Mayoral Candidate Rossbach asks Maplewood Police to Remove Public

"   3-26-09 [Councilman]Will Rossbach asked Maplewood police to remove the public from the last Smoke Task Force.  Council Member Rossbach didn't get the group to vote his way tonight, so he then tried to...

Mass dolphin strandings blamed on military sonar

Mass dolphin strandings in some parts of the world are being blamed on military sonar, as the animals become temporarily deaf for about 40 minutes after sonar has passed through the region. Hearing is important to...

Screenwriter of Pulp Fiction Manslaughter Dui

Another Hollywood celebrity involved in criminal and outrageous circumstances.  I remember he is innocent until proven guilty, but looks like there is a lot of damning evidence. "December 13, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by drunk driving lawyers in Los...

Half of iPod users risk deafness

The use of personal audio devices since the original walkman has increased to a point that sometimes its difficult to find a young person on the high street not listening to one mp3 player or another. This...

The kiss of deaf.

A woman in china lost her hearing power after the passionate kiss with her boyfriend.Doctor said"her hearing would return after sometime. " The 20-something girl from Zhuhai, in southern Guangdong province,...

Some Estimates As High As $75 Billion-$125 Billion To Save Industry, Reports ...

"U.S. automakers drew fresh skepticism from lawmakers Thursday in a rocky confrontation over their pleas for an expanded $34 billion rescue package they say they need to survive. After the six-hour hearing...

Olean grocery case still in limbo 8 months later

" 12/04/08 07:21 AM CATTARAUGUS COUNTY Olean grocery case still in limbo 8 months later By Kathy Kellogg CATTARAUGUS CORRESPONDENT Story tools: Larger...

Light to Help the Deaf Hear

New discovery may yield better hearing aids; infrared light stimulates inner ear neurons as precisely as sound waves, and without the limitations of electronics. "INFRARED light can stimulate neurons in the inner ear as precisely as sound waves, a discovery that could lead to...

US soldier to face court martial over Iraqi deaths

"VILSECK: A U.S. Army sergeant accused of involvement in the killing of four Iraqi prisoners faces a court martial.The men were bound, blindfolded and shot before being dumped into a Baghdad canal in 2007. Sgt. Michael P. Leahy Jr. on Wednesday waived his right to an...

Report: MP3 players threaten users' hearing

"Report: MP3 players threaten users' hearing"" People who listen to personal music players for only five hours a week at a high volume may be doing permanent damage to their hearing.A team of nine experts on the...

Was The Bailout Bill A Good Idea? : NPR

"What is clear, Davidson says, is that spending $700 billion will help. "But it's also very clear that the plan we've been hearing all about, the Paulson plan, has a lot of problems. There are a lot of things that...

Abandoned Saginaw home sells for $1.75 on eBay

"Abandoned Saginaw home sells for $1.75 on eBay by Roberto Acosta | The Saginaw News Tuesday September 30, 2008, 5:14 PM The Saginaw home that hit the housing market at a cut-rate price sold for less than the...

Bank’s $280,000 mistake is Pa. man’s misfortune

"Bank’s $280,000 mistake is Pa. man’s misfortune By Peter Mucha Inquirer Staff Writer Let this be a...

Be a poll worker and save American democracy by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman

Concerned that the votes will be counted for 2008? Journalists and election integrity activists Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman of Free Press recommend volunteering as a poll worker (I am), and other ways to help make the election more transparent and accountable,...

Vicar jailed over child porn crimes

The Reverend Richard Hart, who became notorious in the UK after 56,000 images of child pornography were discovered on his computer, has today started his prison sentence. On the same day, a charity has used the opportunity to warn that child pornography is currently growing...

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