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Fluoridation Opponents Win By Ten Votes In Corning
Water fluoridation opponents in Corning have won a narrow victory. Our newspaper partner, The Leader, reports that by just a ten vote margin voters decided to strip Corning City Council of the authority to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water supply. On election night fluoride opponents were ahead by about sixty votes with 270 […]
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Corning residents take fluoride vote from council
By a slim margin of 65 votes, Corning City Council has lost the authority to decide whether to fluoridate the municipal water supply, according to unofficial election results Tuesday. City residents voted 1,287 to 1,222 on Proposition 1 to take the authority to fluoridate the water supply out of the hands of City Council, unofficial […]
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Vote means no fluoride for Corning
CORNING, N.Y. — The ballot lockdown affects the finality of all votes in the 29th district. That includes the one over whether to add fluoride to the water supply in Corning. People voted to take away the city council’s authority to fluoridate, but the proposition passed by only 65 votes. One Corning dentist says absentee […]
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Corning: Prop. 1 a turning point in fluoride issue
Corning, N.Y. – Proposition 1 is not a vote whether to fluoridate city water, but the results will have a major impact on that decision. The proposition will allow Corning city residents to decide if they would like to change the City Charter to strip the City Council of its authority to fluoridate water. A […]
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Confusion over fluoride vote in Corning
CORNING, N.Y. — When people in the city of Corning get to the polls on Tuesday, they will be asked to vote on a hotly debated topic. The vote pertains to whether or not the Corning City Council should have the right to add fluoride to the city’s water system. But on the ballot, the […]
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Corning’s fluoridation debate headed to voters
CORNING — When Corning voters pull the lever on Proposition 1 Nov. 4, they won’t be deciding whether to fluoridate the city’s drinking water. What they will be deciding is whether to strip the city of the authority to add fluoride to the municipal water supply. A “Yes” vote on Proposition 1 would prohibit the […]
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Election Day will feature fluoride in Corning
CORNING, N.Y. — The debate over whether to add fluoride to Corning’s water has been going on for decades. “Fluoridation is safe and effective. And it’s one of the best ways of improving the oral health of people in the community,” said dentist John Gunselman “There are a couple good habits and a couple good […]
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Corning: Vote ‘yes’ to allow residents to decide on fluoridation
Title: Vote ‘yes’ to keep fluoride decision There is a lot of confusion in Corning surrounding proposition 1. Unfortunately, misinformation is being fed to the voting public. So what’s the real story? Proposition 1 is not a “yes/no” vote on fluoride. It is a vote on who gets to decide whether Corning fluoridates its water. […]
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Fluoride expert speaks at Binghamton University
VESTAL, N.Y. — A man leading the charge to remove fluoride from the water supply was in the Southern Tier Tuesday, speaking at Binghamton University. Dr. Paul Connet* is the executive director of the Fluoride Action Network. He says that fluoride has its benefits, like when it’s used to strengthen teeth, but he thinks that […]
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Painted Post Celebrates Water Fluoridation as Corning Prepares to Vote
CORNING– The City of Corning is just a few weeks away from finding out whose decision it will be to decide whether or not to fluoridate the city’s water. Something its neighbor, Painted Post has had for 35 years and local dentists are celebrating.“The people of Painted Post have had fluoridation for 35 years and […]
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