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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Thursday, October 7, 2021
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ
A girlfriend wants live-in
beau to end his marriage
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
B.C.
PICKLES
BEETLE BAILEY
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
BY MASTROIANNI AND HART
BY BRIAN CRANE
law’s behavior was appalling.
Dear Abby: I have been with
Have a private talk with your
a man for the last six years. He
sister. Could HE be entering a
has been separated for 20 years.
second childhood? Knowing
When I asked him if he was go-
how he feels about children, if
ing to finalize his divorce, he said
you wish to see him and your
no. When I said I would like a
sister, consider socializing with
commitment, he said he gave me
them separately. If other fam-
one when he moved in five years
J EANNE
ily members with children invite
ago. His wife even asked him for
P HILLIPS
them to anything other than an
a divorce, but he said it’s expen-
ADVICE
adults-only gathering, Sissy and
sive. I told him by my upcoming
her hubby should politely offer
50th birthday I want a yes or no
their regrets.
on the divorce. What should I
Dear Abby: I have a class reunion
do? — In Limbo In Massachusetts
Dear In Limbo: Assuming this man coming up and want some advice on how
lives with you rent-free, you have spent to stop a fellow classmate from giving a
the last six years with a houseguest who religious sermon. I don’t want to hurt his
is more concerned with his net worth feelings, but after the last reunion, sev-
than your need for validation. If his wife eral people complained about his lengthy
wanted a divorce, it would have hap- preaching. I’m afraid if it happens again,
pened already. This arrangement is serv- some people may choose not to attend.
ing them both in some way. Your next How can I tactfully handle this issue?
Any help is appreciated. — Wants To
step should be to make a final decision.
Dear Abby: My brother-in-law (age Have A Good Time
Dear Wants: Unfortunately, some
75) apparently doesn’t like kids. He just
told my husband that what he doesn’t people don’t know how to let go of a mi-
like about our family gatherings is the crophone once they have one and aren’t
attention everyone shows my two grand- able to sense they have lost their audi-
daughters. (They are 7 and 8.) At a re- ence. Handle this uncomfortable situ-
cent gathering, he actually threw down ation by advising all the speakers that
game pieces and stomped off when they their remarks must be limited to no more
approached. Should I sever contact with than three minutes. Of course, if the
my sister and him? I know if I tell my “sermon” runs long, you will have to step
son about this, my son will cut ties with forward and call a halt to it by asking the
them. Your advice might help. — Family audience to give the person a big hand to
show their appreciation. (If that doesn’t
Gal In Alabama
Dear Family Gal: Not everyone relates do the trick, you may have to resort to a
well to kids. That said, your brother-in- hook.)
BY MORT WALKER
DAYS GONE BY FROM THE EAST OREGONIAN
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND JOHN MARSHALL
100 Years Ago
Oct. 7, 1921
The new Rivoli theatre is
the best west of Omaha and
is unequaled for beauty and
convenience in this territory,
in the opinion of Ned Alvord,
advance agent for the Marcus
Show of 1921, who was in
Pendleton yesterday arranging
for the coming of his attraction
to the new playhouse early next
month. “Whoever designed
the new house knew his busi-
ness,” he said. “While there
are some larger stages none
are better or more completely
arranged.” Owing to the unset-
tled business conditions and
continued high railroad rates
the Marcus Show of 1921 is the
only big musical revue coming
west this season.
50 Years Ago
Oct. 7, 1971
Got $300 and sick of your
spouse? Get a divorce. In the
first eight months of 1971 there
were 156 divorces in Umatilla
County. “We can’t drive a car
without some kind of driver’s
education, but we don’t offer
any training on how to be a
good husband or wife,” said
LaVon Wilson, director of the
Umatilla and Morrow County
Mental Health Clinic. “Plus,
marriage is a legal contract.
We couldn’t buy a car with-
out some money, but we can
take on a marriage with noth-
ing.” Pendleton attorney Art
Barrows agrees with this. He
says the main cause of divorce
is the unpreparedness of the
people for marriage. “They
should have to show a certif-
icate saying they talked to
a counselor before they can
get married,” he said. “The
sad thing about divorce is the
support of the children. After
a woman gets divorced, she’ll
remarry. That husband will
have to support the children of
her previous marriage while
the real father is out having a
good time.”
25 Years Ago
Oct. 7, 1996
After a long workday,
picture chasing away all the
stress by walking through a
rose garden where the scents
blossom into visions of night-
ingale, evening dew and
romantic elegance. The Shady
Locust Herb Farm and Nurs-
ery at Umapine, owned and
operated by Connie and Char-
lie Kidd, offers just such a rose
garden. All it takes is a phone
call, and it’s in your mailbox
in a few days. The catch is
you’ll have to let your nose do
the walking. Aroma therapy is
the term for what the nursery
northwest of Milton-Freewater
offers. Fragrant herbal beads
are the product. Shady Locust
sells the beads as a kit that
contains petals fresh-picked,
then finely ground and sifted,
and preserved by a binding
substance. Besides rose, beads
are also available from lavender,
lemon verbena and patchouli.
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 Oct. 7, 2001, the
war in Afghanistan start-
ed as the United States
and Britain launched air
attacks against military
targets and Osama bin
Laden’s training camps in
the wake of the Septem-
ber 11 attacks.
In 1765, the Stamp
Act Congress convened in
New York to draw up co-
lonial grievances against
England.
In 1910, a major
wildfire
devastated
the northern Minnesota
towns of Spooner and
Baudette, charring at
least 300,000 acres; some
40 people are believed to
have died.
In 1949, the Repub-
lic of East Germany was
formed.
In 1954, Marian An-
derson became the first
Black singer hired by
the Metropolitan Opera
Company in New York.
In 1985, Palestinian
gunmen hijacked the Ital-
ian cruise ship Achille
Lauro in the Mediterra-
nean. (The hijackers shot
and killed Leon Kling-
hoffer, a Jewish-American
tourist in a wheelchair,
and pushed him over-
board, before surrender-
ing on Oct. 9.)
In 1991, University of
Oklahoma law profes-
sor Anita Hill publicly
accused Supreme Court
nominee Clarence Thom-
as of making sexually
inappropriate comments
when she worked for him;
Thomas denied Hill’s alle-
gations.
In 1992, trade repre-
sentatives of the United
States, Canada and Mex-
ico initialed the North
American Free Trade
Agreement during a cer-
emony in San Antonio,
Texas, in the presence of
President George H.W.
Bush, Canadian Prime
Minister Brian Mulroney
and Mexican President
Carlos Salinas de Gor-
tari.
In 1998, Matthew Shep-
ard, a gay college student,
was beaten and left tied
to a wooden fencepost
outside of Laramie, Wyo-
ming; he died five days
later. (Russell Henderson
and Aaron McKinney are
serving life sentences for
Shepard’s murder.)
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE