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B8 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Woman tries to balance life with two mothers
itate the same relationship with
me. She’s pushy and constantly
oversteps boundaries. Because of
this, when I found out I was preg-
nant, I chose not to tell her.
I’m now 36 weeks pregnant,
and someone adjacent to my inner
circle has informed her of my
pregnancy and due date. She con-
tacted my family fuming about
my not telling her, insisting she
had a “right” to know. I feel this
is her, once again, feeling enti-
tled to my life and trying to treat
me as property. I do not feel she
is entitled to any details about my
life. Am I wrong? — GUARDED
IN ILLINOIS
DEAR GUARDED: You are
not wrong, and I can see why
DEAR ABBY: I have two
mothers: my biological mother
and Mom, who raised me. I share
everything with Mom — my
hopes, dreams, fears and every-
thing in between. My biological
mother and I are not as close. We
never have been. I don’t have a
single good childhood memory
with her in it.
Lately, my bio mother has been
extremely jealous of my relation-
ship with Mom, even though she
has never done anything to facil-
you are feeling invaded. You are
entitled to privacy if you want it.
Your birth mother is “entitled”
only to those details of your life
you are willing to share with her.
(When did you intend to share
the happy news with her? After
the birth?) You may need to dis-
tance yourself from the person
who gave your birth mother the
news if you want to avoid similar
breaches in the future.
DEAR ABBY: I’m writing
about “Anxious About Alcohol
in Georgia” (Aug. 30), the teen
who was torn between his par-
ents’ views on alcohol as he pre-
pares for his fi rst year of college.
In Colorado, Georgia and many
other states, minors are prohib-
ited from possessing and drinking
alcohol — with an important
exception. That is, doing it in the
presence of and under the super-
vision of their parents in their
home.
I’m not condoning reckless
behavior, but when I was growing
up, my parents let us try beer
and wine at an early age. It was
pretty strong, and we didn’t like
it. We were never encouraged
to get drunk or use it in excess.
But we learned about it, tasted
it and understood the good and
bad when dealing with alcohol.
I believe this is why my sisters
and I never had issues. We have
always been responsible, and
I’m convinced this is a respon-
sible way to introduce alcohol to
a minor.
We gain knowledge through
experience. Having that experi-
ence in a safe environment with
the proper guidance and supervi-
sion is a must. Better to learn with
a responsible parent than a frat
brother you just met. Agree? —
ALLAN IN COLORADO
DEAR ALLAN: Yes, I do.
And thank you for pointing out
that provision in the law. Many
other readers echoed your sen-
timents about demystifying the
allure of alcohol by introducing it
in the home under parental super-
vision. It could prevent some
young people from going wild the
minute they reach the campus.
More omicron cases pop up as world rushes to learn more
By MIKE CORDER, GEIR MOULSON
and JEFFREY COLLINS
gious when you look at how rap-
idly it spread through multiple
districts in South Africa. It has
the earmarks therefore of being
particularly likely to spread from
one person to another. What we
don’t know is whether it can com-
pete with delta,” Collins said on
CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Collins echoed several experts
in saying the news should make
everyone redouble their eff orts
to use the tools the world already
has, including vaccinations,
booster shots and measures such
as mask-wearing.
“I know, America, you’re
really tired about hearing those
things, but the virus is not tired of
us,” Collins said.
The Dutch public health
authority confi rmed that 13
people who arrived from South
Africa on Nov. 26 have so far
tested positive for omicron.
They were among 61 people who
tested positive for the virus after
arriving on the last two fl ights
to Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport
before a fl ight ban was imple-
mented. They were immedi-
ately put into isolation, most at a
nearby hotel.
Authorities in Australia said
two travelers who arrived in
The Associated Press
THE HAGUE, Netherlands
— Cases of the omicron variant
of the coronavirus popped up in
countries on opposite sides of the
world Sunday, Nov. 28, and many
governments rushed to close their
borders even as scientists cau-
tioned that it’s not clear if the new
variant is more alarming than
other versions of the virus.
The variant was identi-
fi ed days ago by researchers in
South Africa, and much is still
not known about it, including
whether it is more contagious,
more likely to cause serious ill-
ness or more able to evade the
protection of vaccines. But many
countries rushed to act, refl ecting
anxiety about anything that could
prolong the pandemic that has
killed more than 5 million people.
Israel decided to bar entry to
foreigners, and Morocco said
it would suspend all incoming
fl ights for two weeks starting
Monday — among the most
drastic of a growing raft of travel
curbs being imposed by nations
around the world as they scram-
bled to slow the variant’s spread.
Alberto Pezzali/The Associated Press
People wear face masks as they walk, in Regent Street, in London, Sunday, Nov. 28,
2021. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was necessary to take “targeted
and precautionary measures” after two people tested positive for the new variant
in England. He also said mask-wearing in shops and on public transport will be re-
quired.
Scientists in several places —
from Hong Kong to Europe —
have confi rmed its presence. The
Netherlands reported 13 omicron
cases on Nov. 28, and Australia
found two.
Noting that the variant has
already been detected in many
countries and that closing borders
often has limited eff ect, the World
Health Organization called for
frontiers to remain open.
Dr. Francis Collins, director of
the National Institutes of Health
in the United States, meanwhile,
emphasized that there is no data
yet that suggests the new variant
causes more serious illness than
previous COVID-19 variants.
“I do think it’s more conta-
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Astoria
Longview
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Kennewick
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St. Helens
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THU
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Mild with
clouds and sun
Mostly cloudy
and mild
Times of clouds
and sun
A shower
possible
35 53 32
51 29
46 29
46 28
Eugene
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La Grande
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Enterprise
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NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Sunday
Low Sunday
High: 90°
Low: -2°
Wettest: 1.63”
51°
26°
55°
39°
56°
44°
PRECIPITATION (inches)
Sunday
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Normal year to date
0.00
0.65
0.68
5.00
8.16
0.00
1.44
1.81
9.84
15.39
0.06
3.41
2.91
21.92
21.94
HAY INFORMATION WEDNESDAY
50%
S at 7 to 14 mph
1.6
0.06
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Monday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
N.A.
15% of capacity
14% of capacity
11% of capacity
10% of capacity
7% of capacity
917 cfs
0 cfs
16 cfs
88 cfs
141 cfs
8 cfs
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First
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3:41 a.m.
2:39 p.m.
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City
Astoria
Bend
Boise
Brookings
Burns
Coos Bay
Corvallis
Council
Elgin
Eugene
Hermiston
Hood River
Imnaha
John Day
Joseph
Kennewick
Klamath Falls
Lakeview
Hi/Lo/W
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70/42/pc
53/37/pc
65/49/s
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63/47/pc
59/43/pc
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68/51/pc
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62/27/pc
VAIL
Klamath Falls
29/57
Lakeview
28/62
McDermitt
32/59
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THU.
Hi/Lo/W City
49/37/c Lewiston
56/34/c Longview
52/34/pc Meacham
62/46/pc Medford
56/26/pc Newport
57/39/c Olympia
53/34/c Ontario
50/31/pc Pasco
53/30/c Pendleton
55/35/c Portland
60/34/pc Powers
PINNACLE
Redmond
56/34/pc CHAISE
ROCKER
Roseburg
54/36/c
RECLINER
Salem
55/35/pc
52/32/c Spokane
60/34/pc The Dalles
58/27/pc Ukiah
59/25/pc Walla Walla
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THU.
Hi/Lo/W
61/48/pc
59/49/c
57/38/pc
59/43/pc
58/46/pc
56/43/c
50/33/c
64/50/pc
65/47/pc
59/48/c
69/46/pc
68/38/pc
62/45/pc
59/46/pc
56/45/pc
61/47/c
59/38/pc
63/48/pc
Hi/Lo/W
56/40/pc
50/36/c
53/31/c
55/40/c
51/38/c
49/36/c
52/33/pc
60/36/pc
55/33/c
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60/40/pc
58/31/c
57/42/c
53/38/c
48/30/pc
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ANTHONY LAKES
PHILLIPS LAKE
Partly sunny
Sunny intervals
43
35
54
36
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
Partly sunny
Partly sunny
51
40
56
38
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
Partly sunny
Partly sunny; mild
41
32
56
37
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Inc. clouds
Partly sunny; warm
56
41
68
47
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
Periods of sun
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30/58
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Oakridge
Roseburg
Powers
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Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Bellingham, Wash.
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Low: 24°
Wettest: 0.17”
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Seneca
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Council
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Florence
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Granite
Baker City
Redmond
46/58
44 33
Monument
41/62
43/59
Newport
51 30
43/57
47/66
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Corvallis
Enterprise
La Grande
49/65
47/68
Idanha
Salem
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Elgin
42/57
40/56
Condon
Maupin
3
52/63
Pendleton
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Portland
Newberg
44/57
Lewiston
49/61
Hood River
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Walla Walla
55/68
Vancouver
45/58
TIllamook
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Sydney from Africa became the
fi rst in the country to test posi-
tive for the new variant. Arrivals
from nine African countries are
now required to quarantine in a
hotel upon arrival. Two German
states reported a total of three
cases in returning travelers over
the weekend.
Israel moved to ban entry by
foreigners and mandate quaran-
tine for all Israelis arriving from
abroad.
“Restrictions on the coun-
try’s borders is not an easy step,
but it’s a temporary and neces-
sary step,” Prime Minister Naf-
tali Bennett said at the start of the
weekly Cabinet meeting.
Morocco’s Foreign Min-
istry tweeted Nov. 28 that all
incoming air travel to the North
African country would be sus-
pended to “preserve the achieve-
ments realized by Morocco in the
fi ght against the pandemic, and
to protect the health of citizens.”
Morocco has been at the forefront
of vaccinations in Africa, and
kept its borders closed for months
in 2020 because of the pandemic.
The U.S. plans to ban travel
from South Africa and seven
other southern African countries
starting Nov. 29.
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