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Urbandale Morning: Michele Bachmann Parody; Was Chase a Repeat?
Man who led police on high-speed chase may have done it before; and a fast-and-loose parody of Iowa Straw Poll winner Michele Bachmann.
- Unbelievably, the man who led Urbandale police on a high-speed chase in a Jaguar over the weekend allegedly did the same thing in Waukee on Sept. 11, according to KCCI.com.
- For Urbandale families in the West Des Moines school district, Homecoming week festivities start with a parade tonight, said the West Des Moines Register.
- KCCI.com has a powerful photo slideshow of the Ankeny funeral of State Trooper Mark Toney, who died last week in an unresolved accident.
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- Saturday Night Live's opening sketch Saturday parodied Iowa Straw Poll winner Michele Bachmann, including implying that her husband is gay. Watch the video on WHO-radio's site.
- Tonight is Des Moines Christian School's open house and fall association meeting. Check out the schedule.
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- Active Aging Week begins today. Check out the free activities available in Urbandale.
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