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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Friday, December 29, 2017
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Patient’s romantic feelings
for doctor cause confusion
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: I started seeing a new
subject up. I always thought it was
doctor six months ago to be treated
rude to ask questions about other
for a serious medical condition. I
people’s finances, and I don’t know
respect his medical opinion and the
how to respond to their intrusive
fact that many doctors treating my
questions.
condition would be judgmental and
I’m very aware of our unique
lack compassion. He has offered
situation, and I’m extremely grateful
both.
to my parents for the generosity we
While I appreciate his skills as
have received. How do I respond to
Jeanne
a doctor, I have started to develop Phillips friends and acquaintances when they
romantic feelings for him. I realize
bring up such a sensitive subject? —
Advice
telling him would put him in an
Grateful In California
awkward position and possibly jeop-
Dear Grateful: Remember this.
ardize our professional relationship because You do not have to answer every question that
of the ethical implications. I don’t want to is asked of you. When questions about your
move on to another doctor because I value home or finances are raised, reply, “That’s
his services. How do I get over it? — Anon- very personal. My parents are generous, and
ymously In Love
my husband and I are grateful.” PERIOD!
Dear In Love: Your romantic feelings for
Dear Abby: My husband and I disagree
your doctor are not as unusual as you may about how to handle taking our children
think. When a person needs ongoing medical shopping with us. I believe that, especially
care as you do, it’s natural to feel vulnerable while our children are small (they are 3 and
and dependent. When that happens, some- 5), the adult with them should keep them in
thing called “transference” can occur. The sight at all times, or at least the majority of
emotions associated with one person — such the time. If a child moves out of eyesight,
as a parent — become transferred to the the adult should find them within a minute.
doctor. If you keep this in mind, it may help Are there guidelines on what is appropriate
you to better handle your emotions.
by age or developmental stage on this issue?
Dear Abby: I was adopted at a year old — Helicopter Mom And Free Range Dad
by loving parents. Through a lifetime of
Dear Helicopter Mom: Your husband is
hard work, they have become wealthy. Their an optimist, while you are a realist. Common
generosity allowed my husband and me to sense should prevail. When you take your
buy our first home and start married life children to a public place, they should remain
debt-free.
under your or your husband’s supervision at
My problem is, their community and all times until they are aware enough that
friends, including some of my husband’s and they can’t be lured away by a stranger, and
my own, often feel compelled to bring the big enough to fight off a predator.
DAYS GONE BY
BEETLE BAILEY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY MORT WALKER
BY JIM DAVIS
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Dec. 29, 1917
The Umatilla river is at flood stage almost
as high as last spring and though the crest
has probably been reached, there has been a
good deal of anxiety felt today lest damage
be done. The river lapped above the six foot
mark during the night at the Main street
bridge and most of the morning raced along
at the five feet ten inch mark. This is only a
few inches below the high tide reached last
spring. The warm rain of yesterday gave
way to a day of such mildness today that
it was almost like spring. Overcoats have
been hung up again and the fires allowed
to die down. Doors are open and but for the
calendar and the newspaper notices that it is
50 degrees below zero on the middle-west it
would be easy to believe that summer was
at hand.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Dec. 29, 1967
In a service held in the Church of the
Redeemer this month, the Rev. Douglas
D. Hollenbeck was ordained a priest in the
Episcopal Church. The service of ordination
and holy communion was conducted by
the Rt. Rev. Lane W. Barton, bishop of the
Missionary District of Eastern Oregon. The
Rev. Richard L. Payne, rector of the Church
of the Redeemer, said, “Here is a man, having
recently completed some forty years with
the Los Angeles Water and Power Company,
seeking to find, even in his retirement, new
channels for serving his community and his
Lord. … Mr. Hollenbeck’s primary respon-
sibilities will be calling on the hospitals and
rest homes, calling upon the shut-ins and
infirm of the parish, and assisting with the
worship services of the church.”
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Dec. 29, 1992
The Pendleton Bucks cruised to their
eighth straight victory in the finals of the La
Salle Christmas Tournament Tuesday. The
Bucks beat Tualatin 57-28 behind 21 points
by 5-foot-11 center Kelli Read, who was
playing on a sore ankle injured in a Bucks
win over Columbia River the night before.
Pendleton’s Melissa Wood had six rebounds,
three assists and three steals to go with her
seven points and point guard Ganine Moses
had four assists and four steals.
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 363rd day of
2017. There are two days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Dec. 29, 1170,
Thomas Becket, the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, was
slain in Canterbury Cathedral
by knights loyal to King
Henry II.
On this date:
In 1808, the 17th pres-
ident of the United States,
Andrew Johnson, was born
in Raleigh, North Carolina.
In 1845, Texas was
admitted as the 28th state.
In 1890, the Wounded
Knee massacre took place in
South Dakota as an estimated
300 Sioux Indians were
killed by U.S. troops sent to
disarm them.
In 1916, James Joyce’s
first novel, “A Portrait of
the Artist as a Young Man,”
was first published in book
form in New York after being
serialized in London.
In 1934, Japan formally
renounced the Washington
Naval Treaty of 1922.
In 1940, during World
War II, Germany dropped
incendiary bombs on London,
setting off what came to be
known as “The Second Great
Fire of London.”
In 1957, singers Steve
Lawrence and Eydie Gorme
were married in Las Vegas
(the marriage lasted until
Gorme’s death in 2013).
In 1967, Hyundai Motor
Co. was founded in Seoul,
South Korea.
In 1972, Eastern Air
Lines Flight 401, a Lockheed
L-1011 Tristar, crashed into
the Florida Everglades near
Miami International Airport,
killing 101 of the 176 people
aboard.
In 1975, a bomb exploded
in the main terminal of New
York’s LaGuardia Airport,
killing 11 people (it’s never
been determined who was
responsible).
In 1992, David and
Sharon Schoo of St. Charles,
Illinois, were arrested at
O’Hare International Airport
upon their return from a
Mexican vacation for leaving
their 4- and 9-year-old
daughters at home, alone.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Country singer Rose Lee
Maphis is 95. Actress
Inga Swenson is 85. ABC
newscaster Tom Jarriel is
83. Actress Barbara Steele
is 80. Actor Jon Voight is
79. Country singer Ed Bruce
is 78. Rock musician Ray
Thomas is 76. Singer Mari-
anne Faithfull is 71. Hall of
Fame Jockey Laffit Pincay
Jr. is 71. Actor Ted Danson
is 70. Singer-actress Yvonne
Elliman is 66. The president
of the International Olympic
Committee, Thomas Bach, is
64. Actress Patricia Clarkson
is 58. Comedian Paula
Poundstone is 58. Rock
singer-musician Jim Reid
(The Jesus and Mary Chain)
is 56. Actor Michael Cudlitz
is 53. Rock singer Dexter
Holland (The Offspring) is
52. Actor-comedian Mystro
Clark is 51. Actor Jason
Gould is 51. News anchor
Ashleigh Banfield is 50.
Actress Alison Brie is 35.
Thought for Today: “The
wise man must be wise before,
not after.” — Epicharmus,
Sicilian Greek comic poet.
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE