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On Tuesday, Jan. 27, with a four to one vote, Warrenton City Commissioners approved a ballot measure to put water fluoridation to a general ballot vote on May 13. Warrenton currently puts fluoride in its drinking water, however they are not required to, per state law. According to the Oregon Health Authority, only 26 percent […]

I’m a retired Newport naturopathic physician who has spent years researching the claims that water fluoridation is “safe and effective.” In fact, it’s neither. Contrary to the claim that it’s one of the top public health achievements of the 20th century, it’s actually one of the most widely rejected health interventions in the world. Out […]

The City Council of Sweet Home, Oregon, a city of roughly 10,000 people, voted this summer to remove fluoride from its drinking water. In passing the ordinance, which went into effect Aug. 7, Sweet Home joined a growing number of U.S. municipalities that are removing or exploring the removal of fluoride from public drinking water […]

The city of Sweet Home will stop adding fluoride to its drinking water this month. City councilors in the eastern Linn County community approved an ordinance in early July to remove fluoride from public water supplies. The city first introduced fluoride into its water system in 1964 following a special election where residents voted in […]

One city councilor and a handful of residents expressed dismay over a seemingly hasty decision to overturn an ordinance requiring fluoride in the city’s water system during the July 8 City Council meeting. Original article online at: https://www.sweethomenews.com/decision-to-end-fluoride-draws-flak/

The council ultimately voted 5-2 to eliminate the fluoride program, with opposing votes from Bronson and Councilor Aaron Hegge. Original article online at: https://democratherald.com/news/local/government-politics/article_10d487b4-1d57-4439-a715-bf18a27dd811.html

During its June 24 meeting, the City Council moved to repeal a 1964 ordinance that provides fluoridation in the city’s water system. With very little discussion on the matter, the council voted 6-0 (Councilor Ken Bronson was absent) to conduct the first two readings of an ordinance that would effectively remove fluoridation of the city’s […]

WARRENTON — After receiving dozens of comments regarding water fluoridation, city commissioners have agreed to put the issue to voters on the upcoming November ballot. Although not required by the state, the City of Warrenton currently adds fluoride as a supplement to its drinking water supply. In April, Public Works Director Kevin Gorman approached commissioners […]

Fluoride is in the dirt. Fluoride is in the air. It’s in toothpaste, it’s in mouthwash, it’s in those tooth-shaped trays full of foam many of us hold in our mouths at the end of each dentist visit. But beyond the small amount that occurs naturally, there is no fluoride in Portland’s water. And area […]

While the United States wonders what will become of fluoride following the inauguration in January, it’s already out of the water supply in Lebanon after muddy river water from the drawdown of a nearby reservoir gummed up the city’s water treatment plant. Original article online at: https://democratherald.com/news/local/government-politics/lebanon-voters-axe-citywide-water-fluoridation/article_9c292788-a38c-11ef-ae41-7f86ce478a77.html