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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Friday, November 9, 2018
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Daughter given everything
gives heartache in return
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: Ever since high
and not resume until she agreed to
school, our adult daughter has had
consult a psychotherapist about her
mood swings. Don’t do it for her or
mood swings. My wife and I thought
for yourself. Do it for the sake of
she’d grow out of it as she matured,
your grandchildren.
but she hasn’t. At her request we sent
Dear Abby: Before I met my
her to a university far away, and we
boyfriend of eight months, I planned
were proud that she earned her bach-
elor’s degree. We thought indepen-
a 10-day Japan vacation for next
Jeanne
dent living would do the trick, but
year with my best guy friend, “J.”
her personality and behavior toward Phillips We have been friends for eight
Advice
us didn’t change.
years, and have never had any
She’s an only child, and we
romantic interest in each other. Both
spoiled her — bought her cars and paid for of us want to visit Japan because it’s on our
college. I asked her to try for scholarships bucket list.
J and I were both single when we started
to help us out, but she didn’t. She married
and had two wonderful kids, but her mood making plans. Then I met my boyfriend. My
swings persist. When I mentioned she see a boyfriend knew from the beginning that this
counselor or therapist as a way to get some trip was going to happen next year. Because
third-party advice and sort things out, she the date wasn’t “set in stone” or paid for until
hit the ceiling and told me I was the one recently, my boyfriend thinks I should have
who needs therapy. Then she brought up called it off. He says I’m making the trip and
my flaws and my past drinking problem. my friend a higher priority than him, and his
Granted, I have made mistakes, and I’m not feelings are hurt. He said if I was going with
a female friend he wouldn’t care.
perfect, but I’ve learned and grown.
I still want to take the trip. I feel cancel-
After 10 years she divorced her husband.
She got custody of the kids and the house. ing would be betraying my friend J. Am I
Her divorce cost us a great deal of money. being a bad girlfriend? — Tripped Up In
Her authoritative and moody behavior is The East
Dear Tripped Up: A “bad” girlfriend?
affecting our grandchildren.
I love my daughter very much and always No. An independent one, yes. You say
have. If you were in my shoes, Abby, what your boyfriend has known about this from
would you do for a more healthy and loving the beginning, so this wasn’t a surprise to
relationship for all involved? — Still Her him. If he was more secure about himself
and your relationship, he would know that J
Dad In Florida
Dear Dad: I would look back and exam- isn’t a threat. Not only should you take the
ine all the things I did to foster her behav- trip, you should also use the time away to
ior. An example would be paying for her decide if you want a life partner as insecure
divorce. Then I would stop doing them as your boyfriend appears to be.
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
Nov. 9, 1918
When official news of the German sur-
render to the Foch armistice terms comes
the city fire bell will sound a general alarm,
whether by day or night. This was announced
today by Fire Chief Ringold. The time limit
for the German reply is 11 o’clock Monday,
French time. This means 3 o’clock Monday
morning, Pendleton time. Hence the news
may arrive at most any time between now
and Sunday morning. There is of course a
possibility that official announcement may
not be made until later than here predicted.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Nov. 9, 1968
Like all the fruit growers in the valley
below, the mountain people operating Spout
Springs Ski Area and nearby Tollgate Moun-
tain Chalet are undismayed by the failure of
last winter’s “snow crop,” and are confi-
dently preparing for a “real good winter this
year.” In fact Pete and Ester Eyraud of Spout
Springs and Julius and Shirley Scofield at
the Chalet are beaming about a “really won-
derful summer” and say that, anyway, “all
signs — including Indian signs — point to
an early, frosty, snowy winter.” Says Ester
Eyraud, “Lots of berries on the trees, heavy
growth of fat pine cones, birds flying south
in August all point to a winter of deep snow.
We’re getting set, just as the birds and ani-
mals are!”
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Nov. 9, 1993
The Hermiston High School marching
band won first place in its division at the
University of Oregon Festival of Bands.
With a sweep of first places in three regional
events this fall, Hermiston solidified its
position as the Northwest’s best marching
band for schools with enrollment of 800 to
1,200 students. Early in October, Hermis-
ton won the AA division of the Cavalcade
of Bands in weekend competition at Edgar
Brown Memorial Stadium in Pasco. Herm-
iston also won best drum major at the event.
Next the Hermiston band placed first at the
Puget Sound Championships at Snohomish,
Wash. At Autzen Stadium in Eugene Satur-
day, Hermiston won the AA division for the
fifth or sixth time in a row. Hermiston has
failed to make the final round of a compe-
tition only once in the past 10 years at the
University of Oregon.
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 Nov. 9, 1938, Nazis
looted and burned syn-
agogues as well as Jew-
ish-owned stores and houses
in Germany and Austria in a
pogrom or deliberate perse-
cution that became known
as “Kristallnacht.”
In 1620, the passengers
and crew of the Mayflower
sighted Cape Cod.
In 1961, The Beat-
les’ future manager, Brian
Epstein, first saw the group
perform at The Cavern Club
in Liverpool, England.
In 1967, a Saturn V rocket
carrying an unmanned
Apollo spacecraft blasted
off from Cape Kennedy on a
successful test flight.
In 1970, former French
President Charles de Gaulle
died at age 79.
In 1976, the U.N. Gen-
eral Assembly approved
resolutions
condemning
apartheid in South Africa,
including one characterizing
the white-ruled government
as “illegitimate.”
In 1989, communist East
Germany threw open its
borders, allowing citizens
to travel freely to the West;
joyous Germans danced
atop the Berlin Wall.
In 1999, with fireworks,
concerts and a huge party at
the landmark Brandenburg
Gate, Germany celebrated
the 10th anniversary of the
fall of the Berlin Wall.
In 2000, George W.
Bush’s lead over Al Gore
in all-or-nothing Florida
slipped beneath 300 votes
in a suspense-filled recount,
as Democrats threw the
presidential election to the
courts, claiming “an injus-
tice unparalleled in our
history.”
In 2007, President Gen.
Pervez Musharraf of Paki-
stan placed opposition
leader Benazir Bhutto under
house arrest for a day, and
rounded up thousands of her
supporters to block a mass
rally against his emergency
rule.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Baseball Hall of Famer
Whitey Herzog is 87. Base-
ball Hall of Famer Bob Gib-
son is 83. Actor Charlie Rob-
inson is 73. Movie director
Bille August is 70. Actor
Lou Ferrigno is 67. Coun-
try musician Barry Knox
(Parmalee) is 41. Country
singer Corey Smith is 39.
Country singer Chris Lane
is 34. Actress Emily Tyra is
31. Actress Nikki Blonsky
is 30. Thought for Today:
“Half the world is com-
posed of people who have
something to say and can’t,
and the other half who have
nothing to say and keep on
saying it.” — Robert Frost,
American poet (1874-1963).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE