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Birmingham--What do Alvin the Chipmunk, pretzels, and the Internet have in common? Believe it or not, WBHM commentator Dan Carsen sees a disturbing pattern here.

Dan Carsen is a freelance writer living in Birmingham.

~ Dan Carsen, March 10, 2009.