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• Portland: Pro-fluoride campaign scores massive donation

  Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland, the group pushing Portlanders to approve a plan to fluoridate the city’s water this May, has a received a massive donation pushing it far ahead of the opposing campaign, Clean Water Portland. State campaign finance records show that the Northwest Health Foundation made a $165,920 donation to the pro-fluoridation campaign. That […]

• Portland NAACP Opposes Fluoridation

  The Portland branch of the NAACP has voted to oppose fluoridating Portland’s water supply. “Children growing up in communities of color already face risks from many different environmental chemicals,” NAACP political chair Cheryl Carter said in a statement this afternoon, “and they do not need more chemicals added to their drinking water.” Portland Branch 1120 […]

• Two Opposing Views on Fluoridating Portland’s Drinking Water

  The first commentary, by Rick North, encourages voters to defeat the ballot measure because of health concerns, lack of effectiveness and higher costs, while the second commentary, by Claudia Colen and Dr. Teran Colen insists the science is clear that fluoride doesn’t have any negative health or environmental impacts and is a safe and effective […]

• Physicians voice opposition to fluoride in Portland

  PORTLAND – Just a couple weeks before voters decide whether to add fluoride to Portland’s water, dozens of medical professionals gathered at City Hall Thursday to voice their opposition. Earlier this month, the debate drew a huge crowd to a Northeast Portland community center. “As a mother and as a PT, I would like to […]

• Portland. Kaiser Permanente Chips in $25,000 for Fluoride Campaign

  Kaiser Permanente has written a $25,000 check to Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland, the political action committee pushing for Measure 26-151, which would authorize fluoridation of Portland’s water supply, according to a filing with the state. That check continues a mini-trend: the pro-fluoride campaign has gotten institutional support, while the anti-fluoride campaign, Clean Water Portland, is […]

• Editorial: Fighting over fluoridation in Portland

  Portland’s fluoridation debate has been overshadowed in recent months by other policy battles, from the Legislature’s struggle to control PERS costs to the city’s controversial adoption of a sick-leave mandate. That will change soon. The May 21 election is right around the corner and, as if to reintroduce the matter, the City Club of Portland […]

• City Club of Portland committee favors fluoride

  Portland’s high-minded civic society is set to support adding fluoride to local drinking water, if history and a report released Thursday carry any weight. An analysis from the City Club of Portland concludes that Portland has a “substantial dental health problem,” and 11 of 12 committee members studying the issue recommend fluoridation. The hot-button issue […]

• Portland. Fluoride Lobby Fumbles at Public Debate

  Wednesday night’s debate to discuss the pros and cons of adding fluorosilicic acid (aka fluoride) to the Bull Run water supply that Portland depends upon saw an excess of 240 concerned citizens pack the Matt Dishman Community Center’s auditorium.  The event was sponsored by the Multnomah County Democrats.  Moderator Teddy Keizer, Chair of the Mult-Co Dems opened […]

• Portland. Before you vote: Fluoride and kids’ teeth – what does the data show?

  The KATU Problem Solvers are revealing ground-breaking new data that may change the way you vote on Portland’s fluoridation measure next month.  It’s data that the state wasn’t eager for you to see. After dozens of emails, phone calls, and formal requests, KATU’s Shellie Bailey-Shah finally received yesterday a draft of the 2012 Smile Survey […]

• Portland. The Battle For Bull Run: Fighting Against Fluoridation

  With the amount of media blitzing that’s bombarded Portland’s airwaves, interwebs, and neighborhood front yards, you’d have thought the dual campaigns for and against fluoridating Bull Run fresh water had been going on for years.  In fact, this fight started in earnest just last fall, when the consulting & lobbying group Upstream Public Health began […]