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Melbourne: Fluoridation becomes hot council topic
The Melbourne City Council will hold a special meeting Thursday, Jan. 24, on whether or not to keep adding fluoride to city utility customers’ drinking water. The meeting will allow the council to receive information from all sides on the topic of drinking water fluoridation and allow the public to provide input. City Manager Shannon […]
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Fluoride debate may decide whether Melbourne keeps adding the compound to drinking water
A group of anti-fluoride activists wants the city of Melbourne to remove fluoride from its drinking water supply, which serves roughly 170,000 residents across southern Brevard County. Thursday, the Melbourne City Council will listen to dueling 20-minute presentations opposing and supporting fluoridation of water during a 6 p.m. special meeting. Opponents say fluoride can contain toxic contaminants […]
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Florida health officials delayed notifying residents about tainted water, emails show
Florida officials delayed telling residents about bad water It took months for the Florida Department of Health to notify the neighbors of the State Fire College in Ocala about potentially elevated levels of dangerous chemicals contaminating their well water, emails show. OCALA Linda Lawson thought little of drinking the water from the decades-old well in […]
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Letter: Fluoride debate a ghost of debates past
Re: ‘Phooey on fluoride’ letter to the editor, Dec. 12 Editor: I remember the loud outcries the rest of Pinellas County emitted when County Commission passed fluoridation, despite all the scientific evidence against it from medical authorities! No matter – Commission passed it then, years ago. As a 35-year certified Nurse Practitioner, Professor Emerita, former […]
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Letter: Phooey on fluoride!
Editor: Beginning in 2019, the city of Clearwater will begin dosing our water supply with fluoride. As a concerned citizen, I violently disagree with this decision made by the city council. The recent edition of “My Clearwater” magazine had a cover piece on the “sanctity” of our water supply which went on to describe the […]
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Fluoride ballot measure in Brooksville: Residents say yes to fluoride in early results
Fluoride in Brooksville’s water is here to stay. Almost 1,900 voters supported the “yes” option on a referendum to keep fluoride in the city’s water supply, according to the unofficial results. That’s about 65 percent of the votes. The city has about 8,000 residents. The outcome of this ballot measure should bring an end to […]
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Message from Erin Brockovich to Brooksville voters
Brooksville, Florida Community Drinking Water System Consumers… more importantly Voters… On November 6, Election Day, you will be asked whether or not the City of Brooksville should continue to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water system? I would strongly encourage you to VOTE NO! Using the community drinking water system to administer any substance […]
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Brooksville voters will be asked to settle fluoride question
BROOKSVILLE — Residents of the city of Brooksville will face an even longer ballot than other Hernando County voters for the upcoming general election. In addition to the myriad of federal, state and local races as well has a long list of potential constitutional amendment questions, Brooksville residents will also be asked if they want […]
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Brooksville Residents To Vote On Fluoride Issue
Note from the Fluoride Action Network – It is shocking to see that a National Public Radio station would use propaganda from the American Dental Association (ADA). The amount of fluoride that ADA purports to be safe, 0.7 mg/L in drinking water, is approximately the same level found to create higher fluoride levels in pregnant […]
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Fluoride question will be on November ballot in Brooksville
BROOKSVILLE — Brooksville residents will decide in November whether the city will continue adding fluoride to their water supply, the City Council voted this week. The Council voted 3-2 to put the question to a vote after Mayor Betty Erhard questioned the expense of fluoridation and whether residents should be exposed to the substance without […]
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