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For the distinction between [ ], / / and , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Inland Northern ( American) English, [ 1 ] also known in American linguistics as the Inland North or Great Lakes dialect, [ 2 ] is an American English dialect spoken primarily by White Americans in a geographic band reaching from the major urban areas ...
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. / 46.81722°N 95.84528°W / 46.81722; -95.84528. Detroit Lakes is a city and the county seat of Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,869 at the 2020 census. [ 3] Its unofficial population during summer months is much higher, estimated by citizens to peak at 13,000 midsummers, due to ...
Detroit City Council. The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The full-time council is required to meet every business day for at least 10 months of the year, with at least eight of these meetings occurring at a location besides city hall. The Detroit City Council has elected Mary Sheffield to be ...
Midwestern or Upper Northern dialects or accents of American English are any of those associated with the Midwestern region of the United States, and they include: General American English, the most widely perceived "mainstream" American English accent, sometimes considered "Midwestern" in character, particularly prior to the Northern Cities ...
Official website. Walled Lake is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,999 at the 2010 census. [ 4] The city is bordered by Commerce Township on the north and the city of Novi on the south. As a western suburb of Metro Detroit, Walled Lake is about 20 miles (32.2 km) northwest of Detroit .
Janeé L. Ayers (born October 10, 1981) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. In 2015, Ayers was appointed to Detroit City Council as an at large member after the resignation of Saunteel Jenkins, and elected for the remainder of the term on November 8, 2016. [1] She was reelected to City Council for a full four-year term ...
The government of Detroit, Michigan is run by a mayor, the nine-member Detroit City Council, the eleven-member Board of Police Commissioners, and a clerk. All of these officers are elected on a nonpartisan ballot, with the exception of four of the police commissioners, who are appointed by the mayor. Detroit has a "strong mayoral" system, with ...
The Milwaukee Common Council is the lawmaking body of the City of Milwaukee. It comprises 15 members from 15 council districts throughout the city. As of 1960, membership on the Common Council was considered more desirable than membership in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and incumbent legislators would often seek a position on the council ...