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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2017
JUST LIKE CATS & DOGS
Dave T. Phipps
R.F.D
by Mike Marland
HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A13
SALOME’S STARS HOROSCOPE
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your
batteries should be fully recharged
by now, making you more than
eager to get back into the swing of
things full time. Try to stay focused
so that you don’t dissipate your
energies.
AMBER WAVES
THE SPATS
LAFF-A-DAY
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
You’re eager to charge straight ahead
into your new responsibilities. But
you’ll have to paw the ground a little
longer, until a surprise complication
is worked out.
by Dave T. Phipps
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Rival
factions are pressuring you to take a
stand favoring one side or the other.
But this isn’t the time to play judge.
Bow out as gracefully as possible,
without committing yourself to any
position.
by Jeff Pickering
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Reas-
sure a longtime, trusted confi dante
that you appreciate his or her words
of advice. But at this time, you need
to act on what you perceive to be
your own sense of self-interest.
FLASHBACK
SUPER CROSSWORD: COMMON ENDINGS
by Mick Harper
1. Name the female
singer who released
“Anyone Who Had a
Heart.”
2. Which group
released “Th e Village
Green Preservation
Society”?
3. Who wrote the
song “Tin Man”?
4. Where did Man-
hattan Transfer get its
name?
5. Name the song that
contains this lyric:
“Th is time tomorrow,
Reckon where I’ll be,
Hadn’t a-been for
Grayson, I’d a-been in
Tennessee.”
CRYPTOQUIP
DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK 
OBITUARY POLICY
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paid obituaries. The obituary can
include small photos and, for
veterans, a fl ag symbol at no charge.
Expanded death notices will be
published at no charge. These include
information about services.
Obituaries may be edited for
spelling, proper punctuation and
style.
VIRGO (August 23 to September
22) Th ere’s still time to repair a
misunderstanding with an honest
explanation and a heartfelt apology.
Th e sooner you do, the sooner you
can get on with other matters.
LIBRA (September 23 to October
22) Expect a temporary setback as
you progress toward your goal. Use
this time to re-examine your plans
and see where you might need to
make some signifi cant changes.
SCORPIO (October 23 to Novem-
ber 21) Some missteps are revealed
as the cause of current problems in a
personal or professional partnership.
Make the necessary adjustments
and then move on.
ANSWERS
1. Cilla Black, in 1964.
She was discovered by
the Beatles’ manager
Brian Epstein in 1963.
2. Th e Kinks, in
1968. Th e song looks
at English country
villages and hamlets,
compared to modern
cities.
3. Dewey Bunnell
of America, in 1974.
And yes, it references
the Tin Man in the
fi lm “Th e Wizard of
Oz.” Bunnell claimed
he never wanted the
song recorded, but it
went to No. 1.
4. From the Dos
Passos 1925 novel by
the same name.
5. “Tom Dooley,” by
the Kingston Trio,
a No. 1 hit in 1958.
Tom Dula was con-
victed of killing his
pregnant girlfriend
in 1866 in North
Carolina and was
sentenced to hang.
Dula was pronounced
“Dooley” at the time,
and the song was
passed down through
generations.
SUDOKU
Obituaries and notices may
be submitted online at www.
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com, by fax to 541-276-8314, placed
via the funeral home or in person
at the Hermiston Herald or East
Oregonian offi ces.
For more information, call 541-
966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, x221.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) You
need to let your warm Leonine heart
fi re up that new relationship if you
hope to see it move from the “just
friends” level to one that will be as
romantic as you could hope for.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to
December 21) Jupiter’s infl uence
helps you work through a pesky
problem, allowing your naturally
jovial attitude to re-emerge stronger
than ever. Enjoy your success.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to
January 19) Set aside your usual
reluctance to change, and consider
reassessing your fi nancial situation
so that you can build on its strengths
and minimize its weaknesses.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to Feb-
ruary 18) Some recently acquired
information helps open up a dark
part of the past. Resolve to put what
you’ve learned to good use. Travel
plans continue to be favored.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20)
Act on your own keen instincts.
Your strong Piscean backbone will
support you as someone attempts to
pressure you into a decision you’re
not ready to make.
BORN THIS WEEK: You embody a
love for traditional values combined
with an appreciation of what’s new
and challenging.
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