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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Thursday, June 24, 2021
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Water leak damages more
than ceiling for neighbors
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: I live in an apart-
Dear Abby: I got COVID from
ment and recently had a serious leak
a friend who came to our book club
even though her husband was ill.
come through my bathroom ceiling.
When she texted us a few days later
I called maintenance and texted my
upstairs neighbor, who asked me
about his positive test, I told her I
when they were coming. I responded
was now sick. She called and left a
that I didn’t know and I wasn’t sure
message that she felt bad if she had
whether they’d have to go up to her
given me COVID, but she has shown
apartment or not.
no concern since. I have had long-
Jeanne
Well, they went to her apart-
term COVID chest pain for three
Phillips
ment first. She was very upset and
months, but she’s never sent a card or
ADVICE
messaged me a dozen more times to
called to see how I am. I reached out
let me know how stressed she was,
to her several times and even brought
that she was crying and afraid she
her a birthday gift, but she doesn’t
would get evicted from her apartment because
seem to care that I’m not well. It’s awkward
she has a dog she failed to put on her lease. She
because we’re neighbors and in several groups
ended by saying “next time” I should let her
together. How can I save this friendship? —
know in advance. Abby, I did let her know.
Recovering in California
But I guess she wants more notice next time
Dear Recovering: How can you save this
friendship? Lady, you are the injured party.
she causes an emergency, so she’ll have more
This woman may be a neighbor, but she isn’t
time to hide her dog.
So — I’m supposed to let my apartment get
acting like a friend. Call her and clear the air
more water damage to give her time to hide
about how the situation has made you feel.
an animal she should’ve put on her lease years
When you see her, be civil and keep your
ago and be paying pet rent for? I feel like she
distance. If she had been less self-centered,
was trying to make me feel bad when she’s
she wouldn’t have exposed you and the other
the one who is wrong for being irresponsi-
book club members to what her husband had
ble. Why do I have to cater to her needs first?
— even if it was “only” a common cold.
Should I feel bad? — Leaky Mess in the West
Dear Abby: What are the three most
Dear Leaky Mess: You do not have to
important things parents should instill in their
accept the guilt trip your neighbor laid on you
children in their formative years? — Wonder-
or “cater” to her. You handled the situation
ing in Arizona
appropriately and have nothing to apologize
Dear Wondering: In my opinion, the three
for. When the “good neighbor policy” was
most important things would be empathy, that
written, she must have been out to lunch.
they are loved and curiosity.
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
June 24, 1921
A change has been made in the service at
the Pendleton post office. The office is open
for the mailing of letters now all night. The
change is caused by the fact that Pendleton is
headquarters for forestry work in the Umatilla
forest, and all of the extra supplies used by
the division for fire fighting are in storage
in the basement of the federal building. A
watchman is on duty at the building all night.
In those offices where a special guard is not
used, offices are required to close early in the
evening.
50 Years Ago
June 24, 1971
In 45 years of raising turkeys, Don
DeMoss, Hermiston, says he has averaged
about a dollar a year in compensation for
turkeys killed by dogs. “It’s big of them to say
they’ll allow me to shoot their dogs if I catch
then in my pens, but when I do they seem
to think they’ve made restitution,” DeMoss
said this week. DeMoss said about two weeks
ago that he is carrying on a dog poisoning
program because of heavy losses suffered this
year when dogs have attacked his turkeys.
DeMoss believes the dogs that are killing his
turkeys are owned by some of his neighbors.
He says neighbors who’ve lived in the area for
some time keep their dogs penned up or tied,
and they do not cause problems. The turkey
grower, who has a flock of 75,000 birds, said
recently that his annual losses to dogs average
out at about $1,000.
25 Years Ago
June 24, 1996
A new housing complex will boost low-in-
come and affordable housing on the Umatilla
Indian Reservation by about 40 percent,
according to trial officials. An influx of tribal
members on the reservation east of Pendleton
has increased the longstanding need for hous-
ing, and promoted the Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reservation to venture
into creative financing that may be unique
to Indian reservations. The tribes are about
to begin construction on the 88-unit Mission
Creek Subdivision near Short Mile Road and
another 10 units scattered throughout the
reservation. It will involve 30-year private
mortgages through banks — in which fore-
closure for lack of payment and loss of land is
risked — and a 15-year attached partnership
with investors who will earn tax credits in
exchange for financing.
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 June 24, 1948,
Communist forces cut off
all land and water routes
between West Germany and
West Berlin, prompting the
western allies to organize the
Berlin Airlift.
In 1497, the first recorded
sighting of North America
by a European took place as
explorer John Cabot spotted
land, probably in present-day
Canada.
In 1807, a grand jury in
Richmond, Virginia, indicted
former Vice President Aaron
Burr on charges of treason
and high misdemeanor (he
was later acquitted).
In 1940, France signed an
armistice with Italy during
World War II.
In 1947, what’s regarded
as the first modern UFO
sighting took place as private
pilot Kenneth Arnold, an
Idaho businessman, reported
seeing nine silvery objects
flying in a “weaving forma-
tion” near Mount Rainier in
Washington.
In 1957, the U.S. Supreme
Court, in Roth v. United
States, ruled 6-3 that obscene
materials were not protected
by the First Amendment.
In 1964, AT&T inaugu-
rated commercial “Picture-
phone” service between New
York, Chicago and Wash-
ington, D.C. (the service,
however, never caught on).
In 1983, the space shut-
tle Challenger — carry-
ing America’s first woman
in space, Sally K. Ride —
coasted to a safe landing at
Edwards Air Force Base in
California.
In 1992, the Supreme
Court, in a 5-4 decision,
strengthened its 30-year
ban on officially sponsored
worship in public schools,
prohibiting prayer as a part
of graduation ceremonies.
In 2015, Alabama Gov.
Robert Bentley became the
first southern governor to
use his executive power to
remove Confederate banners,
as four flags with secession-
ist symbols were taken down
from a large monument to
rebel soldiers outside the
state capitol in Montgomery.
In 2018, women in Saudi
Arabia were able to drive for
the first time, as the world’s
last remaining ban on female
drivers was lifted.
Today’s Bir thdays:
Actor Michele Lee is 79.
Rock singer Colin Blun-
stone (The Zombies) is 76.
Musician Mick Fleetwood
is 74. Reggae singer Derrick
Simpson (Black Uhuru) is 71.
Actor Joe Penny is 65. Sing-
er-musician Andy McClus-
key (Orchestral Manoevres
in the Dark) is 62. Actor
Danielle Spencer is 56.
Actor Sherry Stringfield is
54. Singer Glenn Medeiros
is 51. Actor-producer Mindy
Kaling is 42.
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE