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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017
Republicans appeal
provider tax ballot title
By CLAIRE
WITHYCOMBE
Capital Bureau
SALEM — A trio of
Republican state lawmakers
who want to refer Oregon’s
Medicaid funding scheme
to voters are challenging a
description of the measure
that voters could see on their
ballots in January.
Medicaid is a health cov-
erage program for people
below certain income thresh-
olds, funded by the federal
government and the state.
Oregon collects payments
from health care providers
— assessments often called
a provider tax — to pay its
share of the costs.
Three lawmakers want to
challenge some of those pay-
ments, and they are at work
gathering the nearly 59,000
signatures required to get the
issue to the ballot in a special
election Jan. 23.
Their deadline for the sig-
natures is Thursday.
And now they are asking
the Oregon Supreme Court
to review the ballot title’s
caption, summary and its
description of the results of
“yes” and “no” votes on the
potential referendum.
The language that the peti-
tioners are challenging was
approved by a legislative
committee in September .
A copy of the appeal was
provided to the EO Media
Group/Pamplin Media Group
Capital Bureau by petitioner
s tate Rep. Julie Parrish, R-Tu-
alatin/West Linn, Monday
evening.
Parrish is joined by two
other Republican state rep-
resentatives
—
Cedric
Hayden, of Roseburg, and Sal
Esquivel, of Medford.
They are essentially argu-
ing that the summary of the
measure, and the description
of what a “yes” and “no” vote
mean, don’t accurately con-
vey the legislation’s mean-
ing or the consequences of a
vote, and have proposed an
alternative.
They argue that the word
“assessment” could mislead
voters, and that an assess-
ment on net revenues “is a
tax in every normative sense
of the word,” according to the
appeal.
The petitioners argue that
the legislation in question
needed the three-fi fths major-
ity vote in both the state House
and Senate that is required to
raise revenue in Oregon.
But “assessment” is the
language written into the law.
Legislative counsel has said
that there are legal differences
between the terms “assess-
ment” and “tax.”
The petitioners also say
that the ballot title “inap-
propriately focuses on pro-
grams that may be funded by
OBITUARIES
Donald George Malarkey
Salem
July 31, 1921 — Sept. 30, 2017
(the legislation) but were not
direct subjects of (the referen-
dum petition).”
The ballot title approved
last month states that a “no”
vote “underfunds budgeted
costs for providing health
care to low-income individu-
als and families and individ-
uals with disabilities and for
stabilizing premiums charged
by insurance companies for
health insurance purchased
by individuals and families.”
It also states that a “no”
vote would delay a certain
aspect of the law, rather than
eliminate it as the referral
petitioners want.
Petitioners intended to
refer a 0.7 percent assess-
ment on certain hospitals to
the ballot.
But legislative attorneys
have opined that aspect of
the legislation would merely
be delayed rather than nixed
because of an omission in the
referral petition. That’s an
interpretation that the peti-
tioners challenge.
In a press release when
the ballot title was approved
in September, the Coalition to
Protect Healthcare — advo-
cates who oppose referring
the issue to voters and sup-
port the way the legislation
in question collects money to
pay for Medicaid — said that
the ballot title “clearly lays
out what will happen if the
referendum passes or fails.”
Donald George Malarkey, 96, Salem, Ore-
While a student at Oregon, Don met Irene
gon, died on Saturday, Sept. 30, of age-re- Moor of Portland, who became the love of his
lated causes. Malarkey was the oldest surviv- life and his wife of 58 years until her death in
ing member of Easy Company, of the 506th 2006. They were married in Portland in 1948.
Parachute Infantry Regiment of the
Don and Irene had four children: a
son, Michael, and daughters Martha,
101st Airborne, known as the “Band
Sharon and Marianne.
of Brothers.”
After their marriage, Don and
Malarkey, a lifelong Oregonian,
Irene returned to Astoria, where he
was born July 31, 1921, in Astoria,
worked for Lovell Chevrolet. He
Oregon, to Leo and Helen Malarkey.
was elected Clatsop County com-
He attended Star of the Sea School,
missioner and served two terms. The
where he was an outstanding athlete,
family moved to Portland, where
and graduated from Astoria High
Don was a real estate broker. Don
School. In 1942, while a freshman at
and Irene moved to Salem, Oregon in
the University of Oregon, Malarkey
was drafted into the Army, where he Donald Malarkey 1977, where he concluded his career
working for the Oregon Real Estate
volunteered to become a paratrooper.
Agency.
During the early morning hours on
Don is survived by his daughters, Marianne
D-Day, June 6, 1944, Malarkey parachuted
behind enemy lines in support of the Allied McNally (Dan), Sharon Hill (John) and Mar-
invasion. He was awarded the Bronze Star for tha Serean; and a sister, Molly Rumpakis (Jim).
his bravery in destroying German artillery in He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren.
the Battle of Brecourt Manor later that day.
He was preceded in death by his wife Irene,
Malarkey went on to fi ght across France,
Holland and Belgium, where Easy Company son Michael, son-in-law Tim Serean, and broth-
fought off Nazi advances while surrounded ers John Malarkey and Robert Malarkey.
The family would like to convey their grat-
at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in
itude and thanks to Premier Care Homes and
December 1944.
Following the war, Malarkey returned to his dedicated caregivers Josh, Vicki and Cindy,
the University of Oregon, where he received who brought much comfort to Don in the fi nal
a bachelor’s degree in business in 1948, and stages of his life.
Private services will be held at Willamette
served as president of Sigma Nu Fraternity.
Later in life, Don was inducted in the Sigma National Cemetery later this week. The date for
Nu National Hall of Fame, and named as one a celebration of life for Don will be announced
of 125 notable University of Oregon graduates later. Assisting the family is Virgil T. Golden
Funeral Service.
in 2002.
Marlene Wournell
Astoria
March 22, 1934 — Sept. 28, 2017
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of Seaside is in charge of the
arrangements.
Sept. 8, 2017
OLSON, Carol Marie, 74,
of Astoria, died in Portland.
Crown Memorial Center of
Portland is in charge of the
arrangements.
He and three other passen-
gers allegedly fl ed the scene,
and one person has yet to be
located. One passenger — Bri-
anna Fox, 21, of Hermiston —
was arrested and charged with
furnishing alcohol to a person
under the age of 21
• At 9:23 p.m. Wednesday,
Gary D. Wells, 52, of Rich-
ardson, Texas, was arrested
by the Astoria Police Depart-
ment on the 200 block of 39th
Street and charged with DUII.
His blood alcohol content was
0.15 percent.
• At 1:29 a.m. Saturday,
Clifford Dean Johnson, 67, of
South Bend, Washington, was
arrested by the Astoria Police
Department on the Astoria
Bridge and charged with DUII.
His blood alcohol content was
0.16 percent.
• At 9:48 p.m. Sunday,
Shane Bowlin, 47, of Ham-
mond, was arrested by the
Warrenton Police Depart-
ment on Peter Iredale Road
and charged with DUII. His
blood alcohol content was 0.10
percent.
ON THE RECORD
DUII
• At 8:50 p.m. Sept. 25,
Abel Dimas-Orozco, 17, of
Astoria, was arrested by the
Warrenton Police Department
on the 200 block of Northeast
Skipanon Drive and charged
with driving under the infl u-
ence of intoxicants and crim-
inal mischief. He allegedly
crashed his car into a fence at
the Columbia Bar Pilots War-
renton Marina offi ce. The car
came to rest on top of a vacant
boat trailer. His blood alco-
hol content was 0.11 percent.
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IN
After a tough fi ght with cancer, Marlene
She is survived by two daughters, Sandy
Wournell passed away Sept. 28 in her home sur- (Scott) Rabe of McMinnville and Debbie (Rod)
Solum of Astoria; seven grandchildren, Eddie
rounded by family.
Marlene was born March 22, 1934, in Blaine, Jones and his wife, Emily, of Astoria, Heather
Draper of McMinnville, Michelle
Minnesota, to Axel and Cleo Nelson.
Chattick and her husband, Shawn,
She grew up on a farm and attended
of Astoria, Shannon Rabe of Bea-
school in Minnesota.
verton, Paul Jones of Klamath Falls,
The family moved to Washington
Chris Kane and his wife, Dagmar,
state, where Marlene met and mar-
of Anchorage and Steven Kane of
ried Ed Wournell in 1950. They later
Hawaii. She was also blessed with 13
moved to Astoria, where they worked
great-grandchildren.
and raised their family. Marlene was
She was preceded in death by her
a very active member of the Ameri-
husband, Ed, and a daughter, Linda
can Legion Auxiliary.
Kane.
Marlene had a great spirit for life.
A celebration of her life will be
She loved to cook and bake, and gar- Marlene Wournell
held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8,
dening and fl owers were her passion.
at Clatsop Post 12 American Legion.
She was also an avid reader and beau-
Memorial contributions may be made to
tiful seamstress. She was funny and warm, and
welcomed everyone into her home as family. Lower Columbia Hospice or the American
Legion in Astoria.
You would never leave her home hungry.
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Portland
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Sunrise Wednesday .................... 7:18 a.m.
Moonrise today .......................... 6:14 p.m.
Moonset today ............................ 4:42 a.m.
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ASTORIA
45/70
Precipitation
Monday ............................................ 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 0.09"
Normal month to date ....................... 0.22"
Year to date .................................... 53.30"
Normal year to date ........................ 40.46"
Oct 5
SATURDAY
REGIONAL WEATHER
Astoria through Monday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 64°/42°
Normal high/low ........................... 65°/46°
Record high ............................ 85° in 1980
Record low ............................. 34° in 1968
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