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Skagit County will add fluoride to water supply
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – People in Skagit County will have fluoride added to their municipal water supply. Tuesday, county commissioners voted in favor of fluoridation – an issue that has divided the community for years and could now end up in a courtroom. It was a mix of cheers and jeers Tuesday as Skagit County […]
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Skagit fluoride decision set for next month
The Skagit County commissioners will make a decision on whether to fluoridate the water for most of the county on May 15, and they’re likely to vote yes. But that likely won’t be the end of the story. If the commissioners vote to fluoridate the Skagit PUD’s main water system — which provides water to […]
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Citizens group criticizes lack of action on fluoride warning
Controversy over the fluoridation of Sammamish’s municipal water began two years ago in public hearings. Health concerns were aired, benefits touted and the water has been fluoridated ever since. Science, however, never rests. Armed with new findings by a prominent research group, a group of concerned Sammamish residents recently asked Sammamish Plateau Water & Sewer […]
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Citizens of Skagit County asked to say no to fluoridation by fiat
Is fluoridation effective against tooth decay? Should anyone have the authority to mandate fluoridation of public drinking water? How does it affect human health? Those questions have given rise to a growing social phenomenon — a highly controversial debate concerning fluoridation and public health. This is a confusing debate because most families grew up with […]
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Skagit County debating fluoridation of water supply
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Putting fluoride in public water supplies – some call it “preventive medicine,” others call it “forced medication.” It’s a debate that’s been raging throughout Western Washington for years. Skagit County commissioners got an earful Tuesday. In a room that usually sees but a handful of people during county commission meetings, there […]
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Port Angeles City Council sends anti-fluoride initiatives to judge for ruling
PORT ANGELES — Two initiatives submitted to the city last week to stop fluoridation of city water will be sent to a Superior Court judge to determine if it would be appropriate to put them on the ballot for a vote. City Attorney Bill Bloor said it could take up to six months for a […]
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The Power of the ADA
In the face of pressure from dental associations, the University of Washington turned away last week from a historic opportunity to partner with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to train Alaska Natives to become dental therapists. Only weeks ago, the dental and medical school deans sent a letter in full support of the program, […]
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Port Angeles: Fluoride foes ask for hearing
PORT ANGELES — A public hearing will be held but has not yet been scheduled in the wake of a request from residents concerned about the interaction of the city’s newly fluoridated water with chemicals to be used in water treatment plants. “We want this issue — combination of aluminum salts and fluoride in the […]
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Fluoride measure backers consider their next move
The two major contributors to the failed ballot measure to fluoridate Bellingham’s water disagree on whether it’s worthwhile to take the issue to voters in the wake of last month’s election result. “I think we’ll not be pursuing initiatives for the foreseeable future,” said David Hemion, assistant executive director of the Washington State Dental Association, […]
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It’s official: Bellingham voters reject fluoridation
Whatcom County certified the results of its first vote-by-mail general election Tuesday afternoon, ending a count slowed by ink bleeding through ballots and write-in votes. One extremely close county race will be heading to a hand recount next week. Though it was an off-year election, an effort to add fluoride to Bellingham’s drinking water, a […]
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