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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ
Grandmother wants to
be appreciated by family
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
B.C.
PICKLES
BEETLE BAILEY
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
BY MASTROIANNI AND HART
BY BRIAN CRANE
fact that you have such a distant
Dear Abby: I recently posted
relationship with them.
on Facebook about how I never
I’m not sure what you ex-
get any recognition from my only
pect your daughter-in-law to do
son on my birthday, Mother’s
at this point. (Offer to pay for
Day or any holiday. My daugh-
some or all of your expenses?)
ter-in-law then responded that I
Your money is, of course, yours
care more about my dogs than
to do with as you wish after your
my grandchildren. Last year, I
J EANNE
death. But wouldn’t it be better
offered to fly the girls to Florida
P HILLIPS
spent cementing a relationship
for a visit but was told no. I have
ADVICE
with your family while you’re
asked that they come for a visit,
alive than using it to punish
but no visits have happened.
them after you are gone?
I live alone and have five
Dear Abby: I’ve been married 30
rescue dogs, three rescue cats and foster
abandoned kittens. In order for me to years to a man who is a good person in
visit them, I would have to pay for air- every way except one. He lies to me. It’s
fare, parking and a pet sitter, and would mostly about inconsequential things, but
need a family member to pick me up and over the past six months, his lies or omis-
usher me around. I responded that if sions have rocked the foundations of our
they wanted to pick up the tab, I would marriage. He does it typically to cover up
behavior he’s ashamed of.
be happy to visit.
He has promised to be more truthful
They claim I do “nothing” to be a
grandmother. I started a college fund for and transparent, but recently I caught
them years ago. When I asked what they him lying about something I saw with my
want me to do, I received no response. own eyes. When I called him on it, he ad-
I’m considering changing my will and the mitted the truth. Each time, he swears he
beneficiary of my life insurance. When will do better. Is he a pathological liar? I
I asked again about what they wanted, feel like I’m at the end of my rope, but I
she said she needed time. It’s been weeks. hate to throw away 30 years of marriage.
Please help. — Sick Of Lies In Massa-
What now? — Not Measuring Up
Dear Not Measuring Up: Not know- chusetts
Dear Sick: It appears the man you
ing your son and daughter-in-law’s finan-
cial situation, I can only suspect that the are married to is a compulsive liar. By
reason they haven’t taken you up on your now it must be clear to both of you that
invitation to visit is that they can’t afford unless he’s willing to work on his inabil-
airfare for four and think you can better ity to tell the truth and seek help from a
afford to do the traveling. It is a shame mental health professional, nothing will
you had to publicize on Facebook the change.
BY MORT WALKER
DAYS GONE BY
100 years ago
in the East Oregonian
GARFIELD
BY JIM DAVIS
The quality of wheat is better than farm-
ers and grain dealers expected before thresh-
ing, according to the opinion of J.J. Chisholm,
who has been making a study of field grain
conditions during the past few days. Near
Nolin and Yokum where harvesters have
been working for a week or more a friendly
good opinion of the grain and yield has been
secured. The wheat is testing well, tests going
between 58 pounds to 62 pounds a bushel.
50 years ago
in the East Oregonian
BLONDIE
BY DEAN YOUNG AND JOHN MARSHALL
Firefighting crews were concentrated in
south central Oregon today where two forest
fires, burning on federal, state and private
lands, covered more than 350 acres. Fire
danger was on the rise throughout the state.
Some 250 men worked the fires, contain-
ing the blaze on federal and private land and
controlling the fire on state protected property.
Smoke jumpers and logging crews were used
on the 160-acre fire in the Winema National
Forest east of Chemult. The fire, man-caused,
started Wednesday afternoon and spread
through small timber into logging slash on
private land. Further east, fire covered nearly
200 acres about 35 miles from Silver Lake
before state crews controlled it.
25 years ago
in the East Oregonian
Art is coming to life at Crow’s Shadow
Art Institute. After years of development,
fund-raising and remodeling, the non-profit
arts facility is in its “trial run” this summer,
offering art workshops taught by masters in
each media. And the institute has a master of
its own, in the form of master printer Beth
Mills who started work July 1 at the facil-
ity on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The
institute, which was founded by artist James
Lavadour in 1992, has already achieved
its five-year goals set by board members.
Upcoming projects include establishing an
artist-in-residence program and purchasing
a ceramics kiln and equipment for metal and
glass casting.
TODAY IN HISTORY
In 1543, England’s King
In 1967, rioting erupted in Verses” was found stabbed
TODAY
IN Jersey,
HISTORY
Henry VIII married his sixth
Newark, New
over the to death, nine days after the
DILBERT
THE WIZARD OF ID
LUANN
ZITS
BY SCOTT ADAMS
BY PARKER AND HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
and On
last July
wife, Catherine
12, 1909, Parr.
the
In
1812,
United
States
House of Representatives
forces
Gen. William
joined led
the by
Senate
in pass-
Hull
entered
Canada
during
ing the 16th Amendment
the War of 1812 against Brit-
to the U.S. Constitution,
ain. (However, Hull retreated
allowing
for a federal
in-
shortly
thereafter
to Detroit.)
come
tax,
and
submitted
In 1862, during the Civil
it to the
states. (It Abraham
was de-
War,
President
clared
ratified
in
February
Lincoln signed a bill autho-
1913.) the Army Medal of
rizing
In 1543, England’s
Honor.
King
Henry
VIII Milton
mar-
In 1908,
comedian
ried his was
sixth born
and last
wife,
Berle
Mendel
Catherine in Parr.
Berlinger
New York City.
In
House the
of
In 1909,
1862, the
during
Representatives
joined
the
Civil War, President
Abra-
Senate
in passing
the a 16th
ham Lincoln
signed
bill
Amendment
U.S.
authorizing to
the the Army
Constitution,
allowing for
Medal of Honor.
a federal
income
tax, Mil-
and
In 1908, comedian
submitted
it
to
the
states.
ton Berle was born Men-
(It
declared
ratified
in
del was
Berlinger
in New
York
February
1913.)
City.
In 1965, the Beach Boys
In 1965, the Beach Boys
single “California Girls” was
single
Girls”
released “California
by Capitol Records.
police
beating of by
a Black
taxi
was released
Capitol
driver;
26
people
were
killed
Records.
in the
five days
of violence
In 1967,
rioting
erupt-
that
followed.
ed in Newark, New Jersey,
In 1974, President Rich-
over the police beating
ard Nixon signed a measure
of a Black
driver; 26
creating
the taxi
Congressio-
people
were
killed
in the
nal Budget Office. Former
five
days
of
violence
that
White House aide John
followed.
Ehrlichman and three others
In convicted
1974, of President
were
conspir-
Richard
Nixon
ing
to violate
the civil signed
rights
a Daniel
measure
creating
the
of
Ellsberg’s
former
Congressional Budget Of-
psychiatrist.
fice. In Former
White House
1984, Democratic
pres-
idential
candidate
Walter
F.
aide John
Ehrlichman
and
Mondale
announced
his
three others
were convict-
choice
of U.S. Rep. to
Geraldine
ed of conspiring
violate
A.
of New of
York
to be
the Ferraro
civil rights
Daniel
his
running-mate;
Ferraro
Ellsberg’s former psychia-
was
trist. the first woman to run
for vice
president
on a major-
In 1984,
Democratic
party
ticket.
presidential
candidate
In 1991,
a Japanese
Walter
F. Mondale
an-
professor (Hitoshi Igarashi)
nounced his choice of
who had translated Salman
U.S. Rep. “The
Geraldine
A.
Rushdie’s
Satanic
novel’s
translator
Ferraro Italian
of New
York was
to
attacked
in
Milan.
be his running-mate; Fer-
In was
1994,
Bill
raro
the President
first woman
Clinton,
visiting
Germany,
to run for vice president
went to the eastern sector of
on a major-party ticket.
Berlin, the first U.S. president
In so 1991,
Hitoshi
Iga-
to do
since Harry
Truman.
rashi,
a
Japanese
profes-
In 2003, the USS Ronald
sor who the
had first
translated
Reagan,
carrier
Salman
Rushdie’s
“The
named for a living presi-
Satanic
Verses,” was
dent,
was commissioned
in
found stabbed
Norfolk,
Virginia. to death,
nine
novel’s
In days
2016, after
with the
hugs
and
Italian
translator
was
at-
handshakes, Bernie Sanders
tacked in Hillary
Milan. Clinton for
endorsed
president
during
an appear-
In 1994,
President
Bill
ance
in Portsmouth,
New
Clinton,
visiting Ger-
Hampshire.
many, went to the eastern
Today’s
Bir thdays:
sector
of Berlin,
the first
Fit
ness
g
u
r
rd
U.S. president u to R icha
do so
Simmons
is
74.
Country
since Harry Truman.
singer
Julie the
Miller
66.
In 2003,
USS is Ron-
Olympic
gold the
medal
ald Reagan,
first figure
carri-
skater
Kristi
is
er named
for Yamaguchi
a living pres-
51. Actor Michelle Rodriguez
ident, was commissioned
is 44. Olympic gold medal
in Norfolk,
Virginia.
gymnast
Jordyn
Wieber is 27.
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE