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Village of Potsdam to continue fluoridating the water
POTSDAM — The Village of Potsdam will continue to fluoridate its water. After a long, and at times heated, discussion over the past year and a half, Village Board of Trustees has voted to continue the practice. But before that, the people voiced their opinions one last time. “This is the water I drink. This […]
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Medical and dental professionals urge Potsdam to continue fluoridating water; vote could be Monday
POTSDAM — The village Board of Trustees has heard impassioned arguments and orchestrated presentations from both sides in the fluoridation debate leading up to a vote on it Sept. 17. They have heard from dozens of citizens, both locals and people from afar. Dueling professionals, a dentist from Florida who leads a group in favor […]
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Opinion: Fluoride won’t fix oral health problem, says Potsdam resident
To the Editor: As a resident of the Village and town of Potsdam, I oppose adding fluoride to our drinking water because I believe that it is a Band-Aid attempt for community public health that fails to address the underlying problems. It is clear that dental health in St Lawrence County is a problem. Almost […]
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Opinion: Potsdam woman wonders if we should medicate public via water supply
To the Editor: I am an RN with a master’s of science in adult health & wellness and 2 years post grad work in functional medicine. Functional medicine looks for the root causes of client’s ill health symptoms and diagnostic labels. Lifestyle education, around the root causes of their ill health and how to change/remove […]
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Potsdam residents voice opinions on water fluoridation as the village plans to vote on matter on Sept. 17
POTSDAM — The issue of water fluoridation is hotly debated, even beyond the village’s borders. Professionals from other states and countries have traveled to Potsdam for weeks to offer their opinions about whether or not the village should continue fluoridating its water. After a public hearing and regular village board meeting Tuesday, officials scheduled a […]
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Fluoridation meeting draws crowd in Potsdam, residents suggest alternative dental health programs
POTSDAM – Amid the often-repeated arguments about municipal water fluoridation at a hearing in Potsdam Tuesday night, a new consensus seemed to be emerging that a more comprehensive approach to promoting dental health is needed. The village Board of Trustees has been researching the issue and considering whether or not the village should spend the […]
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Potsdam residents voice opinions on water fluoridation as the village plans to vote on matter on Sept. 17
POTSDAM — The issue of water fluoridation is hot and contested beyond the village’s borders. Professionals from other states and countries have traveled here to offer their opinions about whether the village should continue the practice of fluoridating its water. But the public hearing and regular village board meeting Tuesday offered something different from the […]
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Potsdam Village board hears professional and public comments on fluoridating the water
POTSDAM — First, there was one, then two more filed in. A family of them marched into the village board meeting room. In a matter of minutes, seats were filled with folks in light blue shirts. Extra chairs had to be brought in. In the hallway stood the elderly, the middle-aged, and the young — […]
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Letter: Potsdam needs to consider facts on fluoride
In contrast to the Aug. 9 editorial in the Watertown Daily Times titled “Chew on this: Potsdam should continue adding fluoride to its water supply”: The authors have regurgitated the standard pro-fluoridation mantra and is seemingly not interested in conducting their own research. Concerning adding sodium fluoride as a more expensive alternative option “or using […]
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Potsdam meeting draws out those in support of fluoridation
POTSDAM – Of the roughly 50 people who attended Monday’s village Board of Trustees meeting, most who came to talk about fluoridation of village water rose to speak in support of the effort. Many of those attending were medical professionals. About half of those there, including children, wore light blue “I (Heart) Fluoride” t-shirts. The […]
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