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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Thursday, September 17, 2020
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Deleted texts to new friend
arouse wife’s suspicions
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
BEETLE BAILEY
BY MORT WALKER
Dear Abby: I was involved in
Dear Abby: My husband is cur-
rently at a job that, at first, he com-
a nearly fatal car accident some
plained was a “drag.” It later became
years ago. My problem is people are
a place he seemed to be OK work-
always telling me I should be over it
ing at.
by now, and there shouldn’t be any
A new male employee was hired
more complaints or pain at this late
date.
— a man who is on his second mar-
riage — and he became friendly
Well, that one day changed my
J eanne
with my husband. Over the last few
life drastically. I’m still healing
P hilliPs
months, I have noticed my husband
emotionally, not to mention there
ADVICE
texting him quite often during his
are lifelong injuries I will never be
able to overcome. My back is in con-
days off, including very late at night.
stant pain, and I can no longer lift
One day I confronted him after I
anything. I also get daily horrific migraines.
checked his phone to see what they were tex-
ting and saw he had deleted some messages,
Because of that, I lost the best job I ever had,
which has affected me more than anything.
even those he had shared with me as they
People can be insensitive, patronizing
were texting. He admitted that he had asked
and just plain rude if I mention any current
him about his first marriage and divorce
issues regarding my condition. Most times I
since we were having some issues and said
respond aggressively; at others, I try my best
that’s why he deleted the messages.
not to be offended by their lack of empathy.
When my husband starts drinking at
While I certainly don’t want or need pity,
home, he starts texting him, occasionally
the fact that my near-death experience is
throughout the night until he goes to bed (it
shrugged off as just an “incident” bothers me
could be until 5 a.m.). He deletes all those
greatly. What more can I do? Or should I just
messages so I can’t see them. What do you
stay silent and count my blessings? — Survi-
think is going on? Even on days he is off, he
vor in Missouri
goes by his job to take care of something or
Dear Survivor: There is nothing more
help out. — Suspicious in Texas
you can do, other than politely refuse if
Dear Suspicious: What I think is going on
you are asked to do something that’s now
is less important by far than what you think is
beyond your capacity. As you have dis-
going on. It appears your husband has found
covered, responding aggressively is
a kindred spirit in this new employee — or
counterproductive.
something more. Dumping on his co-worker
Because these individuals have conveyed
about problems in your marriage won’t lead
that they no longer want to hear about your
to satisfactory conclusions.
accident, you may have to confide in a will-
The two of you need to resolve your issues
ing friend or a licensed therapist when you
— including the fact that you no longer
need to get things off your chest. The latter
trust him — by talking them through with
might be more satisfying than trying to talk
a licensed marriage and family counselor.
to people who can no longer tolerate hearing
Please don’t wait until the situation deterio-
rates further to consult one.
about something they have no solution for.
DAYS GONE BY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
DILBERT
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
BY SCOTT ADAMS
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Sept. 17, 1920
A father’s love and anxiety for his erring
son are expressed in an intelligently written
letter received today by the Salvation Army
from W. Z. Bancroft of Denver, father of
Emmett Bancroft, alias Neil Hart, slayer of
Til Taylor. Death by hanging on November
5 was the penalty imposed on Hart by Cir-
cuit Judge G. W. Phelps for the crime. The
father pleads for news of his son whom he
had not heard of in the past year until word
of his plight reached him from the Pendle-
ton Salvation Army post. Hart broke down
when the heart rending letter from his father
was read to him. In his half illiterate style,
the convicted man penned a letter express-
ing his remorse at the deed committed and
the grief he had caused his parents. After his
confession Hart appeared genuinely sorry
and asked that Mrs. Til Taylor be told of his
repentance and that her forgiveness be asked.
Until hearing the letter from his father the
man who shot Sheriff Taylor in a jail break
had never once showed signs of weakening.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Sept. 17, 1970
Bob Chambers had been forced to give
up his participation in rodeos, done in by the
rigors of the sport on top of the shell shock,
malaria and other physical ailments incurred
when he was in Burma with the armed forces.
For two years after he gave up bronc bust-
ing and bull riding, “I was the most unhappy
guy in the world,” he said. Then came a
move that was to lead Chambers to a place of
prominence among rodeo announcers in the
West. Just to be around the sport, he wrote
the director of the Condon rodeo and asked
for the chance to announce it. He got the job
and was on his way. He said it wasn’t easy
and he almost gave it up several times, but
with “the kindness of so many people, par-
ticularly in Pendleton” he got bigger shows,
then another and other. Now he’s so busy
announcing rodeos from April to November
it’s unusual to find him in Pendleton. Unless,
of course, it’s during the Round-Up, the
fourth of which he’s announcing this week.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Sept. 17, 1995
A sophisticated new radar system that
resembles a giant white volleyball resting on
a four-story-high support is coming soon to
the Pendleton area, and the National Weather
Service wants you to be forewarned. The
wild-looking contraption is part of a $4 bil-
lion improvement the weather service began
in the late 1980s that is now nearing com-
pletion. Construction of the Doppler radar
this fall completes the transformation of
the Pendleton office into full-fledged fore-
casting system. The main purpose of the
Doppler radar is to protect human life. The
advanced technology allows meteorologists
to spot snow, wind, hail, thunderstorms and
rain well before it arrives. Because the radar
can “see” inside a storm, forecasters can
more easily determine a storm’s develop-
ment and intensity and thus provide timely
and precise weather warnings to the public.
TODAY IN HISTORY
THE WIZARD OF ID
LUANN
ZITS
BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
On Sept. 17, 1787, the
Constitution of the United
States was completed and
signed by a majority of del-
egates attending the Con-
stitutional Convention in
Philadelphia.
In 1862, more than 3,600
men were killed in the Civil
War Battle of Antietam in
Maryland.
In 1937, the likeness of
President Abraham Lin-
coln’s head was dedicated at
Mount Rushmore.
In 1939, the Soviet Union
invaded Poland during
World War II, more than two
weeks after Nazi Germany
had launched its assault.
In 1947, James V. For-
restal was sworn in as
the first U.S. Secretary of
Defense.
In 1971, citing health
reasons, Supreme Court Jus-
tice Hugo Black, 85, retired.
(Black, who was succeeded
by Lewis F. Powell Jr., died
eight days after making his
announcement.)
In 2011, a demonstration
calling itself Occupy Wall
Street began in New York,
prompting similar protests
around the U.S. and the
world.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Singer LaMonte McLem-
ore (The Fifth Dimension) is
85. Actor Cassandra Peter-
son (“Elvira, Mistress of the
Dark”) is 69. Rapper Doug
E. Fresh is 54. Pop singer
Maile Misajon (Eden’s
Crush) is 44. Actor Billy
Miller is 41. Actor-singer
Denyse Tontz is 26.
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE