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While its leaders had earlier this year said they may reconsider their decision, the Evergreen Metro District ran out of fluoride on May 31 and will not continue adding it to the area’s water. Their choice disappoints local dentists, the Colorado Dental Association and at least one area resident. “I’m a pro-fluoride dentist,” said Dr. […]

Long considered a Democratic stronghold, Pueblo Republicans have been making gains in recent years, winning down-ballot municipal and county races, while turning Colorado Senate District 3 into one of next year’s most contested statehouse seats. This week, Pueblo Republicans gathered at the Lamb Library to hear from candidates for District 60 Board of Education, Pueblo […]

An earlier decision by the Evergreen Metro District to remove added fluoridation from Evergreen’s water is undergoing further study. Board members raised new questions on the idea that came after an Evergreen woman brought concerns about both the decision and the way it was broadcast to residents during their May 28 meeting. “Fluoride is one […]

Aspen City Councilman Bill Guth has suggested bringing a question about fluoridated water to Aspen voters in November. The suggestion came during a presentation from the Aspen Water Department about the city’s water treatment processes and levels of fluoride in the municipal supply during a council work session on Monday. City staff presented updates to […]

Ah, fluoride! “You say yes, I say no.” When we become subjective about anything, nothing will change – lead, mercury, aluminum, chlorine, fluoride … Let’s look at science. Science is only valid when it is independently verified. The original science on fluoridation was done by Alcoa Aluminum scientists. They had a conclusion in mind before […]

In the early-1900s, a dentist arrived in Colorado Springs and made an observation that was something like: Holy cow, the people in this town have strong but ugly teeth. Residents’ teeth looked gawdawful — stained dark brown with what the dentist, Dr. Frederick S. McKay, called “mottled enamel.” But there was a shockingly low incidence […]

Confronted by both advocates and adversaries of putting fluoride in the public water system, a majority of Fort Collins City Council members said they have no intention of ending fluoridation in city water. The city has had fluoridated water since the late 1960s in an effort to prevent tooth decay, a practice recommended by the […]

In response to emails from Durango area residents concerned about water fluoridation in the city’s water, the city of Durango invited the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to establish the facts. Fluoride, a natural mineral used in toothpaste, has also been used in public drinking water for at least 79 years. Now, it’s […]

The Evergreen Metropolitan District plans to discontinue its drinking water fluoridation program. The district, which finalized the decision at its August board of directors meeting and announced it in an Oct. 11 memo to water customers, cited concerns for employee safety and anticipated cost savings tied to an upcoming remodel of the building in which […]

At the August Board of Directors meeting for Evergreen Metropolitan District, the operational decision was made to discontinue the voluntary drinking water fluoridation program. Fluoride is naturally occurring, however some drinking water systems with a low fluoride concentration participate in the water fluoridation program to provide a public dental health benefit. The naturally occurring fluoride […]