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B6 East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Friday, December 20, 2019 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Couple quarrels over money spent on their granddaughter FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER Dear Abby: My husband and I your own, he does not have the right are retired and financially comfort- to tell you how to spend it. Let him able. I have my spending money, go camping, and while he’s gone, enjoy your time with your grand- and he has his. The problem is, he daughter. If he “goes nuts” — which doesn’t want me to spend any money I assume means becomes verbally on my granddaughter. abusive — leave the room. I pick her up from school every Ask yourself whether you are day, give her an afternoon snack, better off with this man or without and on Friday, we stop and get some- J eanne thing special. My husband thinks him. And if you truly cannot live P hilliPs like this anymore, talk to an attor- my daughter should pay for my gas ADVICE ney and explore your options. and provide snacks for her child. I Dear Abby: My husband and disagree. I love doing things for my I have a friend of 35 years, I’ll call granddaughter and buying things Hank. Hank had an accident three months for her every once in a while. When I do, he ago. His vehicle was totaled, and he has been goes nuts, packs up his clothes and goes to depending upon us to take him grocery shop- his camp. After a few days, he will call. ping and to various appointments. When we I have lived with this behavior all our mar- take him, he often adds additional stops with- ried life (55 years). He has fussed so many out asking ahead of time, which turns a quick times and made me so depressed, I just want trip into a marathon shopping excursion. to die. He says he loves me, but I wonder. If We still work part time, while Hank is he loved me, he would want me to be happy retired. He is procrastinating about buying — doing things with my granddaughter and another vehicle, citing various reasons why getting her pretty things every now and then he can’t find the right one, and we are becom- because it makes me happy. ing exhausted from driving him around. We I don’t go out and get my hair or nails have mentioned several times that he needs to done. I don’t drink or smoke, and we don’t get a vehicle; his response is, “It’s not easy.” go out to eat at expensive restaurants. His We feel sad that our friendship has taken complaining is driving me crazy, and I can’t this turn. We have tried to be as helpful as live like this anymore. She’s 10 and grow- ing up so fast. All I want is to enjoy her the possible, but our patience is wearing thin. What do you suggest? — Worn Out in the little while I have left. Advice? — Blocked Southwest Grandma in Louisiana Dear Worn Out: I suggest you stop mak- Dear Grandma: After 55 years of tolerat- ing yourselves so available when Hank asks ing your husband’s tantrums and controlling for transportation. If you do, it may stimulate behavior, I seriously doubt you are going to him to look more diligently for a new vehicle, get him to change. You can, however, change or explore other rideshare options. the way you react to it. If you have money of DAYS GONE BY GARFIELD BLONDIE BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Dec. 20, 1919 Six persons were marooned, roads, streets and basements flooded and railroad service was temporarily suspended today as the result of Wild Horse and Tutuilla creeks overflow- ing their banks. Adams and the west end of Pendleton were covered with water varying in depth from one to four feet. The S.H. Forshaw residence in West Pendleton may fall as a result of the flood from Tutuilla creek, accord- ing to Mr. Forshaw, who says one of the con- crete walls of the basement has been com- pletely washed away. Added to the damage of the house is the possible washing away of 1000 rosebushes grown by Mr. Forshaw, who is a local florist, in his greenhouses. Nearly all of his carnations were destroyed by the cold snap. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Dec. 20, 1969 Walter Peters, manager of the Port of Uma- tilla, spoke to the Pendleton Chamber of Com- merce about the possibility of constructing a nuclear power generating plant in Umatilla County. He recommended the Port because of the sparse population, nearness of a power source (Bonneville), availability of transpor- tation to the site, and its solid rock founda- tion. One of his aims is to acquaint people with the safety features of a nuclear instal- lation. “It is impossible for a power plant to act like an atomic bomb,” Peters said. “Even if there was an explosion, which is minutely possible, it would be self-contained by design of the plant.” During a call of raised hands for or against the idea, no one dissented. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Dec. 20, 1994 Local leaders eager to strengthen lines of communication with state government voiced their concerns to Gov.-elect John Kitzhaber Tuesday on everything from Columbia River drawdowns and health care to rural gas sta- tions and telecommunications. Kitzhaber, fresh from the release of his transition team’s report Monday in Eugene, arrived in Pend- leton Tuesday for the second stop in a series of meetings with local officials around the state. “This is a down and dirty quick tour that I wanted to get in before the holidays,” Kitzhaber said to the couple dozen Eastern Oregon private and public sector leaders gath- ered in Pendleton. “I assure you this is not the last time I’ll be out here.” 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 Dec. 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States. In 1961, playwright-di- rector Moss Hart, 57, died in Palm Springs, Calif. In 1963, the Berlin Wall was opened for the first time to West Berliners, who were allowed one-day visits to rel- atives in the Eastern sector for the holidays. In 1968, author John Steinbeck died in New York at age 66. In 1978, former White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman was released from prison after serving 18 months for his role in the Watergate cover-up. In 1987, more than 4,300 people were killed when the Dona Paz, a Philippine pas- senger ship, collided with the tanker Vector off Mindoro island. In 1989, the United States launched Operation Just Cause, sending troops into Panama to topple the gov- ernment of Gen. Manuel Noriega. In 1995, an American Airlines Boeing 757 en route to Cali, Colombia, slammed into a mountain, killing all but four of the 163 people aboard. In Bosnia-Herzegov- ina, NATO began its peace- keeping mission, taking over from the United Nations. In 1999, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that homosexual couples were entitled to the same benefits and protections as wedded heterosexual couples. In 2005, a federal judge ruled that “intelligent design” could not be mentioned in biology classes in a Pennsyl- vania public school district, delivering a stinging attack on the Dover Area School Board. Today’s Birthdays: Rock musician-music producer Bobby Colomby is 75. Rock musician Peter Criss is 74. Producer Dick Wolf (“Law & Order”) is 73. Rock musi- cian Alan Parsons is 71. Actress Jenny Agutter is 67. Rock singer-musician Mike Watt (The Secondmen, Min- utemen, fIREHOSE) is 62. Movie director Todd Phillips is 49. Actor Jonah Hill is 36. Singer JoJo is 29. Actor Colin Woodell is 28. Thought for Today: “All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say ‘No’ and said ‘Yes.’” — Moss Hart, American playwright and director (born 1904, died this date in 1961). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
