Tuesday, September 28, 2021
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
East Oregonian
A13
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ
Poor judgment deserves
forgiveness from friend
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
B.C.
PICKLES
BEETLE BAILEY
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
BY MASTROIANNI AND HART
BY BRIAN CRANE
more about drugs than the two
Dear Abby: I took exception
women do. Consensus was uni-
to your response to “Former
versal that “Former Friend”
Friend in Oregon” (July 1), who
may have committed a faux pas,
vaped marijuana while visit-
but NOT an unforgivable one,
ing a friend in the presence of
and I should not have been so
the friend’s 12-year-old future
hard-nosed.
stepdaughter. The friend made
Dear Abby: I was married in
a mistake, for which she apolo-
J EANNE
a double wedding with my twin
gized profusely. She had flown
P HILLIPS
brother. My husband and I will
cross-country to visit her preg-
ADVICE
celebrate our 25th anniversary
nant best friend, no small thing.
in three months. My brother
Flying can cause both anxiety
and his wife divorced 10 years
and nausea, and the woman said
she uses vaping to relieve both of those ago. Our three adult children want us to
have a big anniversary celebration, as do
issues. Further, it was legal in that state.
Pregnancy can cause hormones to be my husband and I. My brother says that
out of whack, and the pregnant friend since it would have been his anniversary
might have been more emotional and too, I’m being selfish and insensitive to
reactive than usual. “Former Friend” his feelings. Our mother agrees!
I think they are the ones being selfish.
stated she did not have experience with
children. If her judgment was poor, she My husband and I have had our share
apologized for it and didn’t try to mini- of hardships, but we worked and talked
mize it. I truly believe she should be for- through them. I feel we deserve this cele-
given and that one mistake should not bration not only for us, but also our kids
and friends. Your thoughts? — Silver
end the entire friendship.
This incident could have been a teach- Anniversary In Arizona
Dear Silver: You are neither selfish
ing tool for the child, referencing bad
judgment, forgiveness, value of friend- nor insensitive. Celebrate your 25th an-
ship, etc. Friendships are vitally impor- niversary (congratulations, by the way)
in any fashion or at any time you and
tant. — Forgiving In North Carolina
Dear Forgiving: That letter drew a your family choose. It is regrettable that
huge response from readers, many of your self-centered twin brother and over-
whom expressed similar feelings to yours. ly indulgent mother adopted the attitude
They pointed out that marijuana is be- they have and attempted to make the oc-
coming increasingly legal and normal in casion all about him, but the choice was
our society, and it is a topic that should theirs. Graciously accept their refusal to
be openly discussed with the 12-year-old. attend, have the party and enjoy every
They also felt the girl probably knows minute of it.
BY MORT WALKER
DAYS GONE BY FROM THE EAST OREGONIAN
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND JOHN MARSHALL
100 Years Ago
Sept. 28, 1921
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company will shortly begin work on a proj-
ect designed to supply certain sections of
Pendleton with necessary additional facili-
ties. The contemplated work will involve an
expenditure of approximately $30,000 and
consists of placing 90 poles and stringing
5.3 miles of aerial cable containing a total of
1210 miles of wire. Recently the telephone
company acquired property in Pendleton
upon which a new central office building will
be constructed. The present construction
work is only the forerunner of a large amount
of additional work planned for Pendleton in
order to provide necessary facilities in this
fast growing city.
50 Years Ago
Sept. 28, 1971
The destruction of a pinball machine
seized July 3 at the Hut Cafe in Pendleton
was ordered Monday in Umatilla County
Court. The Bally Brand Can Can machine
is listed as defendant in a court action filed
by Umatilla County Dist. Atty. R.P. Smith.
Smith said Oregon State Police Officer Gary
Martin played the machine June 19 at the Hut,
and exchanged games won for cash. The court
order calling for destruction of the machine
said any money in the coin box should be
turned over to the Umatilla County treasurer
for deposit in the county’s general fund. The
machine has been sitting in the basement of
Pendleton City Hall since its seizure.
25 Years Ago
Sept. 28, 1996
Before the advent of The Weather Chan-
nel, not many people had heard of Meacham.
Now, however, it’s unusual when the town
doesn’t make the list of the nation’s coldest
spots. Temperature, of course, is not what
makes this small town so wonderful. Rich
in history, Meacham was originally known
as Lee’s Encampment. “Meacham, A Wide
Spot on the Oregon Trail,” is a book written
by former Pendletonian Betty Booth Stewart,
who was born in Meacham. The book features
a cast of many characters including Native
Americans, stage coach passengers and those
on the seemingly endless wagon train jour-
neys. There are encounters with highway-
men, murderers and thieves hiding out on the
mountain. Stewart’s book is selling well and is
reportedly well written, well researched and
has a genuine literary quality.
TODAY IN HISTORY
DILBERT
THE WIZARD OF ID
LUANN
ZITS
BY SCOTT ADAMS
BY PARKER AND HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
On Sept. 28, 1920,
eight members of the Chi-
cago White Sox were in-
dicted for allegedly throw-
ing the 1919 World Series
against the Cincinnati
Reds. (All were acquitted
at trial, but all eight were
banned from the game for
life.)
In 1066, William the
Conqueror invaded Eng-
land to claim the English
throne.
In 1781, American
forces in the Revolution-
ary War, backed by a
French fleet, began their
successful siege of York-
town, Va.
In 1787, the Congress
of the Confederation
voted to send the just-
completed Constitution
of the United States to
state legislatures for their
approval.
In 1850, flogging was
abolished as a form of
punishment in the U.S.
Navy.
In 1924, three U.S.
Army planes landed in
Seattle, having completed
the first round-the-world
trip by air in 175 days.
In 1928, Scottish medi-
cal researcher Alexander
Fleming discovered peni-
cillin, the first effective an-
tibiotic.
In 1939, during World
War II, Nazi Germany and
the Soviet Union signed a
treaty calling for the par-
titioning of Poland, which
the two countries had in-
vaded.
In 1962, a federal ap-
peals court found Mis-
sissippi Gov. Ross Bar-
nett in civil contempt for
blocking the admission of
James Meredith, a Black
student, to the University
of Mississippi. (Federal
marshals escorted Mere-
dith onto the campus two
days later.)
In 1991, jazz great
Miles Davis died in Santa
Monica, Calif., at age 65.
In 1995, Israeli Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin
and PLO chairman Yasser
Arafat signed an accord at
the White House ending
Israel’s military occupa-
tion of West Bank cities
and laying the foundation
for a Palestinian state.
In 2000, capping a 12-
year battle, the govern-
ment approved use of the
abortion pill RU-486.
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE