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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Thursday, June 2, 2022
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ
Self-centered brother has
siblings at their wits’ end
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
B.C.
PICKLES
BEETLE BAILEY
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
BY MASTROIANNI AND HART
BY BRIAN CRANE
risk, see this sibling separately
Dear Abby: I come from
one-on-one. If he’s not playing
a nice family. My siblings are
to a crowd, he may behave dif-
thoughtful and kind, but one
ferently.
of my brothers is a conversa-
Dear Abby: My ex-husband
tional narcissist. He drones on
and I divorced three years ago
for hours (if we let him) without
after he had an affair and de-
asking a single question.
stroyed our lives (including his
He sees nothing wrong with
J EANNE
daughter’s). The divorce took
talking endlessly about his work
P HILLIPS
about a year. Since then, he has
and his acquisitions, which in-
ADVICE
stopped communicating with me
terest no one. He will compare,
and pretends I never existed. My
indirectly, my home with his, as-
stepdaughter, “Dana,” however,
suming that his is far superior
and better decorated. All of us listen to never let go.
I held on as well for a couple of years,
him and do our best to show an inter-
est without ever receiving that courtesy but as time goes on, I am feeling I’m in
an increasingly impossible situation.
in return.
In his times of need, I have been there What my ex did and his actions that fol-
for him and listened to his troubles, and lowed were incredibly cruel. They devas-
I have gotten the impression that he’s tated me. Staying in touch with Dana has
kinder than any of us have assumed, slowly become a painful reminder of that
given his self-centered ramblings. Is there and has made it difficult for me to close
any way to influence him toward being this unhappy chapter of my life. I don’t
a more thoughtful conversationalist? want to hurt Dana. I hope that one day
she’ll understand, but I feel the need to
— Sore-Eared Sibling
Dear Sibling: Yes, there is. “Someone” cease contact in order to heal fully. Is this
is going to have to tell this brother — in too cruel? — Traumatized In Florida
Dear Traumatized: What a sad situa-
as gentle language as possible — that
hogging the conversation is as unwel- tion. I’m sorry you feel there is no other
come as hogging all the food at the buf- way to heal from your ex-husband’s be-
fet. He should also be told that compar- trayal than to distance yourself from
ing what he has to that of his siblings, Dana, who loves you. However, feeling
who may have less, comes across as brag- as you do, you must take care of yourself.
ging, which makes them uncomfortable. Please do not “ghost” her. It is important
If no one has the courage to address that you explain to her, as kindly as pos-
this, a group intervention may be needed sible, your reasons for ending your rela-
to stanch the motormouth. However, tionship, so she understands this is not
if this is more than any of you want to her fault.
BY MORT WALKER
DAYS GONE BY
100 years ago — 1922
GARFIELD
BY JIM DAVIS
The honor of a citation by the national
commander of the American Legion is the
lot of Pendleton, according to a letter that
has been received by Adjutant C. C. Proeb-
stel from department headquarters at Port-
land. Nine communities in the state have
been designated for the honor. The cita-
tion, signed by Hanford McNider, national
commander, Lemel Bolles, national adjutant,
Lane Goodell, department commander, and
Harry N. Nelson, department adjutant, reads
as follows: “The city of Pendleton has earned
the lasting gratitude of the nation. In a time of
economic unrest and industrial depression she
has furnished employment to all her veterans
of the World War. In acknowledgment of the
patriotic service the American Legion extends
to all its citizens its thanks and appreciation.”
50 years ago — 1972
BLONDIE
BY DEAN YOUNG AND JOHN MARSHALL
Toll Bridge Junction has taken a heavy toll
in lives and property damage, and those close
to the scene of confusion at the intersection say
the toll is going to continue to mount because
of increasing traffic and higher speeds. Oregon
State Highway Division officials soon will
receive a sheath of petitions with signers from
western Umatilla and northern Morrow coun-
ties who want the intersection improved. The
junction’s signing is causing confusion in the
minds of motorists unfamiliar with the area,
say Umatilla residents petitioning the commis-
sion. Highways are vital to the economic life of
Umatilla with its motels and restaurants.
25 years ago — 1997
Perhaps a calf roper’s heart revs like an Indy
car during the few seconds between when the
calf dashes across the rodeo arena and the
horse and cowboy are left behind waiting to
pursue. Or maybe it’s during that brief moment
after the rope leaves the cowboy’s hand and
spans the space between horse and calf that
adrenaline pumps almost through the brim
of his hat. It’s hard to say when critical rodeo
mass is reached, but one thing’s for sure, no
collegiate calf roper in the United States can
harness the energy and use it to his advantage
better than 19-year-old Seth Hopper of rural
Stanfield. Hopper, who is ranked No. 1 in the
country in collegiate calf roping, leaves Friday
for a chance at the national title in Rapid City,
S.D. Over the course of BMCC’s rodeo season,
which included 10 competitions throughout the
Northwest, Hopper has collected the points
necessary to put him in the lead nationally.
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 June 2, 1997, Timo-
thy McVeigh was convict-
ed of murder and conspir-
acy in the 1995 bombing
of the Alfred P. Murrah
Federal Building in Okla-
homa City that killed 168
people. (McVeigh was ex-
ecuted in June 2001.)
In 1924, Congress
passed, and President
Calvin Coolidge signed,
a measure guaranteeing
full American citizenship
for all Native Americans
born within U.S. territo-
rial limits.
In 1941, baseball’s
“Iron Horse,” Lou Geh-
rig, died in New York of a
degenerative disease, amy-
otrophic lateral sclerosis;
he was 37.
In 1966, U.S. space
probe Surveyor 1 landed
on the moon and began
transmitting detailed pho-
tographs of the lunar sur-
face.
In 1979, Pope John
Paul II arrived in his na-
tive Poland on the first
visit by a pope to a Com-
munist country.
In 1981, the Japanese
video arcade game “Don-
key Kong” was released
by Nintendo.
In 1999, South Afri-
cans went to the polls in
their second post-apart-
heid election, giving the
African National Con-
gress a decisive victory;
retiring president Nelson
Mandela was succeeded
by Thabo Mbeki.
In 2016, autopsy re-
sults showed superstar
musician Prince died of
an accidental overdose of
fentanyl, a powerful opi-
oid painkiller.
In
2020,
defying
curfews,
protesters
streamed back into the
nation’s streets, hours
after President Donald
Trump urged governors
to put down the protests
set off by the killing of
George Floyd. Mayors
and governors from both
parties rejected Trump’s
threat to use the military
against protesters. The
bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of Washington
sharply criticized Trump
for staging a visit to St.
John’s Church across from
the White House after au-
thorities had cleared the
area of peaceful protest-
ers.
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE