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Fluoride decision How sad that the fluoride debate turned into ad hominem attacks against those who are against fluoridation. This is especially disconcerting when these remarks were directed at Eloise Kailin — a steadfast, courageous advocate for the general public. She has a history of being a precise scientist, so suggesting “fake science” is totally […]

Thank you to all the voters who participated in the recent “no more fluoridation” ballot measure. As answered “no” by the 57.5 percent majority of voters by Nov. 7 to “shall the city of Port Angeles add fluoride to its municipal water supply?” and coupled with the prior action taken in August 2016 by the […]

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council will discuss a failed ballot proposition to reintroduce fluoride to the municipal water supply at its next meeting Dec. 5. More than 57.5 percent of city voters rejected a measure to add fluorosilicic acid to the water in the Nov. 7 general election. The controversial practice of […]

Excerpt: The gap on the fluoride advisory vote expanded to 3,157, or 57.55 percent, against adding fluoride to the Port Angeles water supply. Votes in favor of adding fluoride grew to 2,329, or 42.54 percent. *Original article, titled “Dexter’s lead over Bergland grows in second count of ballots in Clallam County,” is online at http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/politics/dexters-lead-over-bergland-grows-in-second-count-of-ballots-in-clallam-county/

PORT ANGELES — Fluoridation opponents spent little time basking in victory over a Nov. 7 general election advisory ballot that recommends the city’s municipal water supply should stay unfluoridated, which it has been since August 2016. They want the Port Angeles City Council to guarantee fluorosilicic acid will stay out of the water by passing […]

Results of the November 7, 2017 General Election vote on fluoridation. We will put the print article of the results online as soon as it’s available. “Proposition 2 asks Port Angeles voters if the city should resume adding fluoride to the municipal water supply, a practice the City Council stopped in August 2016 in anticipation […]

PORT ANGELES — Clean Water for Clallam County plans a demonstration at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The public is invited to participate in the event at the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St. According to a news release, the organization is gathering to remind community members to vote on the Proposition 2 issue, with a […]

PORT ANGELES — Businesses in Port Angeles that serve tap water to their customers have received an unsigned letter threatening them with being blacklisted if voters favor fluoridating the city’s municipal water supply in a Nov. 7 advisory ballot measure, and if the Port Angeles City Council follows through on its pledge to follow the […]

A study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives (Sept. 19), shows child brain damage occurs when pregnant mothers drink waters fluoridated at the so-called “optimum levels” (0.7 mg/L). They will give birth to children who likely will have meaningfully lowered cognitive function at 4 years old, and at 6-12 years old, about half of these children […]

PORT ANGELES — The campaign for Port Angeles to revert back to a second-class city has been fueled with misinformation, David Mabrey said during a forum Tuesday. Mabrey, who has been outspoken at public meetings over the last two years, challenged most claims made by Edna Willadsen, an Our Water, Our Choice! organizer and a […]