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Salina residents ask for flouride-free water
SALINA — Residents showed up in droves at Monday’s Salina City Commission meeting to protest fluoride in the city water supply. Those participating provided information alleging fluoridation of the water causes diabetes, heart disease and also effects the nervous system. A study was mentioned giving information that fluoride could take up to 20 years before […]
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Salina: Opponents of fluoride present petition to city
Several people who want Salina to quit adding fluoride to its water presented a petition to the Salina City Commission on Monday night. In addition to their previous objections that fluoride in water is ineffective at fighting cavities and causes various health problems, they said they’d recently found that the fluoride Salina uses could come […]
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Parsons Group Forms Against Possible Fluoride Repair
A group in Southeast Kansas wants to keep fluoride out of a town’s drinking water. According to the city of Parsons, fluoride has been added to the drinking water for the last fifty odd years. But now that the fluoride had to stop being added this summer due to a problem with the pipes at […]
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Albert Burgstahler, editor of the journal Fluoride, died October 12
A Memorial Mass for Albert William Burgstahler, 85, Lawrence will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 18, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. He died Saturday, October 12, 2013 at his home. Albert was born July 10, 1928 in Grand Rapids, MI the son of Albert Ernest and Constance (Foster) Burgstahler. He received […]
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Salina fluoride battle continues
The battle over fluoride in Salina’s water system continues. At Tuesday’s meeting, the Salina-Saline County Health Department board voted unanimously to support the continued use of fluoride in the city’s water system. Dr. John Adams, the dental expert for the health department, spoke out in favor of keeping fluoride in the city’s water supply saying it […]
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Salina considers town hall meeting on fluoride
Some citizens and city officials in Salina are at odds over the use of fluoride in the city’s water system. Salina city commissioners opted to start adding fluoride to the city’s water in 1968. Since that vote, many citizens have fought to get the chemical removed. John Boesen, a volunteer with Salina Cares, says the […]
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Abilene: Safety issue closes city fluoride room
A picture showing the corrosive nature of the fluoride room. T. (Courtesy photo) An employee safety issue was at the center of a decision to stop putting fluoride in Abilene’s water, in April. City Manager David Dillner said the emergency safety switch in the fluoride room at the water treatment plant has become corroded making […]
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Abilene: fluoridation suspended due to a potential safety issue for employees
The Environmental Protection Agency requires the City to annual issue its Consumer Confidence Report detailing the water quality. All water utility customers should have received a copy of the report in the mail a few days ago. Please call City Hall at (785) 263-2550 if you haven’t received a copy and wish to obtain one […]
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City commission candidates show no signs of wanting to eliminate fluoride from city’s water; forum on fluoride set for Wednesday at KU
Some of you have been asking whether Lawrence is going to have a great fluoride debate. If you remember, City Commissioner Hugh Carter in February caught folks by surprise by asking the city to at least do more research on whether adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water is a good idea. But thus far, […]
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KU to host forum on adding fluoride to drinking water
Kansas University’s chemistry department will host a forum this week on the pros and cons of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Lawrence resident Albert Burgstahler, who is the longtime editor of the journal Fluoride, will give a presentation at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at 1001 Malott Hall on the KU campus. Burgstahler has […]
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