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Around 1990, Chattanoogan Sam Hall and his wife bought a mechanical white-noise generator to help them sleep after a neighbor's dog began yapping incessantly at night. Mark Kennedy is a veteran ...

Sleep has always been sacred in my household. From the very first night home from the hospital with our oldest son, I knew that creating a peaceful, distraction-free sleep environment would be key to ...