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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M. SCHULZ
Love triangle will surely
lead to some hurt feelings
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
B.C.
PICKLES
BEETLE BAILEY
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
BY MASTROIANNI AND HART
BY BRIAN CRANE
love her the way she deserves to
Dear Abby: I’m a woman
be loved.
who got a girlfriend, “Darlene.”
Dear Abby: My younger sis-
I thought that was what love
ter, “Tish,” is adamant about
felt like. But my old (bisexual)
getting our parents’ affairs in
friend “Michelle” has me feel-
order. They are in their 80s and
ing differently. Recently I feel
in excellent physical and mental
my heart racing and butterflies
health except for osteo-related
in my stomach just thinking
J EANNE
issues. Tish’s constant remind-
about her. When Michelle does
P HILLIPS
ers are making them feel she is
my nails and holds my hand to
ADVICE
rushing them to the grave. My
steady them, my knees feel weak.
siblings and I appreciate her in-
I do not feel this way with Dar-
tentions and support her efforts
lene, although I still care deeply
about her. I don’t want to hurt her feel- to get our parents to finalize their trust
ings by breaking up with her, but I think arrangements, but it’s reached a point
that if I were single, Michelle might con- where she wants to start selling their be-
sider going out with me. Darlene’s feel- longings and is secretly throwing things
ings are extremely sensitive, and I want away. Tish spends a lot of time looking
to keep her as a friend. But just being at memorabilia and telling them who
around Michelle has me feeling happier certain items should be given to. She gets
than ever. Do I risk hurting someone’s belligerent if we disagree with her vision
feelings, or should I stay with Darlene of how things should be handled. Should
and miss out on being with someone I I be thankful for what she’s doing and try
am in love with? Am I a bad girlfriend? to convince my parents it’s a lot less for
them to worry about? — Looking On
— Lovestruck In Alaska
Dear Lovestruck: You are not a “bad” In Texas
Dear Looking On: Your parents are
girlfriend; you are a girlfriend who is
ready to break up with Darlene. Before fortunate that they are in great health,
making any announcements, verify with but they should also realize what inevi-
Michelle that your feelings are recipro- tably lies ahead. You would be doing the
cated. If they are, then you must tell Dar- whole family a favor if you pointed out
lene you want to see other people. Count to them that because Tish becomes an-
on her being hurt and probably angry, gry and belligerent if someone disagrees
so be as gentle as you can when you give with her, they need to talk to an attorney
her the news. It will be doing all three of who specializes in estate planning, which
you a favor. Breakups, while painful, are will prevent conflict after their eventual
a fact of life. People do recover, and Dar- passing. After that, the ball is in their
lene will be free to find someone who will court.
BY MORT WALKER
DAYS GONE BY
100 years ago
in the East Oregonian
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND JOHN MARSHALL
Max, the 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
N. Rusaw of South Milton-Freewater was
accidentally shot Saturday evening in the
mountains above Dixie, Washington, where
he was engaged in working on the road.
The bullet was from a 38 caliber rifle, in the
hands of a companion who was fooling with
it, supposing it to be empty. The bullet entered
the breast directly over the heart, and by some
obstruction was deflected from its course
from piercing that organ and passed through
the chest, coming out on the other side. The
bullet was picked up from the ground where it
had fallen, by some one standing by. The boy
was brought to the hospital in Walla Walla
where he is not thought to be in a necessarily
hopeless condition, the doctor saying that if
the weather is favorable, that he will proba-
bly recover.
50 years ago
in the East Oregonian
Though the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
does not officially begin until Aug. 22, the first
event will be held Sunday when the 4-H Horse
Show is held at the county fairgrounds.
Nearly 100 4-H horse club members are
expected to take part in the show which starts
at 10 a.m. They will compete in showmanship,
horsemanship and horse judging contests by
age grouping. Two judges will be working the
show with horse club leaders in charge.
25 years ago
in the East Oregonian
Construction of the $32.8 million Walmart
Distribution Center at Hermiston boosted
Umatilla County building valuations for the
first half of 1997 to just shy of $60 million.
That’s more than $37 million above the 1996
total for the time period and $16 million more
than the full-year total last year. Figures for the
first six months of 1997 include construction of
88 single family homes, a duplex, four triplexes
and a 12-unit apartment building.
Pendleton recorded more than $6 million
in building permits, with 18 new home starts
accounting for more than half of that. Hermis-
ton recorded 14 new home starts valued at $2.25
million, plus four triplex units valued at some
$600,000. A 12-unit Hermiston apartment
building is valued at $706,297. Five more home
starts were recorded in the unincorporated area
around Hermiston, valued at $881,000.
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 Aug. 2, 1923, the
29th president of the
United States, Warren
G. Harding, died in San
Francisco; Vice President
Calvin Coolidge became
president.
In 1776, members of
the Second Continental
Congress began attach-
ing their signatures to the
Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
In 1873, inventor An-
drew S. Hallidie success-
fully tested a cable car he
had designed for the city
of San Francisco.
In 1876, frontiersman
“Wild Bill” Hickok was
shot and killed while play-
ing poker at a saloon in
Deadwood, Dakota Terri-
tory, by Jack McCall, who
was later hanged.
In 1921, a jury in Chi-
cago acquitted several for-
mer members of the Chi-
cago White Sox baseball
team and two others of
conspiring to defraud the
public.
In 1922, Alexander
Graham Bell, generally
regarded as the inventor
of the telephone, died in
Nova Scotia, Canada, at
age 75.
In 1939, Albert Ein-
stein signed a letter to
President Franklin D.
Roosevelt urging creation
of an atomic weapons re-
search program.
In 1945, President Har-
ry S. Truman, Soviet leader
Josef Stalin and Britain’s
new prime minister, Clem-
ent Attlee, concluded the
Potsdam conference.
In 1974, former White
House counsel John W.
Dean III was sentenced
to one to four years in
prison for obstruction of
justice in the Watergate
cover-up.
In 1980, 85 people were
killed when a bomb ex-
ploded at the train station
in Bologna, Italy.
In 1985, 137 people
were killed when Delta
Air Lines Flight 191, a
Lockheed L-1011 Tristar,
crashed while attempt-
ing to land at Dallas-Fort
Worth International Air-
port.
In 1990, Iraq invaded
Kuwait, seizing control of
the oil-rich emirate. (The
Iraqis were later driven
out in Operation Desert
Storm.)
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE