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A12 East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Tuesday, August 13, 2019 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Change in man’s personality when drinking threatens wife FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER GARFIELD BLONDIE DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE Dear Abby: Sometimes when about Maeve. What should we do? — Book Addict in the South my husband has been drinking, he Dear Book Addict: Talk pri- does things I consider inappropriate vately with Maeve. Tell her how her with his cousin and childhood friend actions have made the rest of the “Jasper.” The most recent incident members uncomfortable and give involved my husband pulling down her some examples. Then tell her his pants and showing Jasper his pri- vate parts. Later that night he tried that if she can’t keep up with the reading and contribute in a posi- to grab Jasper’s crotch. J eanne tive manner — which is the reason To me, Jasper seems slightly P hilliPs the club was formed — she should uncomfortable, but he just laughs it ADVICE withdraw. off. When I confronted my husband Dear Abby: I am a happily mar- about it, he said I was overreacting ried woman. After 45 years of work- and he was “just messing around.” ing full time and raising three great children, I don’t think he’s gay, but it almost feels like I decided to retire. I loved working and rais- he is cheating on me. Am I overreacting, and ing my children, and I am now thoroughly what should I do? — Confounded in the enjoying my retirement. Midwest I do not yet have grandchildren, and my Dear Confounded: Your husband’s days are quiet and simple, which is fine with immature behavior “sometimes when he me. My husband and I enjoy little things — has been drinking” is extremely inappropri- ate. How many times has this occurred? Lis- the crossword puzzle, discussing the news, ten to your gut and get to the bottom of this going to a play or concert and enjoying the company of our children and extended fam- because it appears you are married to a prob- ily when we get together. lem drinker who may need help. The problem? My working siblings and Dear Abby: A few years ago, my mom their spouses constantly ask, “So, what are and I started a book club. For the most you doing with your time?” If I say, “Enjoy- part, it’s been a lot of fun. But one member, ing each day as it comes,” they scoff and say, “Maeve,” has to be the smartest person in the “So, you’re just doing nothing?! Are you ever room no matter the topic. She often belittles going to work again?” It makes me feel sad other members she considers less educated and judged, and I don’t know how to respond. than she is. She also frequently doesn’t read What can I say to these folks who think I’m or finish the book. She uses the excuse of, “doing nothing”? — Lost For Words in “Oh, I read that years ago, and I didn’t have New Jersey time to review it again.” Dear Lost For Words: You can feel sad Maeve is retired, and I don’t mean to and judged only if you allow it. All you have judge what she does with her time but, if all to say to these people is, “I’m finding plenty of us who are working can find time, surely of things to devote time to — spending more she can too. Abby, would it be terrible to ask time with my husband, chief among them — her to leave the book club? Every other mem- ber has complained to either me or my mom and I’m wallowing in it!” Then smile. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 13, 1919 Complaints at the office of Roscoe Keaton, district attorney, of violations of the law by hardware men and other firms which sell pis- tols and revolvers, has led to the issuance of a statement by the office, given in the belief that the violations are due to a misunderstanding of the law. According to Chapter 256, General Laws of Oregon, 1912, it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to display for sale at retail any pocket pistol or revolver. It also makes it unlawful to sell at retail, barter, give away or dispose of the same to any person whomsoever excepting a policeman, member of the militia or peace officer of the state of Oregon, unless the person attempting to pro- cure the same shall have a permit for the pur- pose of procuring the pistol or revolver, signed by the municipal judge, or city recorder or by the county judge or a justice of the peace of the county wherein such person resides. This act also provides that the person engaged in the retail sales of pistols shall keep a record of the sale and transmit the same to the sheriff of the county in which purchase is made. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 13, 1969 In a spectacular accident early Sunday, a high voltage power line fell on the street in TODAY IN HISTORY BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN Heppner tying up traffic for nearly an hour. Telephone lines were also knocked out in the area. No one was injured. Investigating officers said Richard Willard, Heppner, hit a power pole near the west end of the fairgrounds, just inside the city limits. The car dropped on its side over a five-foot bluff, hanging on a cyclone fence at the edge of the school bus yard. The fallen power line was “jumping all over the place and the pavement was smoking in two spots,” one officer reported. Willard was issued a citation by State Police for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 13, 1994 Dori Tennant’s 4-year-old daughter speaks of the bad man who took her lost shoes and left her feeling sad “‘cause he stole my boom- box.” A burglary June 24 a the girl’s home still haunts the child and her parents. But what they view as a convoluted, ineffective system for dealing with criminals has left them angry and frustrated. Jackie E. Edmiston, 22, of Ath- ena pleaded guilty to two counts of first-de- gree theft, and a felon in possession a firearm, regarding the burglary of Todd and Dori Ten- nant’s home in Pendleton. Possessions valued at about $20,000 were taken from the home. Despite the guilty plea, the Tennants are out- raged at a system they say caters to criminals and no longer protects victims. On August 13, 1961, East Germany sealed off the border between Berlin’s eastern and western sectors before building a wall that would divide the city for the next 28 years. In 1846, the American flag was raised in Los Ange- les for the first time. In 1889, William Gray of Hartford, Conn., received a patent for a coin-operated telephone. In 1910, Florence Night- ingale, the founder of mod- ern nursing, died in London at age 90. In 1932, Adolf Hit- ler rejected the post of vice chancellor of Germany, say- ing he was prepared to hold out “for all or nothing.” In 2003, Iraq began pumping crude oil from its northern oil fields for the first time since the start of the war. Libya agreed to set up a $2.7 billion fund for families of the 270 people killed in the 1988 Pan Am bombing. In 2008, a man barged into the Arkansas Demo- cratic headquarters in Lit- tle Rock and opened fire, killing state party chairman Bill Gwatney before speed- ing off in a pickup. (Police later shot and killed the gun- man, Timothy Dale John- son.) Michael Phelps swam into history as the winnin- gest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals. Today’s Birthdays: Opera singer Kathleen Bat- tle is 71. Golf Hall of Famer Betsy King is 64. Actress Seana Kofoed is 49. Country singer Andy Griggs is 46. Actor Gregory Fitoussi is 43. Country musician Mike Melancon (Emerson Drive) is 41. Actress Kathryn Fiore is 40. Former White House press secretary Actor Sebas- tian Stan is 37. Actress Len- non Stella is 20. Thought for Today: “People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.” — Joseph Fort Newton, American clergy- man (1876-1950). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
