Noise is music to governor’s ears

Rapid City Journal August 15, 2010 The Sturgis rally ends today, so brace yourself for the roar of motorcycles heading out of town. Yes, they are loud. Really loud. Obnoxious, deafening, annoying, and often illegally loud. But most of South Dakota doesn’t mind....

New laws let bars go louder, later

by Jeff Schweers USA Today November 16, 2010 MELBOURNE, Fla. — How much is too much noise? An increasing number of U.S. cities are trying to answer that question, as growing downtowns bustling with night life raise noise to levels that have some residents ready to...