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2 bills may halt water fluoridation
FARMINGTON — The Davis County Board of Health is opposing two bills recently introduced into the 2002 legislative session that, if passed, would effectively prevent water fluoridation. HB158 would modify the Safe Drinking Water Act to prevent any substance from being added to public water supplies that has not been approved by the U.S. Food […]
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Proposed Bills Challenge fluoridation plans
FARMINGTON — Health officials are vigorously opposing two state lawmakers’ proposed amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act they claim would put a kink in their efforts to distribute fluoridated drinking water to each Davis County city. County Health Director Lewis R. Garrett said “late-in-the-game” legislation sponsored by Rep. Glenn Donnelson, R-North Ogden, and Rep. […]
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Petition Drive Begins in Davis County Utah to Stop Fluoridation
Efforts are under way to stop the implementation of fluoride into Davis County”s drinking water and to place the issue back on the November 2002 ballot to overturn the fluoride directive. “We”re planning a re-vote on the issue in November 2002,” said David Hansen, who has led efforts in the local area to fight the […]
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Centerville to ignore Fluoridation Referendum in order to avoid Litigation
CENTERVILLE — The City Council will ignore the results of its upcoming citywide fluoride vote, even if the majority of residents vote against adding fluoride to Centerville”s water. The decision is an effort to avoid “expensive and needless litigation.” In a draft copy the city intends to publish in its voter information pamphlet on fluoride, […]
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Salt Lake County fluoride foes ready new petition
Fluoride opponents are seeking another vote on the issue of water fluoridation in Salt Lake County next year through a petition drive, with ballot wording that essentially would have residents voting either against fluoridation or in favor of placing toxic waste in their water. Opponents of fluoridation say the way the question is worded will […]
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Fluoridation Proponents Misled Utahns Before Last Year’s Vote
If anyone doubts that health officials had Utah’s best interests at heart when they campaigned for water fluoridation last year, the officials have only themselves to blame. Their misinformation and attempts to discredit scientists holding opposing views demonstrated an unhealthy disrespect for voters’ intelligence. By now you know that health officials misled voters about the […]
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Fluoride or Dig a Well?
A number of residents who didn’t have the opportunity to vote on fluoridation last fall would essentially be forced to have fluoridated water if the Legislature follows the recommendation of a legislative panel. The Legislative Task Force on Fluoridation voted Wednesday to recommend a change in state law to allow residents who are served by […]
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Woods Cross: No Fluoridation
WOODS CROSS — In a first in the county, the City Council here has said no thanks to fluoridation, because its own water system is independent of outside water sources. And Davis County plans to challenge the city”s new ordinance. In a 4-1 vote, the council members took the action Tuesday after a citizens” group […]
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Davis County revote on fluoridation will move forward
FARMINGTON — Fluoride opponents have won a big battle in the Davis County fluoridation feud. A county attorney shot down Tuesday a legal argument by proponents that the process to force a revote was unlawful. As a result, voters will be given the opportunity to revote on the fluoridation issue in the Nov. 5 general […]
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Fluoridation Promises
The effectiveness and safety of fluoridated water will be debated until the taps run dry, but Salt Lake County health officials have ensured that the stuff will never be associated with a truth serum. To sell voters on fluoridation last year, they promised it would be cheap and easy to implement. Now they have pushed […]
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