Here's the first question from the audience that was asked of
the five 98th District candidates at Tuesday night's forum in
the Colonial Courthouse that was attended by more than 100
people. The answers from the five candidates have been
summarized.  Question: What can or will you do to get better
high-speed access?  Catesby Jones: He works extensively on the
internet and you can't connect with the outside world without
it. But he doesn't have internet access at his home. He
recommends putting in towers on county buildings and schools to
have a wifi network. He also advocates working with Verizon and
Cox to extend internet access. "We must have it," Jones said.
"We're in the information age and need to be connected to the
rest of the world."  Keith Hodges: He also works extensively on
the internet and doesn't know how his business would survive
without it. In a free market we need someone to bite the bullet
and take a loss for a while and extend internet access to
outlying areas. The government is strapped an