'Every Business — 100 Percent — Will Be Affected. If They Use Electricity
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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 3A Pedestrian fatally struck while walking on highway another trooper spoke with the onto the hood of the vehicle. Washington State Patrol is Man was walking victim earlier in the evening, Mauro had apparently “He died instantaneously,” still investigating the incident. in distress at night when they encountered him gotten in a fight with Stewart said. Mauro was a private con- walking along the highway in a Salinas and Del Carmen tractor who spent much of By NATALIE ST. JOHN state of distress. his wife at some point, were both wearing seat belts, his professional life provid- EO Media Group “At that time, he had a according to the report. Del ing auxiliary services to the friend that was following him and walked away Carmen sustained cuts and military. He was featured in CHINOOK, Wash. — A in a pickup, and he was walk- from the house. abrasions on her face from a February Chinook Observer 55-year-old man died late Fri- ing on the shoulder on 101,” lying glass. Salinas did notarticle, when he and a neigh- day when a vehicle struck him Stewart said. “From the sound utes later, dispatchers sent out a dispatchers alerted him of a appear to be injured, but both bor raised concerns about the on U.S. Highway 101 east of talking to both of them, the second report of the same man car versus pedestrian collision. were taken by ambulance to management practices and of Chinook, near the historic pedestrian had gotten in a ight in the road. Stewart, who was According to state patrol, Jose Columbia Memorial Hospital living conditions at an RV McGowan church. with his wife at some point, still in the area, turned around Salinas, 60, of Chinook, and his in Astoria. park near his home. He and Gary Michael Mauro was and walked away from the and headed back to talk with passenger, Maria Del Carmen, In addition to state patrol, his wife, Paula Mauro, had walking on the highway near house. The gentleman that was Mauro again. He arrived at the 44, of Chinook, were headed the Paciic County Coroner’s previously lived in Clatsop milepost 2 when the collision following him was a little con- spot where the Mauro had been north on Highway 101 in a Ofice, Chinook Fire Depart- County. They purchased their occurred at about 11:15 p.m. cerned for him.” The troop- walking just a few minutes 2007 Chrysler minivan. The ment and Medix ambulance home in Megler in early 2015. on Friday night, according to a ers and the friend persuaded later, and immediately knew incident is still under investi- company responded to the During a February interview, Washington State Patrol press Mauro to get back inside the that something had happened. gation, but it appears that the incident. The state patrol report Mauro spoke passionately memo. truck, and the friend offered “As soon as I pulled up, I front, right portion of the min- said the response and subse- about his pride in his family, Sgt. Charles Stewart, who is to take the man somewhere to could see that multiple vehicles ivan struck Mauro, who was quent death scene investigation his deep Christian faith, and assigned to the WSP Hoquiam cool off, Stewart said. How- were pulled up in the roadway,” wearing black pants and a black partially blocked the road for his interest in getting involved Detachment, said he and ever, roughly 15 to 20 min- Stewart said. A moment later, shirt. The impact pushed him four hours. in local politics. Battle over Measure 97 hits the airwaves Gulls sixth at Tualatin Invite The Daily Astorian for fourth place out of 113 effects of Measure 97 in higher runners. First radio ads ‘Every business — 100 prices.” The Seaside cross coun- Other Gulls competing on corporate The opposition group, try team was competing with included Rai Sibony (16th, percent — will be affected. Defeat the Tax on Oregon the big schools again over the 16:57) and Jackson Januik tax hike Sales, has raised nearly $9 mil- weekend, and scoring big, as (30th, 17:32). If they use electricity, have lion to try to squash the ballot always. In the 3,000-meter junior By PARIS ACHEN phones, buy insurance, buy measure. Proponents of the tax Seaside took part in the varsity race, won by Central Capital Bureau measure have raised more than 12th annual Tualatin Invi- Catholic freshman Jameson office supplies … they will $2 million, according to the tational, held Saturday at Westhead in 11:04, Seaside’s The battle over the merits Secretary of State’s Ofice. Tualatin High School. Connor Merrell was fourth of a proposed corporate sales feel the effects of Measure Voters can expect to see On the boys’ side, the (12:03) and Will Garvin tax measure on the November more advertisements for and Class 4A Gulls inished sixth placed ifth (12:06). ballot moved to the airwaves 97 in higher prices.’ against the measure in coming in the team standings, behind In the girls’ 5,000 varsity Monday, as the Yes on 97 cam- Pat McCormick weeks. Opponents of the mea- Central Catholic (6A), West race, Seaside inished seventh paign unleashed its irst radio spokesman for Defeat the Tax on Oregon Sales sure plan to launch their irst Salem (6A), Tualatin (6A), out of 11 teams, with Katie ad. television ad later this month. Lakeridge (6A) and Jeffer- Zagata placing 37th in 23:33. The ad emerged one day They face a deicit of public son (6A), and ahead of The Summer Spell and Lizzy before the No on 97 campaign den. “Business tax burden” the form of higher prices and support, according to polling on Dalles (5A), David Doug- Barnes inished 45th and 46th was scheduled to debut its irst was deined as total state andslower job growth. the measure. Two surveys in the las (6A) and Woodburn (5A), for Seaside, which will serve radio slot. local taxes a business paid as The Yes on 97 ad claims the past week indicate that about among others. as the host school Saturday Measure 97, advanced by a share of pretax earnings and tax measure “ixes” the prob - 60 percent of registered voters Senior Ahmed Muhumed for the annual 3-Course Chal- union-backed Our Oregon, excluded sales taxes paid by lem of low corporate taxes. favor the measure, though in of West Salem won the 5,000- lenge at Camp Rilea. levies a 2.5 percent tax on consumers. Less than 1 percent of Oregon one survey by icitizen, support meter varsity race in 15 min- Currently, 106 schools certain corporations’ annual “They repeatedly claim businesses are affected, the ad eroded after supporters heard utes, 14 seconds. will be competing (84 high Oregon sales exceeding $25 ‘Oregon’s corporate taxes aresays. arguments about how the tax Seaside’s Bradley Rze- schools, 22 middle schools), million. lowest in the nation,’” saidMcCormick said that claim would work. Both surveys by wnicki crossed the inish plus runners from the Bower- “Oregon has a numbers Pat McCormick, a spokesman also is false. Portland-based DHM Research line in 16:05, good enough man Track Club. problem,” the Yes on 97 ad for Defeat the Tax on Oregon “Every business — 100 and icitizen found that most vot- begins. Sales. “That’s false. Even the percent — will be affected,” ers think corporations should The ad cites federal ig- AEG study that proponents he said. “If they use electric- pay more taxes. ures showing the state has reference ranks Oregon 19th ity, have phones, buy insur- The Capital Bureau is a THE FAMILY OF the nation’s fourth lowestin corporate taxes. They mis- ance, buy ofice supplies, buycollaboration between EO MARYANN WOOD high school graduation rate, leadingly try to confuse total products or services affected Media Group and Pamplin wish to express their 383,000 residents without business taxes with corporate by suppliers, they will feel the Media Group. health insurance, and one in 10 taxes.” appreciation to the many friends seniors living in poverty. “General sales taxes who called, sent fl owers, food and In the ad, the campaign account for about 20 percent of cards during the recent loss of their loved blames the list of problems on the average state’s taxation of one. Special thanks for all the donations Oregon’s low corporate tax businesses, and the absence of made in MaryAnn’s memory. rate. The campaign cites a study a general sales tax drops Ore- for all the ,, by Michigan-based Anderson gon’s ranking in their method- cards Special thanks to hospice, Economic Group showing the ology,” McCormick said of the andand her two caregivers, Trisha and Zan, and state has the lowest “business AEG study. letters her very caring physician, Dr. Gloria. tax burden” in the nation. The Legislative Revenue .. The international research Ofice estimates that consum- flowers THE WOOD FAMILY and consulting irm in May ers will pay for at least half From Dixie and the THE FORD FAMILY ranked Oregon as having of the $3 billion annual tax Family of Gerald H. 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