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| | Noise News for Week of August 17, 1997 |
 | | Maine Resident Decries the Noisiness of Life Outdoors |
 | | The Kennebec Journal printed an editorial from George Smith, a Mount Vernon, Maine resident, which says that quiet is an important aspect of life in Maine that is not appreciated, understood, protected or respected. |
 | | The writer goes on to detail several personal experiences he has had with noise or the absence of noise in the outdoors, including noise from trains, personal watercraft, barking dogs, and loud radios, and the affect of noise on fish. |
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