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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Thursday, January 14, 2021
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Son with new girlfriend grows
more distant from his mother
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: I’m a mom of three
Dear Beyond Grief: You have
young adults, a daughter and two
my sympathy. If your dog was
sons. The oldest recently married.
suffering and your veterinarian
My youngest is finishing his last two
told you the time had come for him
years of college out of state. Three
to go, you did the right thing. Our
months ago, he met a young lady.
beloved pets should run and play
I have tried constantly to be close
rather than suffer. This is so painful
with all my children, but the young-
because you loved your cherished
est has always kept me at bay. He
family member and feel you should
J eanne
expresses how different we are.
have saved him, which, of course,
P hilliPs
was beyond your power.
Now that he has met this young
ADVICE
lady, I think he’s trying to push me
Every pet owner faces what you
further away and continue on with
are experiencing when they leave
her and her mom. It makes me sad
their pet at the Rainbow Bridge.
because no matter how hard I try to be a good
In time, your pain should lessen. But if it
mother and be present, it doesn’t work. What
persists to the point that it interferes with
do you suggest? — Sad Mom in Mississippi
the rest of your life, consult your veterinarian
Dear Mom: Your son is pursuing not only
about joining a grief support group.
this young lady, but also his independence,
Dear Abby: My husband of 49 years is
fighting me left and right about finding some-
which is normal for someone his age, and he
one to help around our house. He is stubborn.
may need to separate from you for a while.
Back off for now and allow him some space.
He has tunnel vision and a one-track mind,
Whether this college romance will pan out
and he doesn’t want anyone to assist him in
is anyone’s guess, so calm down. If possi-
anything. If I hire someone, he always has a
ble, concentrate on things other than your
negative comment about that person’s work-
empty nest. However, if you are unable to
manship.
do that, ask your physician or your insurance
He’s retired after working 44 years and
company to refer you to a licensed psycho-
thinks life will wait for him to complete any
therapist to help you get through this.
task, even if it takes another 49 years. I need
Dear Abby: I lost my schnauzer to diabe-
help with his “I can handle it” attitude while
tes five months ago. He was my best and,
everything stays on hold until he can get to
really, only friend. I can’t get over the guilt
it. — Needs It Yesterday in Michigan
for having to euthanize him. I hate myself.
Dear Needs It: Give your husband a
I have cried every day since because I feel
deadline to either finish a project or hire it
like I let him down. I have never had to go
done, making clear that if he doesn’t do it,
through this before. It was so traumatic I
you will see it gets done. Then batten down
just can’t get over it. Why is this so hard? —
the hatches and be prepared for him not to
take the message gracefully.
Beyond Grief in Utah
DAYS GONE BY
BEETLE BAILEY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY MORT WALKER
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 14, 1921
America’s immigration problem will be
treated from all its angles in the Forum of
the Presbyterian church. The discussions are
open to the public. Frederick W. Steiwer, local
attorney; Ernest L. Crockatt, former Univer-
sity of Oregon debater; Rev. John Secor,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church;
and Rev. Alfred Lockwood, pastor of the
Church of the Redeemer, Episcopal, are to be
the speakers. Each will be assigned a differ-
ent line of thought to develop. The only topic
announced so far is that of Rev. Mr. Lock-
wood, who has chosen “Our Duty to the
Alien.” Japanese immigration, which is one of
the timeliest issues on the Pacific slope of the
United States today, will be one of the topics
up for consideration. Asiatic immigration in
general and immigration from the Near East
and from the Latin countries of Europe are
other topics to be dealt with.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 14, 1971
A University of Massachusetts student
from Pendleton was discharged from his prac-
tice teaching job in a Georgia school because
he discussed the theory of evolution. David
Young recalled the incident during a recent
visit here. It was during his fifth week of prac-
tice teaching at Americus, Ga., that one of his
eighth grade science class students asked him
about the theory of evolution. Young preceded
his explanation, and concluded it, with a state-
ment that he believed in the Bible and God.
But the word of his actions got back to the
superintendent, who ordered Young dismissed
on grounds he was teaching atheism.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Jan. 14, 1996
Local Teamsters employed at Smith
Frozen Foods have signed a petition against
a union-supported radio spot they say unfairly
targets U.S. Senate candidate Gordon Smith
for the deaths of two employees at the frozen
vegetable plant in Weston. Smith, a Pendle-
ton Republican and state Senate president,
has called the ad “despicable.” The 60-second
commercial, which also mentions other labor
difficulties, including hiring illegal aliens and
child labor law violations, was paid for by
DRIVE — the Teamsters’ national politi-
cal action committee. More than 100 Smith
employees, members of Teamster Local 556,
signed the petition and statement calling
for a public apology from their union. “We
disagree with their attempts to create a polit-
ical issue from other people’s tragedies and
attempting to portray the opinions of local
members without their input or consent on
this issue,” the petition states.
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. 14, 1943, Pres-
ident Franklin D. Roos-
evelt , Br it i sh P r i me
Minister Winston Churchill
and French General Charles
de Gaulle opened a wartime
conference in Casablanca.
In 1914, Ford Motor Co.
greatly improved its assem-
bly-line operation by employ-
ing an endless chain to pull
each chassis along at its High-
land Park, Michigan, plant.
In 1963, George C.
Wallace was sworn in as
governor of Alabama with
the pledge “Segregation
forever!” — a view Wallace
later repudiated.
In 1964, former first
lady Jacqueline Kennedy,
in a brief televised address,
thanked Americans for their
condolences and messages of
support following the assassi-
nation of her husband, Presi-
dent John F. Kennedy, nearly
two months earlier.
In 1968, the Green Bay
Packers of the NFL defeated
the AFL’s Oakland Raid-
ers, 33-14, in the second
AFL-NFL World Champi-
onship game (now referred
to as Super Bowl II).
In 1970, Diana Ross and
the Supremes performed
their last concert together,
at the Frontier Hotel in Las
Vegas.
In 1994, President Bill
Clinton and Russian Pres-
ident Boris Yeltsin signed
an accord to stop aiming
missiles at any nation; the
leaders joined Ukrainian
President Leonid Kravchuk
in signing an accord to
dismantle the nuclear arse-
nal of Ukraine.
In 2010, P resident
Barack Obama and the U.S.
moved to take charge in
earthquake-ravaged Haiti,
dispatching thousands of
troops along with tons of aid.
In 2013, Lance Armstrong
ended a decade of denial by
confessing to Oprah Winfrey
during a videotaped inter-
view that he’d used perfor-
mance-enhancing drugs to
win the Tour de France.
Today’s Bir thdays:
Actor Faye Dunaway is
80. Actor Carl Weathers
is 73. Lawrence Kasdan is
72. Pulitzer Prize-winning
columnist Maureen Dowd
is 69. Movie writer-direc-
tor Steven Soderbergh is 58.
Actor Emily Watson is 54.
Rapper-actor LL Cool J is
53. Actor Emayatzy Corine-
aldi is 41.
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE