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Whatcom County Democrats have said “NO!” to Fluoridation
Whatcom Democrats, on the evening of September 14, voted to support a “NO” vote on Proposition #1, against fluoridation. Citizens Against Forced Fluoride welcome the growing number of organizations, professionals, and individuals coming out against the fluoridation scheme. This is a significant development regarding the future of Bellingham and those who drink, bathe in, or […]
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Pierce County Dentist Speaks Out Against Bellingham Fluoride initiative.
I am a member of the Pierce County Dental Society, the Washington State Dental Society ( WSDA ) and the American Dental Association ( ADA ). I am also a member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. As a dentist who works in Pierce County, Washington, I must take exception to the […]
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Forum offers both sides of fluoride issue
Bellingham’s City Club hosted the first public forum Wednesday featuring representatives from both sides of Bellingham’s contentious water fluoridation debate. Leaders of Bellingham Families for Fluoride and Citizens Against Forced Fluoride shared the podium for a 45-minute discussion and question-and-answer period moderated by Gerald Pumphrey, Bellingham Technical College president. Both sides hit key points they’ve […]
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Foundation puts $600,000 for fluoridation in writing
The Washington Dental Service Foundation has sent a letter to the city of Bellingham promising to pay the startup costs if voters approve fluoridation this November. The Seattle-based organization “would like to formally confirm our commitment to the citizens of Bellingham for financial assistance up to $600,000 for construction and implementation costs associated with a […]
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Fluoride issue likely on ballot despite protest
A measure to fluoridate Bellingham’s water supply will probably appear on the ballot despite allegations from an opposition group that the measure isn’t legal. Rolf Beckhusen, a Bellingham attorney representing Bellingham Citizens Against Forced Fluoride, wrote to the city attorney and the City Council Monday, saying the November ballot initiative should be tested in court […]
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Lawyer questions fluoride initiative
An initiative that would add fluoride to Bellingham’s drinking water is misleading and potentially unenforceable, leaving the city on the hook for fully funding the program, a lawyer for an anti-fluoride group claims. In a letter to city officials, lawyer Rolf Beckhusen writes that the initiative violates state law and the city’s charter by hinging […]
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Commissioners hear fluoride pros, cons
Fluoridation is said to produce stronger teeth, but Monday night’s packed-house hearing before Skagit County commissioners showed it also produces strong feelings — pro and con. “This is pretty weird,” said Cheryl Harrison, a speaker who opposes fluoridation. “My dentist is here, my son’s oral surgeon is here, and they’re all wearing ‘yes’ buttons,” said […]
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Speaker flails value of fluoride
The leader of a national anti-fluoridation group blasted a proposal to fluoridate Bellingham’s drinking water Thursday night. Paul Connett, executive director of Fluoride Action Network and a chemistry professor at St. Lawrence University in New York, told about 60 people gathered at Broadway Hall in Bellingham that the risks of putting small amounts of fluoride […]
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Anti-fluoridation leader to speak Thursday, Friday
A national leader in anti-fluoridation efforts will speak Thursday and Friday in Bellingham at events organized by people opposing a proposal to fluoridate Bellingham’s drinking water. Paul Connett, executive director of Fluoride Action Network and professor of environmental chemistry at St. Lawrence University, will be among the panelists at a public forum at Broadway Hall […]
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Crackdown urged on mercury waste from dentistry
King County dentists have taken the lead statewide in reducing toxic mercury going down the drain and out into the environment. Now a coalition of environmental groups, labeling a voluntary state program to cut dental mercury waste a failure, wants a statewide crackdown. The voluntary two-year agreement, in which the Washington State Dental Association promised […]
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