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Saturday, February 8, 2020
East Oregonian
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DEAR ABBY
Boyfriend’s prison record opens him up to judgment
Dear Abby: I have never been in
takes. People “like him” also fall in
love before, and I have just
love, marry and have fam-
ilies. While there is bias
learned the man I’m seeing
against individuals with
is a former felon. It was noth-
ing having to do with sexual
prison records, the fact that
violence or killing anyone.
they served time does not
I’m afraid if my family finds
guarantee they can’t go on
out, they will judge him. He
to live successful lives after
works seven days a week
their release. Explain that to
and lives in a shelter because
your family, and suggest they
most places don’t want to rent
take the time to get to know
J eanne
to felons. He treats me good
him before jumping to con-
P hilliPs
clusions and making any final
ADVICE
and takes me out for dinners.
Maybe I’m stupid for not
judgments.
being judgmental, but he’s a
Dear Abby: I’ve always
good person who has served his time
been sensitive, but it has gotten worse
for his crimes, and he’s still being
since I became a mom a year ago. I
punished. Are people like him not
dread watching or reading the news
allowed to be in love and have fami-
for fear of seeing a child, parent or
lies too? — In Love in Nebraska
animal has been hurt or mistreated.
Dear In Love: People make mis-
I’m a religious person, and I find
myself asking God why bad things
happen.
I know the tragic stories tend to
make the headlines, but how would
you suggest I learn to still see the
good in the world? I can’t quit see-
ing the news. We are inundated. I just
wish the negativity of the world didn’t
get to me like it does. Advice, Abby?
— Super Sensitive in Kentucky
Dear Super Sensitive: That you
have recently become a mother and
are responsible for a helpless little
person may have something to do
with your feelings. But please don’t
judge the whole world or the people in
it by the horror stories featured in the
headlines, because they are mislead-
ing. Many people do positive things
to help their neighbors and their com-
munities that don’t make the news.
DAYS GONE BY
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Feb. 8, 1920
Pendleton will be host Tuesday evening to a carload of
Enterprise good roads boosters returning from Lewiston and
Clarkston where they are meeting today with the Idaho and
Washington enthusiasts to plan a highway through Wallowa
county to Lewiston. The party represents the Enterprise Cham-
ber of Commerce and will be here from afternoon until No. 4
picks up their car at 1:30 Wednesday morning. “If you want any
good roads built we are at your service,” the letter from them
declared.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Feb. 8, 1970
A Hermiston man was among six to die on Oregon high-
ways during the weekend. Gerald P. Raff, 26, of Hermiston,
died in a one-car accident a mile south of Hermiston about
3:30 a.m. today. State police said Raff’s car was traveling north
and left the highway, shearing off a power pole. Raff was man-
ager of the Hermiston Elks Lodge for several months prior to
assuming the management of the Pendleton Country Club the
first of February. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Raff
of La Grande.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Feb. 8, 1995
The Pendleton City Council has accepted the resignation of
Pendleton Planning Commission member Curt Decicio who
is moving to Lewiston, Idaho. Decicio leaves the commission
with a 100 percent attendance record. In a related action, the
council appointed former member Jim Washam as Decicio’s
replacement. Washam was one of two members ousted from
the commission in January by the council following an atten-
dance report by City Planner Mike Hyde. It was reported at the
time that Washam had attended only 68 percent of commission
meetings, but Hyde now reports Washam had actually attended
75 percent of meetings while serving his appointment.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
On Feb. 8, 1924, the
first execution by gas in the
United States took place at
the Nevada State Prison in
Carson City as Gee Jon, a
Chinese immigrant con-
victed of murder, was put to
death.
In 1587, Mary, Queen of
Scots was beheaded at Foth-
eringhay Castle in England
after she was implicated in
a plot to murder her cousin,
Queen Elizabeth I.
In 1922, President War-
ren G. Harding had a radio
installed in the White
House.
In 1952, Queen Eliz-
abeth II proclaimed her
accession to the British
throne following the death
of her father, King George
VI.
In 1968, three college
students were killed in
a confrontation between
demonstrators and highway
patrolmen at South Carolina
State University in Orange-
burg in the wake of protests
over a whites-only bowling
alley. The science-fiction
film “Planet of the Apes,”
starring Charlton Heston,
had its world premiere in
New York (it went into gen-
eral release the following
April.)
In 1993, General Motors
sued NBC, alleging that
“Dateline NBC” had rigged
two car-truck crashes to
show that 1973 to 1987
GM pickups were prone to
fires in side impact crashes.
(NBC settled the lawsuit
the following day and apol-
ogized for its “unscientific
demonstration.”)
Thought for Today:
“Discussion is an exchange
of knowledge; an argument
an exchange of ignorance.”
— Robert Quillen, Ameri-
can journalist (1887-1948).
Universal Crossword
Edited by David Steinberg February 8, 2020
ACROSS
1 Social delicacy
5 Member of an
enthusiastic club
8 Public perception
13 Nebraska home of
America’s largest
indoor rain forest
15 Falsehood
16 Church council
17 Field event with a bar
19 Opera solos
20 Without, with “of”
21 The Bolsheviks ruled
after them
23 Sash at a Japanese
tea ceremony
24 Look over again
29 ___ up on (unite against)
31 Hammer end
32 Nonetheless, briefly
33 Energy company in a
2001 scandal
36 Sudden bursts
39 Magic duo
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51
56
57
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60
62
65
66
67
68
69
70
Like some eggs
Straightforward class
Syr. neighbor
Miss Muffet munchie
Sometimes-pink
seasoning
Eco-conscious words
on a tuna can
Soapmaking ingredient
Prods
Guitar great Santana
Shops
Of little importance
Alaskan native
Leather tool
Singer Lena
Alex’s mom on “Family
Ties”
___ project (rescuing
dogs, say, for a dog lover)
Nourish
DOWN
1 Big wheel
2 Single-celled creature
3 Klein of fashion
4 Nickname hidden in
“he’s the one”
5 Bug often caught
during a season
6 Feel crummy
7 Stinging plant
8 Newton or Mizrahi
9 Gift of the Magi
10 Licorice-flavored
liqueur
11 ___ long way
12 Some read comics at
work: Abbr.
14 Enthusiastic
18 Brouhaha
22 Taste and touch
25 Second word in a fairy
tale, often
26 Drinking sprees
27 Chaz Bono’s mom
28 Boxers’ victories, for short
30 Classy dude
34 New Mexico-to-
Minnesota dir.
Word Bank by Gary Larson
sudoku answers
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37
38
39
40
41
42
46
48
49
50
52
53
54
55
59
60
61
63
64
Like spoiled meat
Tissue layer
Word of regret
Its first syllable aptly
sounds like “pay”
Tea flavored with
bergamot
Triumphant cry
Auction action
Open, as a purse
Attraction
“Russian Doll” star
Natasha
Tried out
D.C. VIP
Cause of careless
mistakes
TV monitor?
Apiece
Upper part of the mouth
Hollywood legend
West
Everyone
The “O” in IOU
___-weekly