May 23, 2002 Tax increase opponents step up opponents Coalition distributes fliers to combat big spenders BY CHRIS NEWMAN cnewman@potomacnews.com WOODBRIDGE -- Members of a Republican-heavy coalition set out Wednesday to distribute 10,000 fliers in the next two weeks persuading Northern Virginians to vote against a half-cent sales tax increase in November. "The other side is going to outspend us, but they have to because we have the foot soldiers and volunteers," said James Parmelee, spokesman for the Northern Virginia Coalition to Stop the Sales Tax, which consists of 14 organizations including the Prince William Taxpayers Alliance. Sales tax proponents...