B8 AMERICAN PRESS THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020 MONEY LIFE Dear Abby: My longtime friend and I have been reconnecting during COVID, mostly via text and video chatting. recently moved back to my area in the military), so we spent a weekend together helping her move in. It was exhausting and stressful, and her drink- ing concerned me. I know drinking is prevalent in the military, and as a relatively high-ranking offi cer, under a lot of pressure all the time. more aware of it because my sister is a recov- ering addict.
a queer lady. Bonnie is gay, and over the last couple months been nursing a crush on her. very sup- portive of my artwork, and over the years has been the one doing the work to keep our friendship alive despite our lives going in different directions. I told her I had a crush on her during the stressful moving weekend and asked her to please not tell me about all the girls she texts. She responded that she does not return those feelings for me.
But we talk on the phone for hours at night, and she calls me sometimes. She also tells me sexually magnetic. Our lives are inter- twined enough that both our parents think dating, and Bonnie frequently says things like, neighbor thinks How do I keep both our friendship and my sanity? Crushing in Pennsylvania Dear Crushing: Regardless they put her in a troop with of what others might think, you and Bonnie are NOT dating, and she has told you plainly that not physi- cally attracted to you. She was group therapy for this self- honest with you, give her marks for that. Whether to myself and my tears are being completely honest with getting into my beer.
Had it herself, however, is guess. My advice is to stop al- lowing her to monopolize as much of your time as she has been. It good for you you appear to be can hardly because it keeps you from looking for a companion who can reciprocate your feelings. tears dilute this one and bring If you continue as things are, you down further, Laughing you will only subject yourself Boy. to more of the confusion you are feeling now.
Dear Abby: My wife of 46 years keeps telling me about her deprived childhood. Ev- erybody else had a color TV; the one she grew up with was 90069. a black-and-white. Granny have a dryer; she had to use a clothesline. They have a car, and when they fi nally got one, it was a used car.
Finally, they had a new car, but it was stolen two weeks later. All the other girls had ballet lessons; all the other girls were in Brownies. When Granny fi nally signed her up, it was too late. My wife had to get a used Brownie uniform that fi and Girl Scouts much older. She always wanted a swing-set, but never got one.
Is there counseling and pity condition? laughing Rough, Too Dear Had It: I would like to think your wife has it a lot better now, but to be married to someone as insensitive as be an upper. Go pour yourself another pilsner before your Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 2020, Andrews McMeel Syndication New feelings for longtime friend are not reciprocated Note: From the July 9 editions of the American Press for 2010, 1995, 1970 and 1945 10 years ago FORT McPHERSON, Ga. Sulphur native Capt.
Treg Ancelet took command of the Army Ground Forces Band during a ceremony Thursday. On hand to witness the occasion were his mother, Lorraine Ancelet of Houma; his aunt, Genevieve Ancelet of Jennings; and his sister, Laurie Curole and her sons, Kyle and Joshua of Houma. Business Notes Andrew Edwards and Cody Vicknair recently joined Louisiana Lake Charles division. Louisiana Companies is a shareholder in Assurex Glob- al, a group of elite private brokerages. Shelley Johnson execu- tive director of the Southwest Louisiana Convention Visitors Bureau, was installed as a member of the Louisiana Travel Promotion Associa- board at the associa- annual meeting.
25 years ago Rodeo titlists CHOUPIQUE Scooter Prince of Sulphur and Jen- nifer Pinder of DeQuincy captured senior all-around titles in the Little Britches Rodeo held June 30 in the Kin- ney Arena. Prince earned 148 total points. Runner-up in the senior division was Gar- rett Frey of Eunice, with 74 points. In senior girls, Pinder took home 232 points, while runner-up Mandy Walker of Welsh earned 188 points. New St.
Louis coach St. Louis Catholic High School principal Vic Bon- naff ee announced that the Head Coach Jim Hughes has resigned to take another job, and has been replaced by Charles Vicknair Vicknair, 53, will begin his 32nd year as a coach, having served as head and assistant coach at Westlake, Barbe, and Sam Houston, where he retired after the 1993 season from the Calcasieu Parish Public School System. 50 years ago Knight of the Year Eddie Daigle a 30-year member, is the new of the of Calcasieu Council 1207 of Knights of Columbus. Daigle was ac- corded the honor at a dinner Wednesday night, honoring the offi cers and of the Knights of the month recognized also included Charles Murphy Joseph Price Sr C.H. Ruysenarrs Vincent Lupo Anthony Ro- drigue Guy Bordages Wade Plauche Sam Tarleton Wourl Fanguy William G.
Smith and Father Gayle Nunez Shrine Club reports Members of the Southwest Louisiana Shrine Club at its regular meeting discussed coming activities concerning the 15th Shrine Circus to be held Sept. 14-15 in the Mc- Neese State College Arena. Richard A. Tharp the presi- dent, commended members who painted the clubhouse. John Sullivan reported on children who have been sent to the Shriners Hospital in Shreveport.
J.T. Morgan re- ported on a visit to the Shrine Burns Institute in Galveston, Texas. 75 years ago Pacifi War Fronts Japan 50 Japanese planes were destroyed or wrecked in a series of attacks by Army, Navy, and Marine layers. Borneo-Australian infantry advanced in the Pandansari refi nery area near Balikpa- pan. The Philippines--Enemy casualties rose to 423,236 as 3,824 additional Japanese dead and 386 prisoners were counted.
China--Japanese marines who landed south- west of Amoy were forced to retreat. Local soldiers returning Three men from this area arrived at the Miami Army Air Field, Fla. last week after being fl own from Casablanca, Africa on Army transport planes. Returning are Tech. Fifth Grade Shannelle Duhon of Lake Charles; Tech.
Third Grade William K. Greer of Elton; and Pfc. Jack M. Cobb of DeRidder. Our Past is a daily feature com- piled by Mike Jones.
Sulphur native took command of Army band in 2010 Dear Abby Jeanne Phillips Our Past Mike Jones TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press On July 9, 1776, the Dec- laration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George troops in New York. On this date: In 1755, British General Ed- ward Braddock was mor- tally wounded as his troops suff ered a massive defeat during the French and Indian War (he died four days later). In 1816, Argentina declared independence from Spain. In 1850, the 12th president of the United States, Zachary Taylor, died after serving only 16 months of his term.
(He was succeeded by Millard Fillmore.) In 1918, 101 people were killed in a train collision in Nashville, Tennessee. The Distinguished Service Cross was established by an Act of Congress. In 1937, a fi re at 20th Century fi lm storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, de- stroyed most of the silent fi lms. In 1943, during World War II, the Allies launched Opera- tion Husky, the invasion of Sicily. In 1947, the engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Lt.
Philip Mountbatten was announced. In 1965, the Sonny Cher single Got You was released by ATCO Records. In 1974, former U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren died in Washington at age 83. In 1982, Pan Am Flight 759, a Boeing 727, crashed in Ken- ner, Louisiana, shortly after takeoff from New Orleans International Airport, killing all 145 people aboard and eight people on the ground.
In 1992, Democrat Bill Clinton tapped Tennessee Sen. Al Gore to be his running mate. Former CBS News commen- tator Eric Sevareid died in Washington at age 79. In 2004, a Senate Intelligence Committee report con- cluded the CIA had provided unfounded assessments of the threat posed by Iraq that the Bush administration had relied on to justify going to war. 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