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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Man’s low ambition casts
shadow on couple’s future
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
BEETLE BAILEY
BY MORT WALKER
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
Dear Abby: I have been dating a
It appears that while the two of
great guy for a year and a half. He’s
you care for each other, he simply
funny, smart, and when he comes to
cannot summon up the motivation
my house, he washes my dishes and
to make the effort to better himself
plays with my son. He is attentive,
financially. Could you accept this in
and he cooks for me. He is always
the long run? Is the status quo what
buying me little things like a desk
you want forever? Bear in mind, if
coffee heater because he knows I
this man moves in, it will prevent
J eanne
love hot coffee, or smart bulbs that
you from finding a partner who is
P hilliPs
your equal in all ways.
create cool colors in the living room.
ADVICE
Dear Abby: My son got mar-
He’s a super fun guy, and he often
ried eight months ago. I recently
leaves sweet little notes around the
found out he and his wife haven’t
house for me.
sent thank-you notes to anyone. Some of our
The downside is, he has zero ambition,
friends and family took time off work, trav-
zero motivation and no life goals. We are in
eled across the country, spent a lot of money
our early 30s, and I’m a professional with my
on airfare, hotels, meals, as well as wedding
own home. He lives in a small room in a house
gifts. I am mortified.
with two housemates. His job pays very little,
Abby, there were only 60 guests, so there
but although he has few responsibilities, he
were fewer than 30 thank-you notes to send.
has been very slow to look for other jobs.
When I asked my son about it last week, he
Abby, I have talked to him about our
said they hadn’t sent them because so much
future. We both want to be together, but I told
time had passed and it was too late. I told him
him I am not going to support him. We want
it was inexcusable, and they need to get those
to move in together, but he needs to be more
notes written now because this is definitely a
financially stable. He needs to be my equal.
case of better late than never.
When we spoke, he agreed with me and
If they don’t do it within the next week,
the fact that he can do better. He promised
I intend to contact my friends and family
he would be looking, but I have been waiting
and thank them myself and apologize for
months to see a change in him and — noth-
ing. Should I wait for him? Should I talk to
their rudeness. My son was not raised to be
him again? I want so much more, and I am
ungrateful and rude. What do you think? —
Furious in Arizona
not sure he can deliver. I don’t want to stay
Dear Furious: What you have in mind
just because my son loves him so much. What
may be well-intentioned, but it won’t make
should I do? — Hopelessly Vexed
up for your son and daughter-in-law’s lack of
Dear Hopelessly: I understand your posi-
tion. You seem to want the whole package,
courtesy. If they fail to contact the guests who
and from what you have written, this person
made such an effort to attend their wedding,
is not it. You should not have to support him,
do not speak up on their behalf because it will
only make them look worse.
and he shouldn’t expect it.
DAYS GONE BY
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 21, 1920
The sheriff last night captured five gallons
of red wine at the residence of Albert Lacoti.
This wine was securely placed under the floor,
as if it had been a string of pearls of great
price. The sheriff and his posse, however,
have become experts at finding the ruby-col-
ored liquor. No divining rod ever held by a
water-witch ducked more promptly toward
water that the official wand ducks toward the
wine. It is a matter of $150 with the judge.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 21, 1970
The Republic of South Africa man-handled
Pendleton High School for a 9-0 wrestling win
Tuesday night. Grappling before about 300
fans in the Pendleton Armory the South Afri-
cans set the trend when Johnnie Van Der Walt,
who wrestled twice, measured the Bucks’ Pat
Murphy 8-1. The only pin of the match went
to South Africa’s Jannie Tajaard, 109 pounds,
against Bill Mayberry at 2:15 of the second
round. Diminutive Henry Aslett set the fans
hollering with his display of strength in his
117-pound bout with Pendleton’s Scott Hud-
son. Aslett gained a 12-0 decision.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 21, 1995
Students will have longer classes next year
as Pendleton High School slices class time
into 85-minute blocks instead of 48-minute
blips. The proposed block schedule gives
students nearly an hour and a half in each
class, but classes meet only half as often.
Like many local schools, Pendleton is try-
ing out longer class periods as part of Ore-
gon’s Educational Act for the 21st Century.
Although the act does not mandate stretching
class time by alternating days, it has become
popular in recent years as a way to accom-
modate an in-depth emphasis on education.
Block schedules are of particular benefit to
lab classes such as science and shop. More
difficult is math.
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. 21, 1861, Jef-
ferson Davis of Mississippi
and four other Southerners
whose states had seceded
from the Union resigned
from the U.S. Senate.
In 1793, during the
French Revolution, King
Louis XVI, condemned for
treason, was executed on the
guillotine.
In 1924, Russian revolu-
tionary Vladimir Lenin died
at age 53.
In 1950, former State
Department official Alger
Hiss, accused of being part
of a Communist spy ring,
was found guilty in New
York of lying to a grand jury.
(Hiss, who proclaimed his
innocence, served less than
four years in prison.)
In 1977, on his first full
day in office, President
Jimmy Carter pardoned
almost all Vietnam War draft
evaders.
In
1982,
con-
vict-turned-author
Jack
Henry Abbott was found
guilty in New York of
first-degree
manslaugh-
ter in the stabbing death
of waiter Richard Adan in
1981. (Abbott was later sen-
tenced to 15 years to life in
prison; he committed suicide
in 2002.)
In 1994, a jury in Manas-
sas, Virginia, found Lorena
Bobbitt not guilty by rea-
son of temporary insanity
of maliciously wounding her
husband John, whom she’d
accused of sexually assault-
ing her.
In 1997, Speaker Newt
Gingrich was reprimanded
and fined as the House voted
for the first time in history to
discipline its leader for ethi-
cal misconduct.
In 2007, Lovie Smith
became the first black head
coach to make it to the Super
Bowl when his Chicago
Bears won the NFC cham-
pionship, beating the New
Orleans Saints 39-14; Tony
Dungy became the second
when his Indianapolis Colts
took the AFC title over the
New England Patriots, 38-34.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Actress Jill Eikenberry is 73.
Actor-director Robby Ben-
son is 64. Actress Geena
Davis is 64. Sen. Kevin Cra-
mer, R-N.D., is 59. Basketball
Hall of Famer Hakeem Ola-
juwon is 57. Actress Char-
lotte Ross is 52. R-and-B
singer Marc Gay is 51. Actor
John Ducey is 51. Actress
Karina Lombard is 51. Sing-
er-songwriter Cat Power is
48. Singer Emma Bunton
(Spice Girls) is 44. Actor
Jerry Trainor is 43. Actress
Izabella Miko is 39. Actor
Luke Grimes is 36. Actress
Feliz Ramirez is 28.
Thought for Today: “I
honestly think it is better
to be a failure at something
you love than to be a suc-
cess at something you hate.”
— George Burns, American
comedian (1896-1996).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE