D-H Poll: No to mileage tax based on GPS

“Should Oregon adopt a new mileage tax based on GPS technology?”

Of the 248 respondents to that question on democratherald.com, a resounding 219 (88 percent) said no, while 21 (8 percent) said yes. Eight (3 percent) said, “I’m not sure.”

The poll appeared on the website from Dec. 29 through 10 a.m. Monday.

The new poll question on democratherald.com: “With whom do you side in the current conflict in Gaza?”

Albany School Board gets award from state

Members of the Albany School Board received an award for outstanding achievement from the Oregon School Boards Association Leadership Institute during the OSBA annual convention Nov. 15.

Board members earned the award for the third consecutive year for completing board-leadership training activities, earning at least 200 points in OSBA’s Leadership Institute. The institute is a training program focused on improving the skills necessary for citizens to be effective members of public school, education service district and community college boards of education.

The board members who contributed to winning this award were Liisa Reid, Don Bacher, Frank Bricker, Sandi Gordon and Tom Sramek.

The Oregon School Boards Association is a state association that provides leadership training, legal and policy assistance, financial, insurance, human resources, communications and other services to K-20 boards of education.

‘Virtual Library’ to be topic of meeting

Reference librarian John Burton will be the featured speaker at the next meeting of the Albany Friends of the Library, at noon Friday at 1390 Waverly Drive S.E.

Burton will speak on “Your Virtual Library,” and the ways the Internet has expanded the power of accessing books and information. The meeting is free and open to the public.

Virtual resources available through public libraries now include ways to find lost family members, learn a new language, check out audio books, research the timeliest information on common ailments and even read magazines before they’re available on the newsstand.

“The ability of citizens to make the leap across the digital divide through their library is one of our great services,”� Burton said. “You may be surprised at what is virtually at your fingertips and residing on your or our computers.”

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