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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Thursday, January 24, 2019
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
New mom opts for day care
instead of Grandma’s care
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: I gave birth a
“Breezy” was 12, and his owner
month ago to a wonderful baby
had died. Gladys was fostering
Breezy until a new home could be
boy. My husband and I originally
found. I told her I’d take him if she
planned to put him in day care
couldn’t find another good home.
when I go back to work. I carefully
She ended up finding one.
researched and eventually found
Breezy was living with his new
one I was comfortable with. When
owners for about a month when
my mom found out, she said she
J eanne
they called to tell Gladys the dog
had assumed she would be watch-
P hilliPs
ing him, so I eventually told her
“wasn’t feeling well.” When she
ADVICE
she could.
went to check on it, she decided the
My parents watch my sister’s
placement wasn’t working out and
young children seven days a week.
asked if I would take him. I agreed
The children are very ill-behaved due to an
and told her I would give him a good home.
A couple days later, Gladys called say-
absent, immature mother and absent father.
ing the previous owners had taken Breezy
I do not want my son subjected to their tan-
trums and violent behavior, nor do I want
to a veterinarian and expected her to pay
him to think that their behavior is accept-
the vet bill because she had taken the dog
able. I love my mom very much, and I feel
back.
Now she’s expecting me to reimburse
she deserves time away from children, but
her for the $319 vet bill because I have him!
more than that, I don’t want my baby in that
I don’t think I should be responsible for the
environment. How do I kindly tell her that
bill but offered to pay half. Gladys doesn’t
I’ve changed my mind? I’m afraid it will
agree, and it has turned into a huge fight
hurt her feelings. — At A Loss For Words
between friends. Am I responsible for that
Dear At A Loss: Your mother has been
bill? Please help. — Dog Lover
watching those children seven days a week
Dear Dog Lover: No, you are not
for how long? If she hasn’t been able to
responsible. You did your friend a favor by
get them to behave, you are right in think-
ing things would not be any different with
agreeing to take the dog off her hands. The
your child. Tell your mother — firmly —
folks who adopted Breezy should be paying
that you do not want your son to be around
the vet bill because they are the ones who
his cousins on a daily basis because these
incurred it. Further, it was very generous
are his formative years, and you don’t want
of you to offer to pay half so your “friend”
wouldn’t be stuck paying the whole thing.
him to think their behavior is normal. Your
You adopted an old dog. It’s likely that
thinking is correct, so hold your ground
there will be more veterinary expenses in
and don’t let her talk you out of it.
the future. I hope you have pet insurance
Dear Abby: A friend of mine, “Gladys,”
because you may need it.
was looking for a home for an old dog.
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
Jan. 24, 1919
A petition is being circulated in Umap-
ine protesting against the proposed gravel
road from Sunnyside to Umapine as out-
lined at the good roads meeting at Pendle-
ton last week. In the petition it is asked that
the county court allow about ten miles of
permanent road for this end of the county
starting about two miles east of Ferndale
school, thence directly west to about 3 miles
northwest of Umapine. This, it is conceded
by every citizen in this district, is the most
practicable and feasible route to build this
road and by doing so will best serve the
interest of the greater majority. If this is not
granted no support to the proposed bonding
of Umatilla county can be expected from
either the Hudson Bay, Umapine, Fruitvale,
Ferndale or Tum-a-Lum districts.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 24, 1969
Thirty acres of public land, once the site
of a legendary battle between Indian tribes,
have been conveyed by the Bureau of Land
Management to the city of Hermiston for
development as a public park and historic
monument. The tract encompasses most of
Hermiston Butte just outside the city limits
of Hermiston. Indian legend tells of a great
fight that took place around the base and
from the top of Hermiston Butte. The Mult-
nomah tribe invaded the domain of the Uma-
tilla and Walla Walla tribes to obtain control
of the hunting region in the Blue Mountains.
The defending tribes positioned themselves
on Hermiston Butte but were surrounded.
The legend describes a “tremendous rain
of arrows” which drove the invaders back
beyond the Cascades.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 24, 1994
It’s been almost two weeks since the
sudden death of Eastern Oregon Psychiat-
ric Center patient Harold Ranslam. But the
cause of death remains a mystery, despite a
thorough examination by Umatilla County
medical examiner Dr. Joseph Diehl. The
Oregon State Police department has now
been called in to begin its own investiga-
tion. Ranslam, 52, who was admitted to
EOPC on Jan. 11, died less than 24 hours
later. He had become extremely agitated
at the mental facility and EOPC staff had
to eventually restrain the 270-pound man
because of his aggressiveness, according to
Superintendent Evelyn Jenson. He appar-
ently suffered from a manic depressive
disorder.
TODAY 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. 24, 2013,
Defense Secretary Leon
Panetta announced the lift-
ing of a ban on women serv-
ing in combat.
In 1848, James W. Mar-
shall discovered a gold nug-
get at Sutter’s Mill in north-
ern California, a discovery
that led to the gold rush of
‘49.
In 1943, President Frank-
lin D. Roosevelt and Brit-
ish Prime Minister Winston
Churchill concluded a war-
time conference in Casa-
blanca, Morocco.
In 1965, British states-
man Winston Churchill died
in London at age 90.
In 1984, Apple Computer
began selling its first Macin-
tosh model, which boasted
a built-in 9-inch mono-
chrome display, a clock rate
of 8 megahertz and 128k of
RAM.
In 1985, the space shut-
tle Discovery was launched
from Cape Canaveral on
the first secret, all-military
shuttle mission.
In 1989, confessed serial
killer Theodore Bundy was
executed in Florida’s elec-
tric chair.
In 2003, former Pennsyl-
vania Gov. Tom Ridge was
sworn as the first secretary
of the new Department of
Homeland Security.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Cajun musician Doug Ker-
shaw is 83. Singer-song-
writer Ray Stevens is 80.
Singer-songwriter Neil Dia-
mond is 78. Country sing-
er-songwriter Becky Hobbs
is 69. Comedian Yakov
Smirnoff is 68. South Korean
President Moon Jae-in is 66.
Actress Nastassja Kinski
is 58. Rhythm-and-blues
singer Theo Peoples is 58.
Olympic gold medal gym-
nast Mary Lou Retton is 51.
Rhythm-and-blues singer
Sleepy Brown (Society of
Soul) is 49. Actor Matthew
Lillard is 49. Actress Mer-
rilee McCommas is 48.
Blues/rock singer Beth Hart
is 47. AActress Christina
Moses is 41. Actress Tatyana
Ali is 40. Rock musician
Mitchell Marlow (Filter) is
40. Actress Carrie Coon is
38. Actor Justin Baldoni is
35. Actress Mischa Barton
is 33.
Thought for Today:
“To improve is to change,
so to be perfect is to have
changed often.” — Winston
Churchill (1874-1965).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE