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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2017
Poll: Voters want cuts, but
support corporate tax hike
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
SALEM — A new poll
shows that a majority of vot-
ers would like to see the state
curb spending to make up
a $1.6 billion revenue defi -
cit but also would support a
corporate tax hike if the pro-
ceeds were dedicated to K-12
education.
The poll of 600 registered
voters by Portland-based
DHM Research sheds light
on voters’ preferences as leg-
islators work on the 2017-19
budget and craft proposals to
raise more money. The Ore-
gon School Boards Associa-
tion commissioned the poll to
help guide lawmakers in poli-
cymaking this session.
The results provide “a
path forward for legislators
when they look at the bud-
get issues,” said Jim Green,
the association’s executive
director.
About 28 percent of
respondents said lawmak-
ers should balance the bud-
get entirely by cutting spend-
ing, 60 percent favored some
combination of spending
reductions and tax hikes and
4 percent preferred only tax
increases. Another 8 percent
didn’t have an opinion on
how to solve the problem.
Voters said businesses and
corporations should contrib-
ute about 40 percent of Ore-
gon’s state tax revenue. Cor-
porations now contribute only
6 percent of general fund rev-
enue, according to the Legis-
lative Revenue Offi ce.
Voters overwhelmingly
rejected the idea of a general
sales tax, even if it went to
education,.
They are open to giving
up their personal income tax
kicker refund if the proceeds
were to support schools. The
last personal kicker refund
equaled about $402 million in
2015, said Legislative Reve-
nue Offi ce senior economist
Chris Allanach.
Registered voters rep-
resenting the state’s demo-
graphic makeup, including
geographic area, age, gender
and political party, were inter-
viewed by phone Feb. 23 to
Feb. 26. The results have a 4
percent margin of error.
Highlights of the poll:
• Sixty percent of voters
think the state should balance
its budget through a combina-
tion of spending reductions
and tax hikes.
Six-in-10 believe Oregon
has a spending problem.
• Ninety-three percent of
voters say it’s important to
fund K-12 education.
• Sixty-fi ve percent of vot-
ers would support a measure
OBITUARIES
Mary Lou Marshall
Astoria
April 28, 1940 — March 5, 2017
On March 5, 2017, Mary Lou Marshall cou- working out at the gym and being supportive
rageously lost her battle with breast cancer. A in all her family members’ lives. She enjoyed
celebration of life will be held in her honor at meeting with her female classmates from New-
the Astoria Masonic Lodge on April 8, between port High School, who met every year in Sun-
river. Her favorite color was red. S he
12 and 4 p.m. There will be a potluck.
was known for her red sports car and
Mary Lou (Scheffers) Marshall
was a member of the Red Hat Soci-
was born in Coon Rapids, Iowa, on
ety. She also enjoyed doing just about
April 28, 1940, to Claude and Mil-
anything, as long as it was with her
dred Scheffers. They moved to New-
best friend, Vickie, who was with her
port, Oregon, where she graduated
to the very end.
from Newport High School, class of
She is survived by her hus-
1958. That same year she married
band, Roger Marshall; mother Mil-
Roger Marshall.
dred Scheffers; sons, Paul and
They moved to Eureka, Califor-
Tim Marshall; daughter, Cassan-
nia, where they started a family and
Mary Lou
dra Duke; six grandchildren; and six
Mary Lou graduated from College of
Marshall
great-grandchildren.
the Redwoods as a medical assistant.
There will only be one Mary Lou,
She later moved to Santa Cruz, Cali-
fornia, and worked for many years in the medi- and she will be missed. If you met her, you
cal fi eld, eventually moving to Astoria in 1987, would probably remember her.
In lieu of fl owers, please donate money to
where she worked at Dr. Swanson’s offi ce for
the Oregon Humane Society in her honor.
13 years, until her retirement.
An online guestbook is available to sign at
Mary Lou loved to be active, she enjoyed
hiking with her Angora Hiking Club members, www.OceanViewAstoria.com
such as Ballot Measure 97 if
the tax revenue were dedi-
cated to K-12 schools. Mea-
sure 97 would have levied a
2.5 percent tax on the Ore-
gon sales of certain corpora-
tions. Voters overwhelmingly
defeated the measure, and
the poll indicates that voters
objected to the fact that the
tax revenue was not dedicated
to certain purposes.
• On average, voters think
Oregon’s businesses and cor-
porations contribute about 36
percent of all state taxes col-
lected. In fact, businesses
contribute only 6 percent. A
majority of voters say busi-
nesses and corporations
should contribute 40 percent
on average.
• Fifty-six percent support
a $2 billion increase in fund-
ing every two years to educa-
tion to meet the Quality Edu-
cation Model.
• Fifty-nine percent are
opposed to a general sales tax
to fund K-12 education.
• Six-of-10 voters would
be willing to give up the 2
percent kicker refunds if the
proceeds were placed in a
rainy-day fund specifi cally
for K-12 education. Corpo-
ration income kicker refunds
were eliminated with Ballot
Measure 85 in 2012, and the
proceeds were dedicated to
K-12 .
Delmar L. Layton
Astoria
Jan. 20, 1931 — Feb. 11, 2017
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
53
41
47
Overcast with occasional
rain
Remaining cloudy with a
little rain
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
52
40
51
42
Clouds and sun with a
shower in the area
Cloudy; an a.m. shower
or two, then rain
48
37
Chilly with rain
Delmar leaves his wife of 59 years, Dolores; as a carpenter, and the two of them started a
one son, David, and his wife, Kim, of Redmond, family in La Puente, California, and had three
Oregon; two daughters, Denise Duffy and her wonderful children, Denise, Diane and David.
In 1977, the family moved to Burnside, Ore-
husband, Ed, of Bend, Oregon and Diane Beck-
gon, where Del also worked as a car-
with of Burnside, Oregon; six grand-
penter until he retired in 1993.
children, Jodi Bissonette and her
Del not only had pride in his
husband, Justin, Emily, Danny and
family, he also had a deep passion
Bradley Beckwith and Andrew and
for gardening. Del enjoyed can-
Cody Layton; one great-granddaugh-
ning all the vegetables that he har-
ter, Adalyn Bissonette; and many
vested every year, and generously
close friends.
shared them with all of his family
Del was born in Jamestown, Kan-
and friends.
sas, on Jan. 20, 1931. After graduat-
While serving in the Navy, Del
ing from high school in Randall, Kan-
made many lifetime friends. Accom-
sas, Del served in the U.S. Navy from
Delmar Layton
panied by Dolores, Del enjoyed trav-
1951-1955 aboard the USS Philip-
eling across the country for the many
pine Sea during the Korean War.
Navy B uddy reunions.
After returning home from the ser-
A celebration of life will be held May 6, from
vice, Del met Dolores in Hollywood, California,
and they were married June 8, 1958. Del worked 1 to 3 p.m. at the family home.
ON THE RECORD
ALMANAC
REGIONAL WEATHER
Tillamook
51/54
Salem
52/57
Newport
50/53
Sunset tonight ........................... 7:20 p.m.
Sunrise Wednesday .................... 7:28 a.m.
Moonrise today .......................... 9:46 p.m.
Moonset today ............................ 8:42 a.m.
Mar 20
First
Mar 27
Coos Bay
53/56
Full
Apr 3
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
10:14 a.m.
10:15 p.m.
Low
0.7 ft.
1.2 ft.
Hi
48
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27
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29
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88
84
44
81
42
61
32
56
34
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73
72
57
38
Klamath Falls
44/58
Lakeview
40/58
Ashland
50/59
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
67
64
59
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Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
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DUII
• At 9:27 p.m. Sunday, Amanda Ellen Pon-
tecorbo, 24, of Astoria, was arrested by the Asto-
ria Police Department on West Marine Drive for
driving under the infl uence of intoxicants. She
was also cited for unlawful use of lights and fail-
ing to stop for a pedestrian. Her blood-alcohol
content was .14
BIRTHS
Burns
40/56
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Nashville
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington, DC
Ontario
43/60
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Today
Lo
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44
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14
52
-16
71
18
17
61
57
26
54
21
46
21
30
19
20
48
52
47
21
Baker
43/62
REGIONAL CITIES
Tonight's Sky: Albert Einstein's birthday (1879).
High
8.8 ft.
7.9 ft.
La Grande
47/61
Roseburg
53/59
Brookings
50/53
Apr 10
John Day
51/63
Bend
48/57
Medford
51/61
UNDER THE SKY
Time
3:52 a.m.
4:16 p.m.
Prineville
48/60
Lebanon
52/56
Eugene
51/56
SUN AND MOON
New
Pendleton
50/60
The Dalles
47/60
Portland
51/58
Precipitation
Monday ............................................ 1.27"
Month to date ................................... 7.79"
Normal month to date ....................... 3.24"
Year to date .................................... 25.67"
Normal year to date ........................ 20.63"
Last
Harassment
• At 6:48 p.m. Friday, Billy Jack Wittern, 36,
of Concho, Arizona, was arrested by the Asto-
ria Police Department on Lief Eri kson Drive
for harassment and disorderly conduct. Wittern
allegedly reported to a Safeway employee that
he knocked a homeless man unconscious earlier
in the day.
Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs.
ASTORIA
47/53
Astoria through Monday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 56°/47°
Normal high/low ........................... 54°/39°
Record high ............................ 73° in 1979
Record low ............................. 25° in 1969
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
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CORRECTION
March 1, 2017
GRASS, Darice, and
FLESHER , Nels, of Chinook,
Washington, a girl, Juniper
Gail Flesher, born at Columbia
Memorial Hospital in Astoria.
Grandparents are Ben and Lisa
Flesher of Gig Harbor, Wash-
ington, and Terry and Colleen
Grass of Helena, Montana.
Feb. 20, 2017
HUTMACHER, Amy, and
BEUGLI, David, of Astoria,
a boy, Landon Joseph Beu-
gli, born at Columbia Memo-
rial Hospital. Grandparents are
Scott Beugli of Astoria, Bill
and Ruth Hutmacher of New-
port and Carolyn Kendrick of
Astoria.
LOTTERIES
MEMORIAL
Saturday, March 18
SIMUKKA, Carolyn Ruth
— Celebration of life at 1 p.m.,
Naselle Lutheran Church, 308
Old Knappton Road in Naselle,
Washington, followed by a
graveside service at Peaceful
Hill Cemetery in Naselle, and
refreshments back at the church.
Simukka, 82, of Naselle, died
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in
Vancouver, Washington.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
TUESDAY
Cannon Beach City Council,
5:30 p.m., work session, City
Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
Gearhart Town Hall, 6:30 p.m.,
fi re station/public building
replacement, 670 Pacifi c Way,
Gearhart.
Warrenton City Commission,
6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main
Ave.
Clatsop Community College
Board, 6:30 p.m., South County
Campus, 1455 N. Roosevelt
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
Crowned by another
— Hannah Garhofer was
crowned Miss Clatsop
County on Saturday by
last year’s Miss Clatsop
County. A 1A story Mon-
day incorrectly said Gar-
hofer was crowned by Miss
Oregon Alexis Mather.
Drive, Seaside.
Warrenton-Hammond School
Board, 7 p.m., Warrenton High
School library, 1700 S. Main
Ave.
Lewis & Clark Fire Depart-
ment Board, 7 p.m., main fi re
station, 34571 Highway 101
Business.
WEDNESDAY
Tourism Advisory Committee,
3 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway,
Seaside.
OREGON
Monday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 1-3-9-9
4 p.m.: 7-6-6-4
7 p.m.: 9-7-3-7
10 p.m.: 3-2-3-0
Monday’s Megabucks:
1-10-12-13-33-39
Estimated jackpot: $1.2
million
WASHINGTON
Monday’s Daily Game:
4-4-2
Monday’s Hit 5: 04-19-32-
34-39
Estimated jackpot: $200,000
Monday’s Keno: 04-05-06-
11-12-17-18-35-36-38-49-57-
58-64-70-74-75-76-79-80
Monday’s Lotto: 03-29-31-
35-44-47
Estimated jackpot: $3 million
Monday’s Match 4: 13-14-
21-22
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