The Times/News last week contacted candidates for Highline-area elective offices whose names appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
Questions asked in each race and their answers appear below.
All candidates on the ballot are…MORE
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Goats gorge on ivy, blackberries at school
Mon, 10/29/07
A crew of sixty goats went to work "eating" ivy and blackberry bushes last week at Gatewood Elementary to give the school's playground renovation project an assist.
The goats spent starting feeding themselves on Friday at Gatewood,…MORE
SeaTac will learn costs of proposed Boulevard Park annexation
Mon, 10/29/07
SeaTac lawmakers will find out Nov. 6 the potential cost of annexing Boulevard Park.
Berke and Associates will present their study at the council's regular 6 p.m. meeting at city hall.
The consulting firm completed a similar…MORE
Velazquez arrested on drunken driving
Mon, 10/29/07
Seattle City Council candidate Venus Velazquez was arrested last Wednesday night in Ballard for drunken driving after leaving a restaurant where she had dinner and drinks.
She had participated in a candidate's forum at the Sunset Hill…MORE
Des Moines firefighters help in Southern California fires
Mon, 10/29/07
South King Fire & Rescue firefighters last week joined with other local teams to help battle the wild fires driven by strong Santa Ana winds that have devastated Southern California.
The firefighters are expected to be in California…MORE
Pool advisory board said needed
Mon, 10/29/07
Metropolitan King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson said recent announcements of further downgrades within the $4 billion King County Investment Pool makes the Council's creation of an Investment Pool Advisory Panel all the more important.
…MOREBurien lawmakers reveal legislative priorities
Mon, 10/29/07
Burien City Council members announced on Oct.
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High School gets notebook computers
Mon, 10/29/07
In a stroke of luck that overcame long odds, Ballard High School received one of five grand prizes in the "Win a Wireless Lab," sweepstakes recently.
Ballard was selected from a random drawing from with over 170,500 entries nationwide. The…MORE
Plug-in cars to be tested here
Mon, 10/29/07
Seattle and other local agencies will participate in a yearlong demonstration project testing the performance of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in an urban area.
The money will come from the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National…MORE
North Highline council position is open
Mon, 10/29/07
Residents of the North Highline Unincorporated Area District 3 may submit an application to fill an open council position up until Monday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m.
The representative for District 3 will be appointed at the regular council…MORE
