🌱 Patch AM: Will Urbandale keep its gender identity protections despite Iowa’s rollback?

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• Will Urbandale keep its gender identity protections despite Iowa’s rollback?

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 36 degrees.
• Thursday: Mainly cloudy, afternoon mist, temps: high: 45, low: 41.
• Friday: Some sun, with a high of 50 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Some communities keep trans civil rights rules despite Iowa law change (desmoinesregister.com subscription) — Urbandale is one of several Iowa cities that still list gender identity as a protected class in local civil rights ordinances, even after the state removed that protection from Iowa law in July. The story explains how cities like Urbandale, Ankeny, Des Moines, and Iowa City are trying to maintain or reinforce protections for transgender residents, and why some officials worry the Legislature may eventually try to block these local rules.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Urbandale

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Thursday January 1

• New Year's Day
  Urbandale, IA Calendar

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Chamber Office Closed
  Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce , 301 S 10th St , Adel

Friday December 26

• Speakeasy Karaoke in the Basement Speakeasy at B&B
  Board and Batten, LLC , 1408 Walnut St , Dallas Center
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Winter Wonderland Holiday Pop-Up
  Wilson's Orchard & Farm (Des Moines) , 3201 15th Ave , Cumming
  10:00 am
• Candlelight: Holiday Special Featuring 'The Nutcracker” & More
  World Food Prize Hall of Laureates , 100 Locust St , Des Moines
  4:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Forever Fit
  Norwalk Easter Public Library , 1051 North Ave , Norwalk
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• 12/30- Clive, IA- La Dolce Vita New Year's Eve
  Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant , 12801 University Ave , Clive
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• A Very English New Year - 5th Annual
  Board and Batten, LLC , 1408 Walnut St , Dallas Center
  4:30 pm
• Iowa Wild New Year's Eve Bash vs Texas Stars
  730 3rd St , Des Moines
  5:00 pm
• Live Music: The Get Down New Years Eve Party @ Middlebrook Mercantile
  Middlebrook Mercantile , 4125 Cumming Ave , Cumming
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• City Buildings Closed New Year's Day
  Grimes, IA Calendar Grimes, IA 50111
• All City offices CLOSED in observance of New Year's Day
  Waukee, IA Calendar Waukee, IA 50263
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I’m scheduled for a surgery and will need someone to scoop snow from mid-January to the end of the season.
  Prefer someone not using a pickup. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks (Nextdoor Waterford Landing)
• Free DVD movies in like new cases.
  Differently ratings from family to 14 and older. Also have DVD players. (Nextdoor Olmstead Place)

• McDonald's posted a job opening for McDonalds Janitorial $16/hr in Urbandale. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Urbandale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Urbandale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clive

• Minor injuries reported in collision involving two semis on I-35/80 near Clive (who13.com)
• Iowa doctor addresses rising health insurance costs and physician shortages (kcci.com)
• Special election could restore GOP's supermajority in the state senate (iowapublicradio.org)

Grimes

• Year in review: Watch all of our uplifting 'This Is Iowa' stories from 2025 (kcci.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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