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2A Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Appeal Tribune R1 Measure 97 tax defeated handily by voters GORDON FRIEDMAN STATESMAN JOURNAL Measure 97 was reject- ed by Oregon voters ac- cording to early election returns. In light of the tax’s failure, the state will face a $1.4 billion budget hole — a problem law- makers will be forced to confront in the coming months. The tax was slat- ed to pump $3 billion a year into state coffers. “Our coalition ran a fact-based campaign out- lining Measure 97’s flaws,” Defeat the Tax on Oregon Sales spokeswom- an Rebecca Tweet said in a statement. “We’re grate- ful Oregonians agreed with us and rejected the costly and damaging pro- posal.” Ben Unger, executive director of Our Oregon, P.O. Box 13009 Salem, OR 97309 Address P.O. Box 13009 Salem, OR 97309 Phone 503-873-8385 Missed Delivery? Call: 800-452-2511 Hours: until 7 p.m. Wednesdays; until 3 p.m. other weekdays To Subscribe Fax 503-399-6706 Email sanews@salem.gannett.com Web site www.SilvertonAppeal.com Staff President Ryan Kedzierski 503-399-6648 rkedzierski@gannett.com Advertising Terri McArthur 503-399-6630 tmcarthur@Salem.gannett.com Deadlines News: 4 p.m. Thursday Letters: 4 p.m. Thursday Obituaries: 11 a.m. Friday Display Advertising: 4 p.m. Wednesday Legals: 3 p.m. Wednesday Classifieds: 4 p.m. Friday News Tips The Appeal Tribune encourages suggestions for local stories. Call the newsroom at 503-873-8385 ext. 2. To submit letters to the editor or announcements, call 503-399-6773. To Place an Ad Circulation Manager Art Hyson ahyson@salem.gannett.com 503-399-6846 To subscribe the group that proposed Measure 97, conceded the race shortly after the first election results were posted. He said that despite Measure 97’s failure, the campaign succeeded in changing the conversa- tion around taxes in Ore- gon. “I’m very confident that as we move forward now you just won’t hear people talk about budget cuts unless they’re also talking about corporate taxes,” he said. Proponents of the tax said the revenue Measure 97 would have generated is much-needed, and would have funded schools, health care and programs for the elderly. Critics said there was no guarantee over how the money would have been spent, and that some of the funds would have paid for public employee pen- sions. The fight over Mea- sure 97, which would have taxed companies at 2.5 percent on sales above $25 million, was heated. More than $40 million was spent by campaigns on ei- ther side of the issue, the most ever spent on a polit- ical issue in Oregon. The tax was proposed by a coalition of labor unions and left-leaning advocacy groups working under the name Our Ore- gon. Its efforts were fund- ed largely by the state teacher union and public employee union. Opposition to the tax was lead by the state’s business community. De- feat the Tax on Oregon Sales marshaled to its cause large local and out of state businesses that were likely to fall under the tax. Millions of dollars was pumped into the “no” effort by large retailers and grocers such as Wal- mart, Target and Safe- way/Albertsons. Both sides spent heavi- ly on broadcast and digital advertising and print mailers. The “yes” cam- paign had pushed the mes- sage that Measure 97 would help schools and provide valuable revenue for other necessary pro- grams. The “no” cam- paign had said the tax would be passed on to con- sumers, who would see its effects as price increases. Now that the tax has failed, officials will need to switch their focus on tackling the looming bud- get hole problem. The governor is expected to propose a balanced bud- get in December, and the Legislature will take up the issue in 2017. Unger added that he’s “sure” an- other corporate tax will be proposed, though this time in the state Legisla- ture. Lynn kneeling on the grass along the third base line at Wrigley Field with bat in hand. Noticeable in the background is the historic ivy-covered outfield wall. The photo was taken when Bladt was called up from the organization’s Triple-A club in Tacoma. It was in June of that sea- son, long before the col- lapse. But even then, based on what he wit- nessed, there were signs of trouble in the club- house. Something was just off, Bladt said, although it was and still is hard to pin- point. Much has been written since about mis- management of the team by manager Leo Duroch- er. One of Bladt’s most vivid memories of wear- ing a Cubs uniform, and of Durocher, is of the time he ignored a signal from the skipper. Bladt was in cen- ter field at Wrigley, and the manager signaled from the dugout for him to shift to right center for the next batter up. Bladt didn’t budge. “I thought I was in trou- ble, until the guy hit a line drive right at me,” said Bladt, who still had some explaining to do when Du- rocher confronted him. “He didn’t know the hitter, I did. We had been in the minors together. I knew him from the Pacif- ic Coast League.” Bladt was with the Cubs for less than a month, an organization he signed with in 1966 as an undrafted amateur free agent. He received a $2,000 signing bonus. “never okay” with the one young man flying the con- federate flag. “We did not mean for any racism and did not mean for any feelings to be hurt,” he said. “Our event was only meant to show support for our po- litical views not demean anyone.” He was not aware of who was suspended and believes they were not connected with the dem- onstration. To address this moving forward, Lieuallen said, the school is having dis- cussions with students about respecting others and where the line is drawn between freedom of speech and intimidat- ing words and actions. They will also be speaking to students about the consequences they could receive if they violate these restrictions, ranging from detention to expulsion within the school, or further with the police if there are any physical altercations. He said there haven’t been any physical alterca- tions at this point that he knows of. Contact Natalie at npate@StatesmanJour nal.com , 503-399-6745, or follow her on Twitter @Nataliempate , on Face- book at www.Face book.com/nataliepate journalist or on the Web at nataliepate.com Pot reational marijuana busi- ness in incorporated areas won’t touch Hold- en’s hemp crop, nor would it stop him from obtaining a license to grow medical marijuana, if he wishes. The defeat of Measure 24-404 now allows medi- cal marijuana businesses to operate in unincorpo- rated Marion County. At the same time, voters ap- proved Measure 24-405, which bans the recre- ational marijuana indus- try in these outlying areas. Fifty-three percent of voters said “no” to the rec- reational marijuana in- dustry in rural Marion County, while only 49 per- cent said “no” to medical marijuana processors and dispensaries. Under Measure 91, per- sonal use of marijuana is allowed throughout the state, and cities such as Salem and Silverton allow shops too. In the Appeal’s cover- age area, the cities of Mt. Angel and Scotts Mills both voted in the Nov. 8 election to outlaw recre- ational marijuana sales and medical marijuana dispensaries in town, by 55 percent and 63 percent majorities, respectively. They were among 34 Ore- gon cities that passed some kind of ban. 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Send letters to the editor and news releases to sanews@salem.gannett.com. coaches, but to scouts and employees throughout the organization. Bladt doesn’t have an extended affiliation with the Cubs like Geddes, but he does have a few keep- sakes. His royal blue game hat with red C logo — a bit snug on his head and the bill brittle after all these years — is on dis- play in his home office. An 8-by-10 color photo- graph of him in the still fa- miliar white pin-striped Cubs uniform, shows him Threats Continued from Page 1A respond positively to their demonstration. “One student felt the need to circle us with his car multiple times speed- ing through the parking lot and even tried swerv- ing at us to try and hit us or intimidate us,” he said. Sandlin said he was Continued from Page 1A BLACK FRIDAY BLOWOUT his commercial expertise on hemp, the non-psy- choactive cousin of pot. Hemp contains 0.3 per- cent or less THC, the in- gredient in marijuana that produces its famed high. 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