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Fight against fluoride in water comes to Orange and Durham counties
A practice that most North Carolinians do without thinking much about it – drinking fluoridated water from local systems – has become a controversial topic in parts of the Triangle. On Thursday, the Orange County Water and Sewer Authority will hear petitions from citizens who want the county to stop fluoridating public water. And in […]
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Mebane: Folks speaking out on fluoride
The Mebane City Council members said Monday evening nothing had generated more e-mails and given the members 500-page reports to study like the recent fluoride campaign dud with zeal on both sides. Mayor pro tem Patty Philipps said the amount of “detailed analysis” and all the information she read persuaded her to vote in favor […]
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Mebane and Graham: Fluoride to remain in drinking water
Members of the Mebane City Council on Monday opted to keep fluoride in the city’s drinking water. Because Mebane shares a water plant with Graham, the decision means Graham residents will also keep drinking fluoridated water. The unanimous vote by Mebane council members came during their monthly meeting and followed a fair amount of discussion. […]
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Alamance County Board of Health passes fluoride resolution
The Alamance County Board of Health passed a resolution Thursday supporting community water fluoridation, which board members hope Mebane officials will review before deciding whether to joining the Graham City Council in voting to eliminate fluoride from the drinking water system the two cities share… Real full report Print PDF
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Graham’s fluoride vote raises eyebrows in Mebane, elsewhere
MEBANE — A vote last week by Graham City Council to quit adding fluoride to the city’s water has caused a stir in Mebane and elsewhere around the county. Graham’s vote to discontinue fluoridation was contingent on members of the Mebane City Council doing likewise. Should both boards agree, fluoride will no longer be added […]
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Graham wants to remove fluoride from drinking water
If Mebane follows the lead of Graham, drinking water both municipalities draw upon will no longer be fluoridated. Graham’s city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to discontinue adding fluoride to the Graham-Mebane Lake water supply, contingent on their partner-city’s action. The decision came after the council heard a presentation from its utilities director, Victor Quick, […]
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Tooth and nail: Is fluoride a boon or bane?
Everyone drinks water; everyone drinks what’s in water besides water. But what those other ingredients are is rarely discussed. Opinions and emotions ran high as health professionals, policymakers, students and other area residents filled the Mountain View Room in UNCA’s [University of North Carolina at Asheville] Sherrill Center Nov. 12, eager to consider one of […]
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ABC11 Investigates: How safe is Fluoride in our water?
Watch online DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — Corey Sturmer didn’t know much about fluoride in his drinking water until a year ago, when his dentist told him he has fluorisis, a condition that causes white spotting, yellowing and browning of the teeth, and erosion of the enamel. “I asked my dentist … is there fluoride in […]
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Student Environmental Center hosts the Asheville Fluoride Discussion
Why do we have fluoride in the public water supply and is it good for us or are there risks? A public 2 on 2 “discussion” will be held Monday, November 12th at 7:00 PM at UNCA in Asheville, North Carolina with doors opening at 6:15. The students of the Student Environmental Center (SEC) at […]
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Durham: Council mulls fluoride in water
Bemused City Council members have deflected a resident’s demand that the Water Management Department stop adding fluoride to Durham’s drinking water. “Obviously, the suggestion would be a dramatic change from the way we presently operate,” Mayor Bill Bell told the resident, Corey Sturmer. “I’m sure the manager and his staff will take it under advisement […]
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