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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Wednesday, August 1, 2018 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Family is divided in two by predator in their midst FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER GARFIELD BLONDIE BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE Dear Abby: A number of years all he wants is to go to the pool to ago, it came out that my brother-in- relax. When we go, his eyes search for her and if/when he sees her, they law had raped and molested his two light up and he gets a big smile on daughters and two granddaughters. It his face. When I pointed it out to tore our family apart. him, he gave me the silent treat- Although my sister said she ment for a couple of hours. Then he intended to divorce him, she never accused me of being jealous. did. She also didn’t report it — so he Jeanne We are in a committed relation- was never convicted of the crime — but we all, including my sister, knew Phillips ship, but I find this threatening. Was Advice I wrong to say what I did? — Geor- it was true. Since then, my sister has gia Girl disowned her daughters, my mother Dear Georgia Girl: No, but after and me. She still interacts with her he accused you of being jealous, what you son and his family. I know I shouldn’t miss my sister, but I should have told him was he was right, and do. I know my mom misses her, too. Abby, that you wish his eyes would light up that how can we get past this? Our family was way when he sees you. It appears your guy always close, and now this. The grief is kill- has developed a crush. If you handle it with ing me. — Anguished In Arkansas humor, it will pass. However, if you don’t, Dear Anguished: It seems there was a you will continue to make him feel defen- conspiracy of silence in the family. Your sis- sive — which is counterproductive — so ter dealt with her husband’s crime by choos- use a light touch. ing to ignore that he is a sexual predator. Dear Abby: I’m a first-time writer to That your sister has blamed his victims is your column. I’m mentally disabled, have beyond the pale. Your nieces and grand- MD (muscular dystrophy) and am dia- nieces should talk with a licensed mental betic. I take a lot of medication. When peo- health professional about this, and so should ple ask me why I don’t work or “Where do you and your mother. If you’re lucky, the you work?” what should I say? When I say person may be able to offer a group discount. I don’t work and that I’m disabled, they Dear Abby: My boyfriend and I are in look at me funny and don’t believe it. My our 50s. We have lived together for two disabilities aren’t visible. — Wendy In Pennsylvania years. He’s retired. I work full time. Dear Wendy: You are not obligated to We have a woman friend (married with kids) he sees almost daily during the sum- disclose your medical history to people you mer at the swimming pool. Every day he know casually. (If they knew you well, they says to her, “What time will you be here? I’ll wouldn’t be asking those questions.) All you be here around 10. See ya then.” She brings need to say is, “You know, that’s personal. him food occasionally while they’re there. If you’ll forgive me for not answering your (He hasn’t told me, but I know she has.) question, I’ll forgive you for asking.” Then Sometimes he can be in a foul mood, and change the subject. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 1, 1918 C.O. Dinius, who owns a stock ranch near Ritter, was in Ukiah Saturday night on busi- ness. Mr. Dinius has supplied a good many of the Ukiah people with their winter potatoes for the last four years and always has good potatoes, bringing them over by the four horse load. Last spring seed grain being high and hard to get in where he lives, he decided to plant some of his ground to potatoes as he had lots of them, and he planted thirty sacks, making five or six acres, which are looking fine. He says he can furnish Ukiah and vicin- ity with all the potatoes they want for winter as reasonable as any one else. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 1, 1968 Nothing has been heard of a missing 40-foot semi-trailer truck and its 21-year-old driver that dropped out of sight in Salt Lake City, Utah, July 13. The truck is owned by Ernest Jorgensen, local trucker and justice of the peace. The driver was John Lawton of Ferndale, Calif. Jorgensen and his wife, Margaret, made a recent trip to Salt Lake City to check on the truck and driver and to talk with law enforcement officials, but they did not find any clues. The Irrigon couple assume the truck was stolen and they fear that Lawton has met with foul play. They had a telephone conversation with Lawton the afternoon of his disappearance and wired him $50. Western Union says the money was claimed at 3 a.m. the following morning, but could not show the Jorgensens any receipts, because the records had been sent to Minne- apolis. Law enforcement officials in the area are reluctant to move in the case until they are certain the truck has been stolen. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 1, 1993 When Zan Traughber creates his hand- made belt buckles, he engraves each one with a lifetime of experience as a rancher, logger and mechanic. Creating silver jewelry and belt buckles is far removed from the rough- stock jobs Traughber held most of his life. But the silversmith says those insights help muster up the type of authenticity customers want, particularly during this year’s 150th anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Traughber, who left behind logging and moved to Pend- leton in 1981, contracted last year with the Oregon Trail Coordination Council to pro- duce limited edition silver commemorative belt buckles. 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 On August 1, 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on an armed ram- page at the University of Texas in Austin that killed 14 people, most of whom were shot by Whitman while he was perched in the clock tower of the main campus building. (Whitman, who had also slain his wife and mother hours earlier, was finally gunned down by police.). In 1876, Colorado was admitted as the 38th state. In 1907, the U.S. Army Signal Corps established an aeronautical division, the forerunner of the U.S. Air Force. In 1936, the Olympics opened in Berlin with a cer- emony presided over by Adolf Hitler. In 1944, an upris- ing broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occu- pation; the revolt lasted two months before collapsing. In 1957, the United States and Canada announced they had agreed to create the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). In 1981, the rock music video channel MTV made its debut. In 1994, Michael Jack- son and Lisa Marie Pres- ley confirmed they’d been secretly married 11 weeks earlier. (Presley filed for divorce from Jackson in Jan. 1996, citing irreconcilable differences.) In 2001, Pro Bowl tackle Korey Stringer, 27, died of heat stroke, a day after col- lapsing at the Minnesota Vikings’ training camp on the hottest day of the year. Today’s Birthdays: Singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is 87. Former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato, R-N.Y., is 81. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams is 68. Rock singer Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) is 59. Rapper Chuck D (Public Enemy) is 58. Rapper Coolio is 55. Rock singer Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) is 54. Movie director Sam Mendes is 53. Actor Elijah Kelley is 32. Actor James Fran- cis Kelly is 29. Actress Ella Wahlestedt is 20. Thought for Today: “The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.” — Stanislaw J. Lec, Polish writer (1909-1966). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
