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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Thursday, January 3, 2019
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Son-in-law’s old tablet
reveals surprising secret
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
BEETLE BAILEY
BY MORT WALKER
Dear Abby: My son-in-law gave
get isn’t bringing the catnip over
me a tablet that he was not using, as
because she thinks your cats like
it. She’s doing it to antagonize your
he had upgraded. He removed most
husband. If you continue allow-
of his information. When I went to
ing her to do this, it could affect
set up my accounts, I noticed his
your relationship with your hus-
list of apps and passwords was still
band, so if you’re smart, you will
present and saw four accounts to an
back him up and tell her to cut it
adult dating site.
J eanne
out. (Meow!)
My daughter and SIL have been
P hilliPs
Dear Abby: I’m a medical stu-
together/married for four years.
ADVICE
dent who has been battling depres-
The tablet is less than 2 years old. I
sion over the past few months. I
don’t know what to do: (1) act like
didn’t do well on a recent very
I never saw it, (2) tell him what I
important exam, and I’ve sunk even deeper
found and hope for a good explanation, or
into my depression.
(3) tell my daughter. This will destroy her.
I have tried reaching out to fellow class-
Please help! — Sign Me Devastated
mates about it, but they tell me to just suck
Dear Sign Me: Tell your son-in-law
it up or assume I want attention. I tried
what you found and ask for an explanation.
talking to my family, but ever since the loss
What he tells you will determine what steps
of a beloved pet, my parents are having a
you should take next.
difficult time emotionally, and I don’t want
Dear Abby: My husband and my best
to trouble them even further.
friend, “Bridget,” do not get along. They
I feel trapped and lonely and there’s only
remain civil most of the time, but one thing
so much more I can take of putting on a
is threatening to ruin the peace.
mask every day to pretend I’m happy. I’m
When Bridget visits, she likes to bring
not sure where to go from here. Any advice
along little toys and treats for my cats.
would be greatly appreciated. — Lonely
That’s fine, but she also opens bags of loose
and Depressed in Chicago
catnip and sprinkles it throughout the house.
Dear Lonely: Putting on a mask isn’t
My husband hates it because the catnip gets
the solution. The problem with depression
everywhere, and it’s a chore to clean up.
is that, like any other untreated illness, it
When he politely asked Bridget to stop, she
can grow worse. Because your depression
told him to “stuff it” and said the cats like it.
began before that exam, I’m recommending
She continues to do it every time she
you consult one of the psychiatrists at the
comes over, and my husband has grown
medical school for guidance. Please don’t
more and more upset. I’m not sure how to
wait to do it. You should also tell your par-
mediate this. What can I do? — Cat-Astro-
ents, pet death or no pet death, because they
phe in Atlanta
need to know as well.
Dear Cat-Astrophe: At this point, Brid-
DAYS GONE BY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 3, 1919
The name of Thomas C. Baker, Pilot
Rock, appears in the casualty list published
today as having died of wounds received in
action. Previous news of the young man’s
death has been printed from the telegrams
received from the War Department by his
father, T.M. Baker at Pilot Rock. Miss Ova
Baker, sister of the young man, who is a
trained nurse of Pendleton, however, still
believes her brother is living. She bases
this belief on the fact that the telegrams
received from Washington say he was
wounded October 14 and a later one that he
died October 18, or four days later. Letters
received from him were dated October 26th
and 28th, at which time he was well. He had
received slight wounds, but had recovered.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 3, 1969
The first baby born this year in Pend-
leton is Jon Wayne Porter. He arrived at
St. Anthony Hospital Thursday, Jan. 2, at
9:20 p.m. The 8-pound, 9-ounce baby is the
first child for Mrs. and Mrs. John Porter of
Pendleton. The Porters are winners of the
annual Diaper Derby sponsored by Pendle-
ton merchants and will receive many gifts.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 3, 1994
It was only a matter of minutes between
Pendleton’s official New Year’s baby —
and her first runner-up. But the two share
more than a common birthday, they also
have the same mom, Jodi Montgomery,
28. “You just have twice the stuff to do,”
said Montgomery, holding twin daughters
Marthella Marie and Sierra Marie in each
arm in her room at St. Anthony Hospital.
“They keep you hopping.” Nestled in blan-
kets, the fraternal babies came a few days
early, says Montgomery. But she thinks
she’s prepared for the double load. She’s
already the mother of another two daugh-
ters — Michelle, 6, and Kristi, 4. Marthella
Marie, born at 1:56 p.m. New Year’s Day
and weighing 6.8 pounds, is the older twin
by four minutes.
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 Jan. 3, 1977, Apple
Computer was incorporated
in Cupertino, California, by
Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak
and Mike Makkula Jr.
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 Prince-
ton, New Jersey.
In 1868, Japan’s Meiji
(may-jee) Restoration re-es-
tablished 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.
In 1938, the March of
Dimes campaign to fight polio
was established by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who
himself had been afflicted
with the crippling disease.
In 1958, the first six mem-
bers 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 1961, President Dwight
D. Eisenhower announced the
United States was formally
terminating diplomatic and
consular relations with Cuba.
In 1993, President George
H.W. Bush and Russian Pres-
ident Boris Yeltsin signed the
START II missile-reduction
treaty in Moscow. (However,
the agreement ultimately fell
apart.)
In 2008, Illinois Sen.
Barack Obama won Demo-
cratic caucuses in Iowa, while
Mike Huckabee won the
Republican caucuses.
In 2013, students from
Sandy Hook Elementary
School in Newtown, Con-
necticut, reconvened at a dif-
ferent building in the town of
Monroe about three weeks
after the massacre that had
claimed the lives of 20
first-graders and six educa-
tors. The new 113th Congress
opened for business, with
House Speaker John Boehner
re-elected to his post despite
a mini-revolt in Republican
ranks.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor
Dabney Coleman is 87. Jour-
nalist-author Betty Rollin is
83. Hockey Hall of Famer
Bobby Hull is 80. Musician
Stephen Stills is 74. Rock
musician John Paul Jones (Led
Zeppelin) is 73. Actress Victo-
ria Principal is 69. Actor-di-
rector Mel Gibson is 63. Musi-
cian Thomas Bangalter (Daft
Punk) is 44. NFL quarterback
Eli Manning is 38.
Thought for Today: “The
difference between perse-
verance and obstinacy is that
one comes from a strong
will, and the other from a
strong won’t.” — Henry Ward
Beecher, American clergyman
(1813-1887).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE