In the article on the Virginia governor's race, the captions for photos of Fairfax County residents Jeff Murphy and Alan Norris were transposed.
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"The problem is that money for transportation should be left alone. They steal it for something else, and then when you need it for bridges and repairs, the money's not there," said James Yehl, 50, a crane operator. "Then, 'Oh, my goodness, we have to raise taxes.' "
The Yehls home-schooled their daughter, Charity, who is now 20, because of what they called overwhelming problems with the area's schools. They said the candidates should explain how they would improve education.
"I really think the morality has gone downhill, and the values and the discipline," Shirley Yehl, 51, said. "They are taking the values away by not letting God be in school. That was the backbone of America."
Brown agrees.
"Teachers need a lot more respect and more money," she said. "They put up with a whole lot."
And she said the candidates for governor would be wise to talk more about their commitment to religion and faith.
"You can be governor and you can do whatever, but a lot of times you have to step back and say, a lot of things are not possible without your Lord and savior," Brown said. "You have got to have some kind of strength. You have got to have it from somewhere. You are not just going to get it from your title."
In Kingstowne
Hilary Goodman lives near Springfield's Mixing Bowl interchange, which Virginia is rebuilding at a cost of $700 million. He drives to work at the U.S. Department of Justice in the District. And he is quick to point out that, despite the increases in real estate taxes he has endured recently, his top issue is traffic.
"Tell the gentlemen down in Richmond who are running for governor, don't come and talk to us about capping assessments," Goodman said. "Come and tell us what you are going to do about transportation."
Kilgore has proposed the creation of local regional authorities that could hold voter referendums to raise taxes for roads. Kaine has said he supports the idea. But Goodman calls that just another "cop-out" by politicians looking for easy votes.
"It's like saying, 'We're passing it to you to take care of the problem because we're not doing it for you,' " Goodman said.
Twenty years ago, Kingstowne was nothing more than a plan on a map. Now, 15,000 people live in the community of more than 5,000 apartments, condominiums, single-family homes and townhouses. Homeowner association president Kathleen Snyder likes to quip that "we're bigger than Falls Church and not quite as big as Herndon."
