good people

[Wendalyn Nichols]

Very familiar to me and my family (Washington State via Montana); my
grandfather used it; he was born in 1906 in Nebraska, and his family moved
to Montana when he was 3.

At 02:54 AM 5/17/04, you wrote:
>Does the expression "s/he is good people" have wide currency? I would like
>to use it in some new contexts, but have heard it only in Alaska.
>
>Also, does the plural (they're good people) work with the same meaning? or
>is there another form that is used?
>
>Benjamin Barrett
>Baking the World a Better Place
>www.hiroki.us