I can’t stand it. Even when I’m busy or give he wore here are sealed up at the end of his trip
him a time certain when I will call him back, to be washed.
he beeps in before I have the chance.
I’m OK with this. But I need some advice
I am now at the end of my rope. With all for an upcoming big family holiday gathering.
that I have dealt with, worked through and put We have all been courteously asked to wash
up with, this is something I will not compro- our clothes before coming, to vacuum our
mise on.
vehicles and to limit our contact with cats
I feel it’s more than sufficient to talk on my before arriving. Am I wrong to feel like it’s her
way in to work, maybe check in around lunch, problem, not ours? — Whose Problem Is It
then on the way home. He feels that because I
Dear Whose Problem: Yes, you are
don’t feel the need to call or talk that much that wrong. When a family member has a health
I don’t love him. I can’t stand listening to the problem that can be triggered by the others,
dead air or breathing because there is nothing it becomes everyone’s problem. If the steps
to talk about. Am I being petty for letting this needed to keep her safe are too much for you,
be the thing that will break us? — Talks Too you should stay home.
Much In Texas
Dear Abby: Is it cheating to proofread
Dear Talks Too Much: If you want to your college-aged child’s final before he/she
save your marriage after everything you have turns it in? — Wondering In Orange, Calif.
been through, make the time for marriage
Dear Wondering: To read it? No. To
counseling. What may destroy your marriage correct it, yes.
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
Dec. 4-5, 1917
Bedfast though he has been for eight
months as a result of an accident, Charles
Mowry, a well known high school boy and
son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Mowry, is still
“doing his bit.” Robbed of the chance of
assisting his country as his companions do,
he has learned to knit and is now finishing
his fourth woolen muffler for Red Cross.
When he completes that he intends knitting
a sweater. The young man sustained a badly
fractured leg in April when his motorcycle
collided with an automobile on East Court
street opposite the Domestic Laundry. His
condition was precarious for a time and he
has been in bed ever since.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Dec. 4-5, 1967
Simulated nuclear and natural disasters
will be enacted this week in Pendleton.
Members of the Civil Defense, the Division
of Continuing Education at the University
of Oregon and Umatilla County courthouse
employes will test emergency operations.
Closed circuit television will record the
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
BY SCOTT ADAMS
BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
activity which will be presented to invited
people Friday night at the Vert Auditorium.
Workers began setting up the operation
Monday morning in the Umatilla County
courthouse. The exercise has been in planning
several months.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Dec. 4-5, 1992
It started as a simple request to build a
farm house in the woods. But Louisiana-Pa-
cific’s plan for a parcel of prime Eastern
Oregon forest land came to a grinding halt
Thursday night. After three and a half hours
of testimony and discussion, the Umatilla
County Planning Commission delayed a
decision whether or not to issue the lumber
company a permit to build a house outside of
Pilot Rock. Although the company owns the
land, opposition to the request has surfaced
on several sides. Tribal representatives say the
ground holds historical artifacts, and that L-P
has already cut off a gateway to traditional
Indian land. Land owners also accused L-P of
poorly managing nearby parcels, and rumors
have circulated that the house isn’t intended
for farming but to serve as a hunting lodge for
corporate executives.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Today is the 339th day of
2017. There are 26 days left in
the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Dec. 5, 1952, the Great
Smog of London descended
on the British capital; the
unusually thick fog, which
contained toxic pollutants,
lasted five days and was
blamed for causing thousands
of deaths.
On this date:
In 1782, the eighth pres-
ident of the United States,
Martin Van Buren, was born
in Kinderhook, New York; he
was the first chief executive
to be born after American
independence.
In 1791, composer Wolf-
gang Amadeus Mozart died in
Vienna, Austria, at age 35.
In
1792,
George
Washington was re-elected
president; John Adams was
re-elected vice president.
In 1831, former President
John Quincy Adams took his
seat as a member of the U.S.
House of Representatives.
In 1916, British Prime
Minister Herbert H. Asquith
resigned (he was succeeded
by David Lloyd George).
In 1933, national Prohibi-
tion came to an end as Utah
became the 36th state to ratify
the 21st Amendment to the
Constitution, repealing the
18th Amendment.
In 1945, five U.S. Navy
torpedo bombers mysteriously
disappeared after taking off
from Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
on a training mission with the
loss of all 14 crew members;
“The Lost Squadron” contrib-
uted to the legend of the
Bermuda Triangle.
In 1967, pediatrician Dr.
Benjamin Spock and poet
Allen Ginsberg were among
more than 260 people arrested
during an anti-Vietnam War
protest outside an armed
forces induction center in
lower Manhattan.
In 1977, Egypt broke
diplomatic relations with
Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and
South Yemen in the wake of
criticism that followed Pres-
ident Anwar Sadat’s peace
overtures to Israel.
In 2013, Nelson Mandela,
the anti-apartheid leader who
became South Africa’s first
black president, died at age 95.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Singer Little Richard is 85.
Author Joan Didion is 83.
Author Calvin Trillin is 82.
Actor Jeroen Krabbe is 73.
Opera singer Jose Carreras is
71. Pop singer Jim Messina
is 70. College Football Hall
of Famer and former NFL
quarterback Jim Plunkett is
70. World Golf Hall of Famer
Lanny Wadkins is 68. Actress
Morgan Brittany is 66. Actor
Brian Backer is 61. Pro
and College Football Hall
of Famer Art Monk is 60.
Country singer Ty England
is 54. Rock singer-musician
John Rzeznik (The Goo Goo
Dolls) is 52. Country singer
Gary Allan is 50. Comedi-
an-actress Margaret Cho is
49. Writer-director Morgan J.
Freeman is 48. Actress Alex
Kapp Horner is 48. Rock
musician Regina Zernay
(Cowboy Mouth) is 45. Actor
Frankie Muniz is 32.
Thought for Today:
“All our dreams can come
true, if we have the courage
to pursue them.” — Walt
Disney, American movie
producer (born this date in
1901, died 1966).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE