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I did my dental training in Indianapolis. When I moved to Spokane I was shocked at how many kids had decay or white spots on their teeth compared to the kids in Indianapolis. The only difference being, unlike most of the rest of the country we do not have water fluoridation. When I share this […]

Note from Fluoride Action Network: There is a huge campaign underway to fluoridate Spokane’s drinking water. Below is a letter that Smile Spokane is encouraging residents and professionals to sign. See more on the campaign here. • The pdf version of this letter does not contain the questions at the bottom. • On the original […]

Fluoride protects your teeth, keeping your whole body healthy. And that’s the opposite of scary. The Benefits of Fluoride Community water fluoridation will ensure everyone in our community can enjoy better oral health, overall health, and well-being. Fluoride is nature’s cavity fighter, a mineral found in most lakes, rivers, and oceans. But it’s usually found […]

I truly hoped that this issue had not only died but had been cremated so that it never had the chance to be resurrected. Why does this keep coming around? Those who propose fluoridation continuously speak about the dental health of the population and the underprivileged in particular. Good dental hygiene is paramount to good […]

Dr. Elisabeth Warder can spot the difference between a Cheney resident and a Spokane resident by the sight of their smile. As a longtime dentist with the nonprofit CHAS Health, Warder said the people of Cheney just have fewer cavities. “Here in Spokane, we’re behind. We’re decades behind,” she said. Warder was among three public […]

Ten years ago, a push to put fluoride in our water failed, barely, at the polls. The forces of fluoridation vowed to keep up the fight. Unfortunately, it’s the forces against fluoride who have kept fighting. And they’re winning, big time, using the same tools that flat-earthers drag out to deny global warming or argue […]

Courtesy photos Michele Kemper and Zach Hall are both running for Issaquah City Council Position 2 in the Nov. 5 General Election. Michele Kemper and Zach Hall are vying for Issaquah City Council Position 2. Kemper is a retired vice president and chief compliance officer of the financial services industry who holds a bachelor’s degree […]

Many in Issaquah get unfluoridated water from wells. But a new treatment plant could add fluoride to the entire city’s water supply. ISSAQUAH, WA — As part of a move toward constructing a new water treatment plant in Issaquah, city officials are looking for input on whether the city’s water supply should be fluoridated. Issaquah […]

Eloise Kailin in October 2017 at a forum on fluoridating the city of Port Angeles’ water. SEQUIM — Retired Dr. Eloise Kailin, a Sequim environmentalist whose activism stretched beyond her most recent fight — a successful battle against fluoridation of Port Angeles drinking water — died Saturday of age-related causes at her Sequim-area home, her […]