Measure 97 is the first chance in 26 years to undo the tremendous damage that has been done to Oregon's schools and public sector by the narrow passage of Measure 5 in November 1990.  While marketed as a solution to ever-rising property taxes (yes, a fix was necessary, especially for people on fixed incomes and for small farmers), Measure 5 wound up producing billions of dollars in savings for large property-owning companies.  Most of these companies are out-of-state corporations.  They have been  Measure 5's winners for a quarter century.  The rest of us have paid the price.  Measure 97 finally restores a measure (no pun!) of fairness to Oregon's tax system.