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Letter. Durango: Continue to educate yourself on fluoride
Thank you to those involved in the effort to alert Durango citizens to the dangers of long term water fluoridation. I would encourage all citizens, young and old, to check out discoveries about this long-standing practice in the past ten years. Information on the American Dental Association or Environmental Protection Agency websites does not reflect […]
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Meadville. LETTER: Individuals should not be forced to ingest fluoride
Regarding fluoride — I do have personal feelings, but to be quite honest they have nothing to do with the question — is fluoride good or harmful to the body? If I asked 10 people to do research on the issue the findings would probably be split as to good or bad effects. I think […]
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Note to Durango’s vision-impaired
To the people of Durango and the City Council, This is a gauntlet. I challenge City Council to create an inclusive Vision for Durango. And, I challenge the people of Durango to hold Council and staff’s toes to the fire. Well, we can all sleep at night, now that Durango has voted to keep fluoride. […]
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Durango Will Keep Adding Fluoride In Water After Vote
The votes are in and residents of Durango say they want the city to keep putting fluoride in the water. The city put it on the ballot following a year-long debate. More than 3,000 voters chose to support keeping the fluoride program and 1,700 voted to end it. The city says the water has less […]
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Durango: Pro-fluoride group outpaces foes in fundraising
Denver-based nonprofit, dentists contribute thousands The passionate campaigns around fluoride in city water have sparked big spending. Durango voters are being asked April 4 to decide whether to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water. Most-recent campaign filings show the pro-fluoride campaign has outraised and outspent its rival committee. The campaign to preserve fluoride in […]
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Durango: Brushing up on the ballot
City residents will decide whether or not to continue to fluoridate city water. Those in favor of removing it say it’s uneccesary and worst case, poisonous. Those wanting to keep it say it’s beneficial to public health, particularly for lower income families. It may be short and sweet, but it’s not without controversy. The ballots […]
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Durango. Industrial fluoride: a toxic cocktail
Many people don’t know the true source of the fluoride that Durango adds to our drinking water. Simply see the City of Durango’s Water Confidence page, www.durangogov.org/DocumentCenter/View/2585. It identifies the source of fluoride as residue from aluminum and fertilizer manufacturing! Industrial sodium fluoride from China is used for water fluoridation in Durango. See cleanwaterdurango.org for […]
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Editorial. Durango: Water fluoridation recognized as a great 20th century public health achievement
The August 2015 Gold King Mine spill forced the environmental health of the Animas River into harsh perspective. It was shocking to see our beloved river turn bright orange from mine discharge. Water quality became our focus – and stayed there. Durango is an environmentally- and health-conscious community; residents are concerned about water quality. The […]
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Durango: Vote to end water fluoridation on April 4
Naturally occurring calcium fluoride (CaF2) is not the same as sodium fluoride (NAF) or fluorosilic acid (H2SiF6). Misleading the public by misrepresenting calcium fluoride and the chemical/toxic waste substance sodium fluoride as being the same and having the same alleged benefit to teeth is ethically irresponsible. The city website, durangogov.org/fluoride, lists the sodium fluoride documents […]
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Druango: Fluoridation opponent calls it ‘mass medication’
Jim Forleo is a local chiropractor who has been one of the most vocal opponents of the fluoride added to Durango’s drinking water system. He said the argument boils down to three major points: choice, source and health effects. He pointed to the Federal Drug Administration’s website, which classifies fluoride as a drug. He said […]
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