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Spokane. No to fluoride (Letter)
Thank you Bill Foreman for your excellent letter to the Spokesman-Review on Aug. 6 (“Fluoridation costly, unneeded”). That is the best letter I have read in a long time. I agree with you on the fluoridation issue that keeps popping up. Let’s keep our water pure and quit putting additives in our water and food […]
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Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Awards More Than $2 Million in Grants to New York Nonprofits
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation has given grants to 19 organizations, totaling more than $2 million, in New York to provide relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic. These unrestricted grants were intended to help the Foundation’s nonprofit partners continue to provide vital services to the most vulnerable members […]
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Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Awards Nearly $3.4 Million in Grants to California Nonprofits
68 Organizations Received Funding to Provide Relief to Communities Amid COVID-19 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation has given grants to 68 organizations, totaling nearly $3.4 million, in California to provide relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic. These unrestricted grants were intended to help the Foundation’s nonprofit partners continue to […]
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Spokane City Council Considering Water Fluoridation
Water fluoridation may be in the city of Spokane’s future. The city council is considering a request by dentists to fluoridate the city’s water supply. The proposal may be added to the council’s agenda as early as next Monday. Water fluoridation has been proposed – and rejected – before by Spokane residents. Supporters such as […]
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Madison water utility postpones change to fluoridation policy; board to await federal study of health impacts
The Madison Water Utility will continue adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water — for now. The utility board voted unanimously Tuesday to postpone a review of the practice that was started in 1948 as a way to prevent tooth decay until the completion of a U.S. Health and Human Services review. The board will […]
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Spokane is the largest city in Washington without fluoridated water. That could change
Editor’s note: In the video above, current Mayor Nadine Woodward and former City Council President Ben Stuckart address adding fluoride to Spokane’s water during a 2019 debate. SPOKANE, Wash. – Fluoridation of Spokane’s water supply is a controversial topic that has drawn criticism and support from residents and local leaders alike. The national debate started […]
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Why Spokane is considering adding fluoride to city drinking water
It’s the largest city in Washington that doesn’t add extra amounts of the cavity-preserving chemical. SPOKANE, Wash — In the 60s, the 80s, and most recently in 2000, Spokane voters have been asked whether they wanted to add fluoride to their drinking water. All three times they said no. But that hasn’t stopped a consensus […]
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Spokane. Jeff Irish & Robert C Dickson: What you need to know about fluoridation
Spokane’s voters have rejected water fluoridation three times. City council should respect the enduring wisdom of our citizens – which has been based on sound science all along – to keep our water safe and clean. Fluoridation has always been controversial, but there’s agreement on several objectives: We all want fewer cavities, proven safety, and […]
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CDC: Oral Health Fast Facts
Overview Oral health is essential to general health and well-being. Oral disease can cause pain and infections that may lead to problems with eating, speaking, and learning. It can also affect social interaction and employment potential.1 The three oral conditions that most affect overall health and quality of life are cavities, severe gum disease, and […]
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Spokane Citizens Exercise Civil Duty to Protest Water Fluoridation!
Spokane Citizens strongly object to the addition of fluoride to their drinking water, in the belief that drinking and household water should be as pure as possible without additives or what can be considered a drug. You can find more information about this at this website: https://safewaterspokane.org/ And take action at this page! https://safewaterspokane.org/decision-makers The board of […]
United States, Washington State
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