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Snow, Traffic Cameras & Viral Kitties: 12/7 Urbandale Morning Report

Directing Urbandale readers to the most relevant or entertaining news on metro sites this morning.

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  • Thinking of giving someone a cell phone for Christmas? Check out Consumer Reports' annual customer satisfaction survey on cell phone carriers.
  • Have you seenΒ WHOtv.com's viral video about the two kittens rescued by a yellow lab?
  • If you've been wondering what Occupy Des Moines protestors really want, you'll have a chance to ask them Saturday as they protest the Wellmark rate increase public hearing at the Urbandale Public Library, according to DesMoinesRegister.com.
  • Jason Pulliam has an interesting story on more people appealing the citations they receive through the city's automated traffic cameras.
  • And on that topic, there will be a town hall meeting Dec. 14 in the Windsor Heights community center at Colby Park. The city's police will make their case for putting two speed cameras on the city's 10-block portion of the MacVicar freeway. The Windsor Heights City Council could vote on the proposal as soon as January, according to KCCI.com.
  • Today is the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. KCCI.com has a story about the memories of a 94-year-old survivor of that attack.Β 

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