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Fluoride Divide. A 60-year Debate Revisited in Escambia County
Some experts have called it a breakthrough in human health innovation, while others have pitted it as a toxic, government infringement. But while the controversial issue of water fluoridation dates back to its initial integration into public drinking utilities during the 1940s, there has been little buzz surrounding it in Escambia County since it was […]
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Lynn Haven. EDITORIAL: Fluoride follies
More than half a century ago, adding fluoride to public water supplies was viewed by some on the political right as a communist plot against America. In more recent years, members of the environmental left have alleged that fluoridated water poses a potential health risk. Now, nearly 65 years after Grand Rapids, Mich., became the […]
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Lynn Haven: Low Fluoride Levels
A letter was sent to officials in Lynn haven, informing them they don’t have the recommended standards of fluoride in their water. “They decided that dental was an issue in bay county and we developed the dental strategic planning committee and looking into the issue and fluoride is one of the problems,” said Bay County’s […]
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County asks Lynn Haven to consider fluoride
Bay County health officials have asked Lynn Haven city officials to consider adding fluoride to the city water system. Lynn Haven is the only municipality in Bay County that currently does not add fluoride or have enough natural fluoride concentration in its water for an optimal level to prevent cavities. Lynn Haven Mayor Walter Kelley […]
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Pensacola: Fluoride fight brews in ECUA races
The campaigns for two Emerald Coast Utilities Authority seats have an undercurrent: Whether fluoride should continue to be added to local drinking water. The issue could be effectively decided if the two pro-flouride incumbents — Lois Benson in District 2 and Dale Perkins in District 4 — lose to challengers who are either stridently against […]
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Escambia County: Fluoride in water fight back on the table
The decades-old debate over fluoridation of local drinking water took center stage at an Emerald Coast Utilities Authority committee meeting Wednesday. The often-contentious issue pitted medical and dental experts against a lone utility board member, Elizabeth Campbell, and a group of concerned citizens at the Citizen Advisory Committee meeting. The off-and-on struggle regarding fluoridation of […]
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Pensacola: Old Fight, New Day
Excerpt from article titled:Fight old, fest new, move overdue Old Fight, New Day A new round on an old debate takes place Wednesday when the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is asked to remove fluoride from Escambia County’s drinking water. Opponents question the safety of fluoride, which the ECUA added to drinking water in 2000, a […]
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Pensacola: Fluoridation on April 12 agenda
Excerpt: Fluoride Fight Look for yet another debate over fluoride in the water. The issue is on the agenda for the April 12 meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, which provides drinking water for most of Escambia County. ECUA member Elizabeth Campbell opposes fluoride, commonly used nationwide. The element […]
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Plant City may fluoridate water supply
PLANT CITY – City commissioners voted Jan. 25 to pursue a state grant to help pay for equipment to fluoridate the municipal water supply. Outgoing City Manager David Sollenberger had recommended that the city pass on fluoridation due to the ongoing budget crunch. But the possibility of state grant money that would cover some of […]
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Plant City commissioners will meet Jan. 25 to discuss fluoridation
Newsletter dated 12/17/09 The Plant City ‘City Commissioners meeting’ will meet on Monday, Jan. 25 at 7:30pm to discuss the need for water fluoridation. They will ask for input from people in attendance. We need to be ready to state fluoridation facts and give stories about dental disease in that population. The more the merrier. […]
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