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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Wife’s close friend gets too
close for husband’s comfort
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: My wife, “Grace,”
Dear Abby: My husband and
and I have been happily married for
I have been together nearly four
48 years. We’re retired and enjoy an
years. When we got together, he
was in the process of gaining cus-
active sex life. Grace has a female
tody of his daughter because his
friend, “Ricky,” we have known
ex abused drugs. We have raised
more than 45 years. She’s a close
“Arlette” ever since, and her mother
friend, and they often get together
is out of the picture.
for lunch.
Jeanne
Arlette calls me Mom, and we
Ricky has been an out lesbian
for many years and, in the past, had Phillips have a strong bond. Her father and
Advice
I have a very strained marriage. We
female companions. The problem
separated several times because
is she repeatedly asks Grace to do
things on Saturday evenings. She has also he was abusive. I have been giving seri-
invited her to spend the night and tells her ous thought to leaving him, but because I
how much she loves her. My wife loves have no legal rights to Arlette, I stay. I lost
Ricky, too, but strictly as a friend and has custody of my own daughter because of
his abuse, and although my older children
not encouraged her in any way.
I’m not ordinarily the jealous type, but don’t care for him, they, too, have a very
I’m convinced Ricky is in love with my strong bond with his daughter.
I’m unhappy and I do not feel this mar-
wife. I have been tempted to tell her to quit
making advances, but I don’t want to cause riage can be saved. I am at a loss, though,
the end of the friendship. I have told Grace thinking about leaving his daughter. She’s
how I feel, and she agrees. In fact, she has only 4. How do I move on with my life
told me about some of the requests Ricky knowing I won’t have a relationship with
has made and she has rejected. I believe this child I consider my own? — Like My
Ricky has crossed the line. What do you Own Daughter In Florida
Dear Like My Own: Because of your
think? — Crossed The Line
Dear Crossed The Line: Your wife is husband’s history of abuse, my first sug-
not responsible for the fact that her long- gestion is to contact the National Domes-
time friend may be in love with her. I agree tic Violence Hotline at thehotline.org or
that asking your wife to spend the night is by calling (800) 799-7233. Having lost
inappropriate, but Ricky may want more custody of your own daughter because of
of Grace’s time because she’s simply sin- his abuse, there is good reason to believe
gle and lonely. The person to set boundaries he would abuse Arlette if she is left alone
would be your wife, who needs to tell her with him. While you’re at it, consider run-
friend that her Saturday nights belong to ning this scenario past a social worker who
you, and as much as she loves Ricky, she’s is well versed in the ins and outs of the
system.
unavailable as a romantic partner.
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
Oct. 24, 1918
How fast can a man climb a tree when a
mad bull dog is at his heels? This little prob-
lem in mental arithmetic presented itself
yesterday to Fred Peterson, of Rieth, when
a savage bull dog, frothing at the mouth and
showing every evidence of hydrophobia,
advanced on the man with intentions that
could not be doubted. Mr. Peterson, who is
employed by the O.-W. R & N. Co. at Rieth
ascended a tree in record time, while sev-
eral men who saw the incident “sneaked
up” on the animal and killed it with clubs.
The owner of the dog is not known, as no
one advanced to claim the pet as his.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Oct. 24, 1968
An empty safe found just off High-
way 74 three miles east of Heppner Tues-
day morning has local police officials puz-
zled. No one has reported a safe missing
in the area and surrounding law enforce-
ment officers have been unable to come up
with any information to solve the mystery.
Morrow County Sheriff C.J. D. Bauman
said the safe was found about 7:30 a.m. by
a passing motorist on a grassy spot near
the highway. Weight was judged at about
300 pounds. An attempt had been made to
open the safe by knocking the dial off in
the front. Then a blow torch had been used
to cut a hole 10 inches by 16 inches in the
back. All contents had been scooped out. It
had to have been dumped at the area some-
time during the night and one man could
not have handled the safe alone, Sheriff
Bauman declared.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Oct. 24, 1993
If you ask Andy Hahn about his recent
trip to India, talk often turns to cows. The
creatures walked the streets, held up traf-
fic and were even bathed on occasion in
nearby rivers. They never, however, turned
up on a plate. Considered holy in the Hindu
religion, cows aren’t thought of as food.
But inexpensive vegetables, rice and bread
formed the basis of most people’s diets on
the impoverished subcontinent, Hahn said.
Obesity is a rarity there — afforded by only
the wealthy elite. “You can usually tell if
somebody’s wealthy,” Hahn explained.
“They’re usually chubbier. You want to be
chubbier because that shows your wealth.”
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 Oct. 24, 1972, Hall
of Famer Jackie Robinson,
who’d broken Major League
Baseball’s color barrier in
1947, died in Stamford,
Connecticut, at age 53.
In 1931, the George
Washington Bridge, con-
necting New York and New
Jersey, was officially dedi-
cated (it opened to traffic the
next day).
In 1939, nylon stockings
were sold publicly for the
first time, in Wilmington,
Delaware.
In 1940, the 40-hour
work week went into effect
under the Fair Labor Stan-
dards Act of 1938.
In 1945, the United
Nations officially came into
existence as its charter took
effect.
In 1952, Republican pres-
idential candidate Dwight
D. Eisenhower declared in
Detroit, “I shall go to Korea”
as he promised to end the
conflict. (He made the visit
over a month later.)
In 1962, a naval quar-
antine of Cuba ordered by
President John F. Kennedy
went into effect during the
missile crisis.
In 1980, the merchant
freighter SS Poet departed
Philadelphia, bound for Port
Said, Egypt, with a crew of
34 and a cargo of grain; it
disappeared en route and has
not been heard from since.
In 2005, civil rights icon
Rosa Parks died in Detroit at
age 92.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Rock musician Bill Wyman
is 82. Actor F. Murray Abra-
ham is 79. Movie direc-
tor-screenwriter David S.
Ward is 73. Actor Kevin
Kline is 71. Former NAACP
President Kweisi Mfume is
70. Country musician Billy
Thomas (Terry McBride and
the Ride) is 65. Actor Doug
Davidson is 64. Actor B.D.
Wong is 58. Actor Zahn
McClarnon is 52. Singer
Michael Trent (Americana
duo Shovels & Rope) is 41.
Rock musician Ben Gillies
(Silverchair) is 39. Sing-
er-actress Monica Arnold is
38. Rhythm-and-blues singer
Adrienne Bailon (3lw) is 35.
Actor Tim Pocock is 33.
R&B
singer-rapper-actor
Drake is 32. Actress Shenae
Grimes is 29. Actor Ashton
Sanders (Film: “Moonlight”)
is 23. Olympic gold medal
gymnast Kyla Ross is 22.
Thought for Today:
“Three passions, simple
but overwhelmingly strong,
have governed my life: the
longing for love, the search
for knowledge and unbear-
able pity for the suffering of
mankind.” — Bertrand Rus-
sell, English philosopher
(1872-1970).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE