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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Friday, May 24, 2019
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Church music director hides
her drinking problem well
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
BEETLE BAILEY
BY MORT WALKER
Dear Abby: The music direc-
tractive. I feel it’s socially and
tor at our church — I’ll call her
professionally detrimental. Every
time I broach the subject of mov-
Mildred — is an alcoholic. I real-
ized it after I offered my home to
ing forward with the implant, he
her when she said she needed to
responds with fierce opposition,
which inevitably ends in an argu-
escape from her alcoholic partner.
ment. Any advice? — That’s the
Mildred is a nighttime drinker and
“Tooth” in San Francisco
imbibes until probably 2 a.m. She
Dear Tooth: It would be help-
says she can’t get to sleep until the
J eanne
ful to understand why your part-
“middle of the night.”
P hilliPs
ner fiercely opposes moving for-
I was married to an alcoholic
ADVICE
ward with the implant. Is he afraid
for many years, yet I had no idea
it will be painful? Is the problem
Mildred had a problem until she
that he doesn’t have the money? If
lived with me for those few weeks.
it’s the former, he should talk to his dentist
She left my home giving me the various
so his fears can be allayed. If it’s the lat-
reasons why I wasn’t nice enough to her
ter, perhaps he can talk to the dentist about
and has returned to her alcoholic partner.
payment options, or you can help him pay
Should I say anything to the adminis-
for the implant.
trator of the church? At this point, it’s my
Dear Abby: What does it mean when
word against Mildred’s, and her problem
your husband answers everything with
will be discovered sooner or later. Your
“no”? For example, if I ask, “Are you
advice? — Getting Involved in the East
watching ‘This Old House’?” he says,
Dear Getting Involved: If Mildred’s
“No, I’m watching ‘This Old House.’” If I
drinking negatively affects her work, tell
ask, “Do you want to eat dinner at 6?” he
the administrator. If not, keep the bad tid-
ings to yourself. However, in the future, if
replies, “No, how about we eat around 6?”
appropriate, be ready to share with Mildred
It’s driving me nuts, and he doesn’t even
information about support resources avail-
realize he does it. This happens almost
able to her such as AA, SMART Recovery,
every time I ask a question. Do you have
LifeRing and Women For Sobriety.
any insight into this phenomenon? —
Talked Out in Texas
Dear Abby: My partner recently lost
Dear Talked Out: Your husband may
one of his lateral incisors. He got a pros-
thetic tooth to wear until he gets an implant,
be joking with you or not paying close
which looks fine if he wears it. The prob-
attention when you ask him a question. I
lem is, it isn’t comfortable. He can’t eat
assume that you have told him how much
with it, and he often prefers to leave it out.
this bothers you. (If you haven’t, you
should.) However, if it continues, stop ask-
He also does this at home.
ing and tell him what time dinner will be
We live in a major metropolitan city.
ready, and reframe the way you ask your
Having missing teeth is just not accept-
questions. (Instead of asking if he’s watch-
able. Aside from it being bad for his den-
ing “This Old House” say, “What are you
tal health, he looks like a jack-o’-lantern
watching, Honey?”)
when he smiles, which is extremely unat-
DAYS GONE BY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
May 24, 1919
Mrs. Fred Book, of this city, fears that her
cousin, John Hannan, who went to Siberia
with American troops last October, has met
his death while in the service because letters
addressed to Hannan have come back with
the the word “Deceased” written on the enve-
lope. Hannan’s name has never appeared in
a casualty list and Mrs. Book has appealed
to the Red Cross service for aid in locating
her cousin. No letters have come from him
from Siberia. Besides a brother, Hannan has
no other relatives besides Mrs. Book and her
sister, Mrs. Fred Price of this city.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
May 24, 1969
An organizer for Students for a Demo-
cratic Society met heavy going Thursday at
Pendleton High School. Denise Edwards, a
former PHS student now at the University of
Idaho, Moscow, spoke in session of a social
studies unit on propaganda, on invitation of
the students. Miss Edwards started her talk
this way: “I’m a Communist. If any of you
don’t want to listen, get up and leave.” SDS is
a militant group often involved in some of the
confrontations at colleges across the country.
“She can’t support her statements,” said Betty
Davis, after hearing Miss Edwards’ talk and
listening to her attempt to answer such ques-
tions as: “If Ho Chi Minh was elected in a
free election, who was his opponent?”
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
May 24, 1994
A former prison lieutenant, fired after
refusing to be interviewed by Department of
Corrections officials, has been indicted by a
grand jury on charges of cocaine possession.
The charges against Larry P. Tenderella, 44,
stem from an undercover sting operation con-
ducted by DOC Internal Affairs and Oregon
State Police, with help from a woman whose
boyfriend was an inmate at Eastern Oregon
Correctional Institution. Tenderella has been
ordered to appear June 2 in Umatilla County
Circuit Court to answer charges of posses-
sion and delivery of cocaine. Tenderella no
longer lives in Pendleton, according to his
attorney, Steve Thomas, who said Tenderella
can be reached only through the mail.
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 May 24, 1994, four
Islamic
fundamentalists
convicted of bombing New
York’s World Trade Center
in 1993 were each sentenced
to 240 years in prison.
In 1844, Samuel F.B.
Morse
transmitted
the
message “What hath God
wrought” from Washington
to Baltimore as he formally
opened America’s first tele-
graph line.
In 1937, in a set of rul-
ings, the U.S. Supreme Court
upheld the constitutionality
of the Social Security Act of
1935.
In 1962, astronaut Scott
Carpenter became the sec-
ond American to orbit the
Earth as he flew aboard
Aurora 7.
In 1968, the Rolling
Stones single “Jumpin’ Jack
Flash” was released in the
United Kingdom by Decca
Records.
In 1974, American jazz
composer and bandleader
Duke Ellington, 75, died in
New York.
In 1976, Britain and
France opened trans-Atlantic
Concorde supersonic trans-
port service to Washington.
In 1991, the feminist film
drama “Thelma & Louise,”
starring Susan Sarandon (as
Louise) and Geena Davis (as
Thelma), was released by
MGM.
In 2001, 23 people were
killed when the floor of a
Jerusalem wedding hall col-
lapsed beneath dancing
guests, sending them plung-
ing several stories into the
basement.
In 2017, Ariana Grande
suspended her Danger-
ous Woman world tour and
canceled several European
shows due to the deadly
bombing at her concert in
Manchester, England, two
days earlier.
Today’s Birthdays: Jazz
musician Archie Shepp is 82.
Comedian Tommy Chong is
81. Singer Bob Dylan is 78.
Singer Patti LaBelle is 75.
Singer Rosanne Cash is 64.
Actor John C. Reilly is 54.
Actor Dana Ashbrook is 52.
Actor Dash Mihok is 45.
Actor-rapper Jerod Mixon
(aka Big Tyme) is 38. Danc-
er- choreog rapher-singer
Mark Ballas is 33. Rapper/
producer G-Eazy is 30.
Thought for Today:
“If we wait for the moment
when everything, absolutely
everything is ready, we
shall never begin.” — Ivan
Turgenev, Russian author
(1818-1883).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE