<b>Local Editor, Urbandale Patch<br>Email: </b>anne.kay@patch.com<b><br>Phone: </b>515.306.5504<b><br>Facebook.com/Urbandale.Patch<br>Twitter.com/@UrbandalePatch<br>Bio: </b>Becoming the editor for Urbandale.Patch.com is going back to the future for me. I started my career in community journalism and now get to see it into an online, digital world. I grew up in Nebraska, graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A year later, I got married and moved to Iowa. I worked for the Des Moines Register as a writer and editor for 28 years. In the past five years, I left the Register, tried my hand at magazine journalism by editing a health magazine at Meredith Company, became a widow, watched my last child graduate from high school, and started my own company. Along the way, I also rode my bicycle across Iowa, hiked in and out of the Grand Canyon and to the top of a Caribbean volcano. <b><br>My Beliefs: </b>At Patch, we promise always to report the facts as objectively as possible and otherwise adhere to the principles of good journalism. However, we also acknowledge that true impartiality is impossible because we humans have beliefs. Patch editors are encouraged to reveal their beliefs in hopes that having it on the record will cause us to be even more mindful about being fair and balanced. If you see evidence to the contrary, please let me know.<b><br>My Politics: </b>My political beliefs are liberal to moderate. I'm a registered Democrat, but I'm not politically active. That said, I support civil liberties, the separation of church and state, and the right of free expression. I believe government should help its citizens and I believe in personal responsibility.<b><br>My Religion: </b>In my faith journey I have been atheist, agnostic, a seeker, and now a Christian. I attend Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines and my faith is important to me.
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The Funky Zebras, which offers trendy women's clothes and accessories at reasonable prices, recently opened its second location in Urbandale. The Ankeny store is located at 305 S.E. Oralabor Road.
The Urbandale thoroughfare will be widened to four lanes with medians and turning lanes.
No one was injured in the late night fire Wednesday and damage largely was limited to the top floor condominium where the fire started.
The top three Redbox rentals in Urbandale this week offer something for everyone: an action film, a ribald comedy, and a film for the whole family. Check them out here.
Urbandale's state Senator Brad Zaun says nursing home residents still are not safe from sexual predators.
Several large neighborhood garage sale and an estate sale make this a great weekend for garage-saling in Urbandale.
Hy-Vee will be adding 100 full-time and part-time employees. The application process begins in May.
The Funky Zebras offers trendy women's clothes and accessories at reasonable prices.
Read on to learn the winner and a national story of someone's prom photo obsession.
A veterinarian and a dog trainer are standing by to help you solve your pet problems
Police are seeking the public's help in identifying two men who robbed the Ecullatina.
Webster Elementary School families donated enough food to feed 75 families for a month.
The champ had a rocky start to his ruling year.
Library fines will go up a nickel a day as the library looks for ways to increase revenue.
Editor's Notebook: I love what we've got coming up on Patch this week. I hope you will, too!
Six things to do this weekend to help the environment:
The suicide of a Primghar teen who'd been bullied after he said he was gay has elevated public discussion of the problem of cyber-bullying.
Looks like the rain will clear for a good weekend for yard and garage sales.
Polk County law enforcement will be patrolling tonight, looking for seatbelt violations and drunken drivers.
The suicide of a Primghar teen who'd been bullied after he said he was gay has elevated public discussion of the problem of cyber-bullying.