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We speak with a Lowland Southern dialect

December 29th, 2010 · Comments Off · Quirky

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A linguist has determined that much of the state of Alabama speaks with a Lowland Southern dialect. Don’t worry, he’s identified the speech patterns of most of North America too.

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Metro Birmingham thinks “green” collectively

January 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments · environmental, politics

Elected officials from throughout metro Birmingham announced the formation of the Alabama Green Initiative (AGI) on Friday. AGI is, according to Friday’s press release, “a non-profit organization created to assist the municipalities of the metro Birmingham area in applying for and receiving green-only and stimulus grant monies from President Barack Obama’s upcoming stimulus package.” It could [...]

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