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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Musician in multiple bands
complicates scheduling needs
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: I am in a rock band
apologized, I received one of them.
with some friends. All of us are in
Because she lacks understanding
our 50s and 60s. We have been play-
or the ability to forgive, a vitriolic
ing together for the last three years.
diatribe came my way. In her letter,
Last year, our bass player joined
she related past “unfortunate (in her
another band (while staying in ours)
opinion) ill behaviors on my part for
because another friend was in it, but
which I should be ashamed.” Then
they broke up because of COVID.
she ended a friendship we had for
Jeanne
Now that music venues are opening
many years without trying to mend
Phillips
the relationship. This is very hurt-
up again, he has joined yet another
ADVICE
ful for me, and I’m sure for others.
group.
I’m a loyal guy, and it bothers
How does one respond, if at all, to
me that he doesn’t seem as loyal to
something like this? — Suffering
in Michigan
our band. He says he can easily do both, but
Dear Suffering: One does not respond.
for me, it causes booking issues because the
other band will be blocking out dates that we
One copes by recognizing that the only
might be able to book. I see no other conflicts.
person this unhappy woman is punishing
He even asked if I was interested in joining
is herself, as her circle of friends dimin-
the other band, too, because he figured that if
ishes and businesses around town no longer
he can’t be in two places at once, it might as
welcome her.
Dear Abby: My wife recently asked
well be both of us. Should we cut our losses
and replace him? Loyalty is really important
me if she could take off her wedding ring
to us. — Rocking On in Texas
in favor of wearing her mother’s, which is
Dear Rocking On: Because you feel that
much larger than the one I gave her. I regard
loyalty is paramount and your friend may
it as a lack of respect for our marriage, which
have scheduling conflicts because of his
has been under a lot of stress for a long time.
participation with the other band(s), yes, he
(No affairs.) I also view it as symbolic of
should be replaced with a musician you can
how much she has financially sacrificed
being married to me. What do you think? —
rely on.
Dear Abby: I have a friend who feels
Wondering in the East
a need to correct the behavior of others by
Dear Wondering: I “think” you should
writing letters. There are not too many busi-
tell your wife it would hurt you deeply if
nesses around town that haven’t received
she follows through, and why. I also think
one of her letters and, no doubt, others in her
the time has come for the two of you to talk
circle of friends have, too.
about what is “stressing” your marriage with
After a misunderstanding for which I
a licensed marriage and family therapist.
DAYS GONE BY
From the East Oregonian
BEETLE BAILEY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY MORT WALKER
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
100 Years Ago
May 25, 1921
Twenty five hundred copies of Col.
Charles Wellington Furlong’s book “Let ’er
Buck” were subscribed for at the Rotary Club
luncheon today and this afternoon a commit-
tee from the Commercial Association is
endeavoring to underwrite the sale of 10,000
copies by Pendleton people. At the Rotary
luncheon Bond Bros. ordered 500 copies
of the book and the Thompson drug stores
1000 copies. The other business men pres-
ent subscribed personally for another 1000
copies. Under the plan offered by the publish-
ers a discount is offered that makes the sale of
the books a commercial proposition and the
view is held that the desired 10,000 copies may
be sold here to local people and to Round-Up
visitors.
50 Years Ago
May 25, 1971
A wall of water rolled over much of
Heppner from two directions Tuesday.
Damage in this latest flood was much more
extensive than in any past floods sine 1934.
Possibly the 1903 flood will be the only one
to out-strip yesterday’s rampage. People were
warned by the flood siren about 30 minutes
before the water struck, or there would
have been more damage. Cars were ordered
moved off both Chase and Main streets to
higher ground. People were told to evacu-
ate the lowlands. The water came from cloud
bursts on Willow Creek and Balm Fork, which
meet southeast of the town. Shobe Canyon,
which flooded only 23 months ago, sweeping
over much of the city, carried about the same
amount of water Tuesday.
25 Years Ago
May 25, 1996
The Heppner High School choir practices
in a supply closet. Shoved into a dim, narrow
space, several girls huddle around a piano as a
volunteer coaxes them to sing. A closed door is
all that separates them from the blast of a saxo-
phone, flute, electric guitar and a pair of trum-
pets in the high school band room. Yet another
room contains three acoustic guitar players
wedged into a practice area to strum chords.
It’s not the best situation, but it’s the only one
that works in a school that is trying to meet the
musical needs of students in grades 7-12 who
want to sing or play an instrument. Music lab
is offered once a day and, some contend, is the
last leg of a hobbled music program that is on
the verge of petering out all together.
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 May 25, 2020, George
Floyd, a Black man, died
when a white Minneapolis
police officer pressed his knee
on Floyd’s neck for about 9½
minutes while Floyd was
handcuffed and pleading that
he couldn’t breathe; Floyd’s
death, captured on video by
a bystander, would lead to
worldwide protests, some of
which turned violent, and a
reexamination of racism and
policing in the U.S.
In 1787, the Constitu-
tional Convention began
at the Pennsylvania State
House (Independence Hall)
in Philadelphia after enough
delegates had shown up for a
quorum.
In 1946, Transjordan
(now Jordan) became a king-
dom as it proclaimed its new
monarch, Abdullah I.
In 1959, the U.S. Supreme
Court, in State Athletic
Commission v. Dorsey,
struck down a Louisiana law
prohibiting interracial boxing
matches. (The case had been
brought by Joseph Dorsey Jr.,
a Black professional boxer.)
In 1964, the U.S. Supreme
Court, in Griffin v. County
School Board of Prince
Edward County, ordered the
Virginia county to reopen its
public schools, which offi-
cials had closed in an attempt
to circumvent the Supreme
Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board
of Education of Topeka
desegregation ruling.
In 1977, the first “Star
Wars” film (later retitled
“Star Wars: Episode IV — A
New Hope”) was released by
20th Century Fox.
In 1992, Jay Leno made
his debut as host of NBC’s
“Tonight Show,” succeeding
Johnny Carson.
In 2008, NASA’s Phoenix
Mars Lander arrived on the
Red Planet to begin search-
ing for evidence of water;
the spacecraft confirmed the
presence of water ice at its
landing site.
In 2018, Harvey Wein-
stein was charged in New
York with rape and another
sex felony in the first prose-
cution to result from the wave
of allegations against him;
the once-powerful movie
producer turned himself in
to face the charges and was
released on $1 million bail
after a court appearance.
(Weinstein was convicted of
rape and sexual assault; he
is serving a 23-year prison
sentence.)
Today’s Bir thdays:
Actor Ann Robinson is 92.
Country singer Jessi Colter
is 78. Movie director and
Muppeteer Frank Oz is 77.
Actor Patti D’Arbanville is
70. Playwright Eve Ensler
is 68. Sen. Amy Klobuchar,
D-Minn., is 61. Actor-come-
dian Mike Myers is 58. Actor
Octavia Spencer is 51. Actor
Molly Sims is 48.
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE