Lowering the boom on boomers

by Kathryn Bursch WTSP TV (www.tampabays10.com) February 25, 2008 St. Petersburg, Florida – Drive most anywhere in the city and you’re going to hear noise. It just comes with the territory. But for some people the thumping of loud music is enough to drive them crazy....

The battle is just beginning: Shhhhh!

by Tom Lyons Sarasota Herald-Tribune (www.HeraldTribune.com) April 10, 2008 An organization battling noise pollution now has its ear tuned to Sarasota as a likely battleground. Or maybe “battleground” is a bad metaphor. Too noisy. Anyway, Noise Free...

Village looks to limit use of leaf blowers

by Stacey Altherr Newsday (www.newsday.com) April 24, 2008 The sedate village of Head of the Harbor might get a lot quieter soon. The village plans to hold a public hearing on a new ordinance to limit the use of leaf blowers, both in duration and time of day. The new...

What the beep?

by Nikki Tundel Minnesota Public Radio April 25, 2008 Listen to feature audio St. Paul, Minn. — Americans are bombarded by electronic beeps. Microwaves emit them. So do ATMs and elevators, grocery store scanners and waffle makers. Are all these high-pitched tones...

Complaints Land Baldwyn in Doghouse

by Linda Clark Lee County Courier (Tupelo, Mississippi) May 8, 2008 A Baldwyn resident won’t rest until barking dogs have been silenced. Brian Pace, who lives at 346 Clayton Street in Baldwyn with his grandfather, Dizzy Dean Johnson, recently voiced his...