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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Crush on mother-in-law’s new
husband stirs family tension
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: My son and his wife
upset with me because my husband
have been together 10 years. They met
and I missed an important milestone
and fell in love young. They are only
because of a family emergency.
25 and have two beautiful children.
I am tired of her passive-aggres-
I remarried three years ago, and my
sive behavior, and I have come to
son’s wife was instantly attracted to
realize that our lives have taken
my 54-year-old husband. It’s always
us in different directions. Mine is
uncomfortable for the two of us when
family-oriented. Hers is not because
they come to visit. She stares at him
she has no children. Am I wrong to
Jeanne
throughout the entire visit, tries to Phillips feel this way? — Frustrated In New
either sit right next to him or directly
Mexico
Advice
across from him, and expects a hug
Dear Frustrated: No, your
every time they arrive and leave. (We
perception is accurate. Your “bestie”
finally put a stop to it because she would wait appears to be unusually high maintenance.
to hug him last and then hold him extra long.) Rather than allow her to make you feel guilty,
My husband confided that he’s flattered realize that not all friendships last forever,
a 25-year-old gives him that much attention. and this one may have run its course. Talk to
Three years of this can be very wearing. her and express your feelings about this, but
Anything I can do and NOT lose my son? — be prepared for the fact that it will probably
Awkward In The East
end your relationship.
Dear Awkward: Tell your son that it
Dear Abby: My wife and I are in our 60s.
appears his wife has a crush on your husband, We have been married for some time and are
and that while he is flattered that someone so very open-minded. She keeps insisting that
young would find him attractive, her behavior she does not remember her first sexual expe-
makes both of you uncomfortable. Then let rience. I would be curious to understand why
him explain to her that it is time to cool her in the world, unless someone was inebriated,
engines.
the person would not recall this huge mile-
Dear Abby: I have been best friends stone. — Bewildered In The West
with a woman for 30 years, but lately our
Dear Bewildered: Not every question
relationship has become strained. If I do needs an answer. If your wife’s first experi-
something that irritates her, she gives me the ence was unpleasant or traumatic, she may
cold shoulder and won’t return my phone have repressed the memory. Or she may
calls. When she eventually calls back, she’s simply prefer not to discuss it with you. My
distant and cold.
intuition tells me that you will have nothing
I was out of the country for an extended to gain by continuing to push her. If you do,
period, and when I returned, she was upset it not only won’t bring you closer; it may do
with me for not phoning her. Now she’s the opposite.
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
Jan. 3, 1918
A new and clever trick in bootlegging
camouflage was discovered when the
whiskey trunk seized several days ago by
Sheriff Taylor was opened. To mislead anyone
handling or examining the trunk, four empty
cigar boxes had been packed in the trunk
and in each was a handful of marbles, which
would roll about as the trunk was handled. No
telltale splash of liquor could be heard above
the roll of the marbles. Though he stoutly
denied his guilt, Henry Earl Jefries, arrested
and charged with violating the prohibition
ordinance, was convicted in justice court this
morning and given a sentence of $200 fine or
100 days in jail.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 3, 1968
City and state police Tuesday morning
still didn’t know what caused the mysterious
lights and explosion near the old Blue Moun-
tain highway south of Milton-Freewater last
Thursday evening. They suspect it was a
bomb, not a noisy visitor from outer space who
wanted to celebrate New Year’s in Earthling
fashion. Milton-Freewater police reported
a small hole near the road was possibly
caused by the explosion. Nearby a material
resembling black plastic, wrapped with wire,
was found. Residents of the area saw lights
in the sky, followed by a muffled explosion.
The objects fell near a couple parked in a car
near the highway. They reported the incident
to the police.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 3, 1993
At least four more vehicle hood ornaments
were swiped last week in Pendleton, bringing
the count to well over 100 taken since the first
of October. “This is our most prolific crime
in the last three months,” said Pendleton
Police chief Ed Taber, who has lost the hood
ornament as well as the trunk key cover
from his own personal vehicle. Police know
the ornaments are being taken as trophies
by youngsters, but they don’t know how to
stop the spree. Somebody even took the hood
ornament off a Pendleton police car. Hood
ornaments often end up at the police station
when parents find them at home or school
officials find them at the junior high. Because
the young thieves have an affinity for Cadil-
lacs, Taber has suggested to Comrie Motors
that all the hood ornaments be removed while
the cars are on the lot, and installed only after
the vehicles have been purchased.
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 third day of
2018. There are 362 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Jan. 3, 1868, Japan’s
Meiji Restoration re-estab-
lished the authority of the
emperor and heralded the fall
of the military rulers known
as shoguns; the upheaval
paved the way for Japan’s
drive toward becoming a
modern power.
On this date:
In 1521, Martin Luther
was excommunicated from
the Roman Catholic Church
by Pope Leo X.
In 1777, Gen. George
Washington’s army routed
the British in the Battle of
Princeton, New Jersey.
In 1870, groundbreaking
took place for the Brooklyn
Bridge.
In 1911, the first postal
savings banks were opened
by the U.S. Post Office. (The
banks were abolished in
1966.)
In 1938, the March of
Dimes campaign to fight
polio was established by
President Franklin D. Roos-
evelt, who himself had been
afflicted with the crippling
disease.
In 1946, William Joyce,
the pro-Nazi radio propa-
gandist known as “Lord
Haw-Haw,” was hanged
at Wandsworth Prison in
London for high treason.
In 1958, the first six
members of the newly
formed U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights held their first
meeting at the White House.
In 1959, Alaska became
the 49th state as President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
signed a proclamation.
In 1967, Jack Ruby, the
man who shot and killed Lee
Harvey Oswald, the accused
assassin of President John
F. Kennedy, died in a Dallas
hospital.
In 1977, Apple Computer
was incorporated in Cuper-
tino, California, by Steve
Jobs, Steve Wozniak and
Mike Makkula Jr.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Actor Dabney Coleman is
86. Journalist-author Betty
Rollin is 82. Hockey Hall
of Famer Bobby Hull is 79.
Singer-songwriter-producer
Van Dyke Parks is 75.
Musician Stephen Stills is
73. Rock musician John
Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
is 72. Actress Victoria Prin-
cipal is 68. Actor-director
Mel Gibson is 62. Actress
Shannon Sturges is 50.
Actor John Ales is 49. Jazz
musician James Carter is
49. Contemporary Christian
singer Nichole Nordeman
is 46. Musician Thomas
Bangalter (Daft Punk) is 43.
Actor Jason Marsden is 43.
Actress Danica McKellar is
43. Actor Nicholas Gonzalez
is 42. Actress Kate Levering
is 39. NFL quarterback Eli
Manning is 37. Pop musician
Mark Pontius (Foster the
People) is 33.
Thought for Today: “No
one asked you to be happy.
Get to work.” — Colette,
French author (1873-1954).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE