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Tuesday, July 3, 2018 PEANUTS FOR BETTER OR WORSE WEDNESDAY COFFEE BREAK BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE East Oregonian Page 9A DEAR ABBY Disapproving son tries to put an end to mother’s romance Dear Abby: I am a 64-year-old all of you if your self-righteous son widow who lost my husband 5 1/2 would agree. But if he won’t, my advice to you is to live your own life. years ago. I became reacquainted Dear Abby: I am getting mar- with a former classmate at a high ried soon to the best guy ever, and I school reunion, and we started dat- ing. He makes me laugh, takes me couldn’t be more excited. My older to dinner and movies, and we have a sister is my maid of honor, and she great time together. has been doing an amazing job with One night, I let him stay over the planning of my bachelorette Jeanne because he was going to go to church Phillips party, showers, etc. Advice Two years ago, my sister was with me the next morning. He lives engaged to a man named “Sean.” 45 minutes away. My son drove by Six months before their wedding, (intentionally), saw his car and con- fronted us at church in front of people. He Sean broke the engagement without warn- walked up to my friend and said, “Well, how ing, and along with it, my sister’s and my did you enjoy your sleepover at my moth- family’s hearts. About a month ago, they er’s house last night?” This was the first decided to get back together and are trying to make things work. time they had ever met! My fiancé and I have decided not to Their bitterness toward each other has escalated, and now my son has given me an invite Sean to our wedding. We believe it’s ultimatum: Choose between his family or too soon for him to be around the family, but more importantly, we don’t think our wed- my friend. He has my only grandchildren. I am so depressed, I don’t know what to ding day is an appropriate time for him to be do. I don’t want my son dictating my life, but “re-introduced.” Is it selfish to exclude him I want to see my grandchildren. They truly from our nuptials? How should we tell my are the most important people in my life. I sister? — Selfish In The West Dear Selfish: I’m glad you asked. While could break up with my friend, but then my son would think he won. Any thoughts? — it’s your right as the bride to exclude whom- ever you choose, it would be selfish and I So, So Sad Dear Sad: You are all adults. Your son strongly advise you — for the sake of future was a mile out of line to do what he did. family harmony — not to do this. Your sister Why would he be patrolling your home? has been doing everything she can to make Personally, I think what he did was a little this milestone event in your life wonderful. To exclude Sean would be a poor way to sick. This is not a question of winning or los- thank her for her efforts. ing. For your own sake, you must not allow Dear Readers: Have a very happy and him to tell you how to conduct your personal healthy Fourth of July, everyone. And please life. I would recommend family therapy for be safe! — Love, Abby DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BLONDIE BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 4, 1918 An urgent call for more men to work on the water line extension at Thorn Hollow is made today owing to the fact a number of men previously at work there have quit. Only 20 men were at work this morning and 40 more are needed. A wage of $3.50 per day and board is now being paid for eight hours’ work and it is announced there will be two months of work for those desiring it. The men quitting the crew have not quit through any dissatisfaction with board or working conditions but on the grounds they wish to celebrate the Fourth. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 4, 1968 Three domestic geese are enjoying a comfortable, free life today on the Omar Bonney horse ranch near Hermiston after a close brush with death. The three geese were rescued in the fish ladder holding pool at McNary Dam on the Oregon side recently by Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge per- sonnel. A rubber raft was dropped down into the pool and rescuer Lee Hotchkiss, assistant manager of the refuge, descended to the pool on a rope ladder near the powerhouse. The frightened geese were individually caught and hoisted to safety by a rope. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 4, 1993 A Dayton, Wash., man plans to develop the former Bon Marche and Fred Meyer building in downtown Pendleton into a minI-mall including several retail stores. Ken Brown paid $160,000 for the long-va- cant building on the corner of Main Street and Court Avenue, accord to Jim Whitney of Whitney and Associates, the Pendleton real- tor handling the building. The building was home to The Bon Marche for many years, and the small park area at the corner of Main and Court is usually still referred to as the Bon Park. The Bon pulled out in the mid- 1980s, and Fred Meyer operated a store there for a couple of years. 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 185th day of 2018. There are 180 days left in the year. This is Indepen- dence Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Con- gress in Philadelphia. On this date: In 1802, the United States Military Academy officially opened at West Point, New York. In 1817, ground was bro- ken for the Erie Canal in Rome, New York. The mid- dle section of the waterway took three years to complete; the entire canal was finished in 1825. In 1826, 50 years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, former presidents John Adams and Thomas Jeffer- son both died. In 1831, the fifth pres- ident of the United States, James Monroe, died in New York City at age 73. In 1917, during a cere- mony in Paris honoring the French hero of the Ameri- can Revolution, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Charles E. Stanton, an aide to Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing, declared: “Lafay- ette, we are here!” In 1939, Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees deliv- ered his famous farewell speech in which he called himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” In 1942, Irving Berlin’s musical revue “This Is the Army” opened at the Broad- way Theater in New York. In 1966, President Lyn- don B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act, which went into effect the following year. In 1997, NASA’s Path- finder spacecraft landed on Mars, inaugurating a new era in the search for life on the red planet. CBS newsman Charles Kuralt died in New York at age 62. Today’s Birthdays: Playwright Neil Simon is 91. Country singer Ray Pil- low is 81. Rhythm and blues singer Annette Beard (Mar- tha and the Vandellas) is 75. Broadcast journalist Ger- aldo Rivera is 75. Vietnam War veteran and peace activ- ist Ron Kovic is 72. Coun- try musician Teddy Carr is 58. International Tennis Hall of Famer Pam Shriver is 56. Rock musician Matt Malley is 55. Christian rock singer Michael Sweet is 55. Actor-playwright-screen- writer Tracy Letts is 53. Actor-singer John Lloyd Young is 43. Singer Stephen “Ste” McNally (BBMak) is 40. Actress Becki Newton is 40. Actor Mo McRae is 36. TV personality Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is 36. Rhythm and blues singer Melanie Fiona is 35. Malia Obama is 20. Thought for Today: “Intellectually, I know that America is no better than any other country; emo- tionally I know she is better than every other country.” — Sinclair Lewis, American author (1885-1951). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
