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Myron Coplan’s path through town politics has been pivotal and memorable
Myron “Mike” Coplan will be honored with the title “Senior Man of the Year” on Monday, but the long-time town resident said he has not done much lately to earn that title. Perhaps those selecting the Senior Man of the Year from the Natick Council on Aging looked back at his contributions to Natick through […]
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Southampton/Hampshire: 9,500-name petition demands that decision is overturned
THEY’RE going right to the top. Anti-fluoridation campaigners are to take their battle to Downing Street as they try to overturn the controversial decision to add the chemical to Hampshire tap water. Activists from Hampshire Against Fluoridation are to deliver a petition calling for the scheme to be scrapped to the home of Prime Minister […]
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Guia de Isora area of Tenerife: Don’t drink the water
Hundreds of households in the Guia de Isora area of Tenerife were affected by a water warning. Parents were advised not to allow children up to the age of eight to either drink the local water or eat foods either prepared or cooked in it. The alert, involving the Fonsalia and Alcalá area, came as […]
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Brisbane: Fluoride injured ‘won’t be compensated’
A Brisbane compensation lawyer says residents who received water with elevated fluoride levels will not be able to take action against the Queensland Government. For three hours earlier this month some residents at Brendale and Warner, just north of Brisbane, were drinking water with a fluoride concentration 20 times higher than the recommended maximum limit. […]
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Brisbane: Fluoride-affected householders to get apology
Around 4000 Brisbane residents affected by a surge of fluoride in their water will receive a written apology, as debate raged over the quality of the city’s water. Premier Anna Bligh yesterday revealed 300,000 litres of contaminated water was pumped to northern Brisbane homes for three hours on May 1 after a plant malfunction delivered […]
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Dexter: Water fluoridation dialogue continues
After receiving a report from Orchard Hilt & McCliment Inc. last January village officials have again taken up the discussion of fluoridating the village’s water supply. The report advised the village to consider water fluoridation. There were also suggestions to survey the public and engage in a public education campaign. Fluoridation didn’t receive a warm […]
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Ashley Commons: Fluoride levels in drinking water between 2-4 ppm
MILFORD – Since John Stevens and his wife moved into their Cape Cod-style house in 1989, they have gone through four hot water heaters and three dishwashers. Right now they have buckets in the cellar to catch drips from corroded pipe fittings. Water with an extremely high mineral content, especially sulfates, is to blame, says […]
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Hamilton: To fluoridate or not fluoridate
HAMILTON — Officials in the Village of Hamilton held an informational meeting to hear the pros and cons of continuing to fluoridate the municipal water supply on Tuesday evening, April 28 in the Hamilton library. For approximately two hours village board members, members of the Municipal Utilities Commission (MUC) and several interested village residents listened […]
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Brisbane: Too much fluoride in drinking water will mean little public confidence
The revelation that some Brisbane residents were inadvertently exposed to excessive levels of FLUORIDE in their drinking water earlier this month will do little to enhance the case for adding fluoride to public water systems. The concern raised has been further exacerbated by the fact that it apparently took as long as 12 days to […]
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Geelong: Protesters told to expect chemical in water supply by the first day in July. Here comes fluoride.
Fluoride will begin flowing out of the region’s water taps in as little as two months, according to a Geelong protest group. Barwon Freedom From Fluoridation’s David McRae said Department of Human Services officials had warned his members to expect fluoride as early as July. “A couple of people have rung the health department and […]
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