COFFEE BREAK
B6 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
SATuRDAY, ApRIL 9, 2022
Aging dog’s care becomes obstacle in relationship
of Preston’s condition, she has
changed her mind. I understand
that. However, she’s now angry
that I am going alone.
I spend every day with her
and go out of my way always to
support her. She has no grand-
children, having lost her only
daughter two decades ago. I will
be gone for only a weekend and
return in plenty of time to be
with her afterward.
I haven’t seen my three grand-
daughters in a year, and who
knows when I will again. Should
I feel guilty about leaving her
and the dog? I am stuck in the
middle here, and am going to
upset her or my son’s family no
matter what I do. — MAN IN
THE MIDDLE
DEAR MAN: You stated
DEAR ABBY: I’m in a sev-
en-year relationship with a beau-
tiful woman I love and would
do anything in the world for. I
feel she would do the same for
me. She has a dog, “Preston,”
who she loves and who has been
with her since puppyhood. At 16,
Preston is failing badly and is on
his last legs. There is no doubt
his time is coming.
We had planned on meeting
my son and grandchildren for a
family celebration after a sev-
en-hour drive. Her plan was to
accompany me, but now, because
that your significant other’s only
child died 20 years ago. It is pos-
sible that puppy Preston became
like a child to her, and losing
him is causing her to revisit the
loss of her daughter. If there
is any way to manage it, post-
pone the visit with your son
and his family until later in the
year, after Preston’s passing,
or have them come to you. If
that’s not possible, because it’s
only a weekend, go see your son
and your grandkids but remain
in contact with her from afar
during the visit.
DEAR ABBY: My first hus-
band was abusive, and I divorced
him after less than four years of
marriage. We had two daugh-
ters. In 2016, I remarried, this
time to a loving, caring man. My
of any longer. Any advice would
help. — HEARTBROKEN IN
DELAWARE
DEAR HEARTBROKEN:
Would you really like to receive
birthday and Mother’s Day
greetings knowing they didn’t
come from the heart and that
you were paying for them? This
is what your daughter’s actions
have revealed. You have not
caused this estrangement; she
has, because you turned off the
spigot.
I’m sure you are hurting,
because that is what your
daughter intends. Since prayer
hasn’t helped you cope with this,
consult a licensed mental health
professional, and I suspect you
will have better results. You have
my sympathy.
oldest daughter was my maid
of honor. A year after our wed-
ding, she married her soul mate.
Her father and I, including our
current spouses, paid for their
reception.
Since 2017, this daughter has
continually asked us for financial
assistance. At first we helped,
but after a terrible argument, we
drew the line, and she decided
to sever our relationship com-
pletely. She sees us occasion-
ally during holidays and is cor-
dial, but she doesn’t call or text
for my birthday or Mother’s Day,
which is very hurtful.
I don’t know where to turn,
except to pray. I don’t want to
be estranged anymore. I miss
her terribly, but do not want to
be financially taken advantage
NEWS OF THE WEIRD
Alex Jones appears for questioning in Sandy Hook lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn.
— Alex Jones was ques-
tioned Wednesday, April
6, by lawyers for families
of Sandy Hook victims in
Connecticut, where a judge
had ordered the Infowars
host to face mounting fines
until he appeared for a
deposition.
Relatives of some of the
20 children and six edu-
cators killed in the 2012
Newtown, Connecticut,
massacre sued Jones for
defamation after he said the
shooting never happened. A
judge found Jones liable for
damages and a trial on how
much he should pay the
families is set for August.
Jones, who lives in
Texas, had defied a judge’s
order to appear for a depo-
sition in the case, saying
he was too ill. But Con-
necticut Judge Barbara
Bellis said there wasn’t
enough evidence that Jones
was too sick to attend and
ordered him to come to
Connecticut for questioning
and pay escalating daily
fines until he did so. Jones
paid $25,000 in fines for
Friday and $50,000 in fines
for Monday, according to
court records.
Jones said in a video on
the Infowars website that
the deposition began April
5 and was to continue April
6. He said in the video that
the families’ lawyers began
the deposition by “demon-
izing” him for his ques-
tioning official versions
of events.
“It’s just totally insane
Gender-affirming
medication banned for
youth in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala.
— Alabama lawmakers on
Thursday, April 7, approved
sweeping legislation to
outlaw gender-affirming
medications for trans kids
and advanced separate leg-
islation to prohibit class-
room instruction on sexual
and gender identity in early
grades — a measure that
critics have dubbed “Don’t
Say Gay.”
The Alabama House
of Representatives voted
66-28 for legislation to
make it a felony, punish-
able by up to 10 years in
prison, for a doctor to pre-
scribe puberty blockers or
hormones or perform sur-
gery to aid in the gender
transition of people under
age 19. The bill now goes
to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey
for her signature as Ala-
bama becomes the latest
red state to debate legisla-
The Associated press, File
Radio show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was being questioned Wednesday, April 6, 2022, by
lawyers for families of Sandy Hook Elementary School victims in Connecticut, where a judge had ordered
the Infowars host to face mounting fines until he appeared for a deposition.
to sit there and watch this
happen and to watch them
lick their lips and lick their
chops and think we’re going
to finally shut Alex Jones
down,” Jones said. “These
people want to put us in
prison for our speech.”
Jones’ lawyer, Norman
Pattis, said tempers flared
at times during the deposi-
tion and much of the ques-
tioning was not related to
the school shooting.
“I had the impression
watching the attack on Mr.
interviews discussing
the details.”
“Accordingly, we are
unable to comment further
at this time,” Mattei said.
The deposition was held
at the Bridgeport office of
Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder.
After it ended, Pattis filed
a court document asking
Bellis to return to Jones
the $75,000 in fees he paid,
which the judge said he
could request only after sit-
ting for questioning. Bellis
did not immediately rule.
Jones that this trial will be
about something far greater
than what happened at
Sandy Hook,” Pattis said on
the video. “The trial’s going
to be about ordinary peo-
ple’s ability to say I’m not
buying it, I want to raise
questions, I want to draw
my own conclusions.”
The families’ lawyer,
Christopher Mattei, said
Jones has declared his
“entire deposition confi-
dential even while he and
his attorney conduct media
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Santa Ana, Calif.
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Jacksonville, Fla.
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High: 86°
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path through Texas, Oklahoma and Kan-
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tion and policies aimed at
trans youth.
Rep. Neil Rafferty, the
only openly gay member of
the Alabama Legislature,
appeared to struggle to hold
back his anger and maintain
composure as lawmakers
headed to the vote.
“This bill should not
pass,” Rafferty said. “This
is wrong. Y’all sit here and
campaign on family ... but
what this bill is, is totally
undermining family rights,
health rights and access to
health care.”
Republican Rep. Wes
Allen, of Troy, sponsor of
the House version of the
bill, argued during debate
that transgender youth are
not old enough to make
decisions about gender-af-
firming medication.
“Their brains are not
developed to make the deci-
sions long term about what
these medications and sur-
geries do to their body,”
he said.
Rep. Chris England, who
also serves as chairman of
the Alabama Democratic
Party, said the measure tar-
gets already vulnerable
children and essentially
tells them they are not wel-
come in Alabama.
“You’re saying this is
about children. It’s not.
What it is about is scoring
political points and using
those children as collateral
damage,” England said.
The bill would also
require school coun-
selors, nurses and others to
tell parents if a child dis-
closes they believe they are
transgender.
Jones missed the orig-
inally scheduled deposi-
tion in the case on March
23 and 24 in Austin, Texas.
He cited a health issue
including vertigo that his
doctors initially thought
was a serious heart problem
but turned out to be a
sinus infection.
The plaintiffs have said
they have been subjected
to harassment and death
threats from Jones’ fol-
lowers because of the hoax
conspiracy promoted on
his website show. Jones has
since conceded the shooting
did happen.
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