Fluoride in the drinking water — friend or foe? The subject is bound to touch a nerve. It was a hot-button issue after city officials released the projected 2012 budget in June. Officials proposed eliminating the city’s more-than-20-year fluoridation program as a cost-cutting measure. Doing so would save an estimated $13,000 from the budget and […]
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Editorial on Pinellas: Paying for Fluoride Four’s foolishness
A Tampa Bay Times Editorial They started lining up shortly after sunrise in the county that rejected science and removed fluoride from the drinking water. By midmorning, the Pinellas County Health Department was jammed with families waiting for free dental exams for their children that could include cleanings, X-rays, fillings — and fluoride treatments. These […]
Two Pinellas candidates seek to make fluoridation a campaign issue
… The cavity-fighting mineral has a starring role in the campaigns of two Democrats seeking to oust Republican incumbents from their county commission seats. Both candidates want to turn the election into a referendum on the commission’s 4-3 vote last year to end fluoridation, a practice backed by federal health officials who say it has […]
Ormond leader miffed by lack of response to fluoride-safety queries
ORMOND BEACH — Commissioner Troy Kent just wants to know if fluoride and other chemicals going into the city’s water are safe and effective. But no one seems willing to give him an answer. “That’s not good enough,” he said. Fluoride has long been at the center of controversy with sides arguing whether it should […]
Pine Island: Citizens for Safe Water responds to fluoride issue
To the editor: Fluoride is the reduced form of the fluorine ion, and is scientifically documented as causing serious damage to the health of those who are improperly exposed to it. The National Academy of Sciences is a U.S. non-profit corporation established by Act of Incorporation by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, as the preeminent […]
Pine Island Waster Assoc: An open letter to our membership on fluoride
To the editor: The Board of Directors (Board) of the Greater Pine Island Water Association (GPIWA) wants to assure all of the membership that the decision to raise the fluoride level in water to optimum effective levels for reducing tooth decay was made after a full and extensive review of the research and endorsements related […]
Pine Island residents battle over fluoride
If you drink water in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Naples – you already have fluoride added into your drinking water. In May, The Greater Pine Island Water Association agreed they’d follow suit, but a large group of neighbors say no way. It’s a healthy lifestyle Jack Mills strives for. “I watch what I eat,” Mills […]
Tarpon officials vote to add fluoride to city’s water
TARPON SPRINGS — After nearly two hours of listening to impassioned pleas about the dental health of Tarpon residents, the City Commission unanimously voted Tuesday night to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Commissioner Jeff Larsen, who asked for the discussion on fluoridation, said he came to his conclusion after asking if fluoride is […]
Pinellas County Commissioner seat contested by pro-fluoridation Charlie Justice
Former state Sen. Charlie Justice launched a bid Thursday to unseat Pinellas County Commissioner Nancy Bostock. Justice, a Democrat from St. Petersburg, cited Bostock’s vote to end fluoridation of drinking water and the county’s fights with cities over EMS funding after filing paperwork to run Thursday. Bostock, a first-term Republican from Treasure Island, voted with […]
Pinellas County: No countywide referendum on fluoridation
CLEARWATER – Fluoride in drinking water made the news again in January when the city of Pinellas Park voted to provide the additive to its citizens as soon as it can find funding to pay for the equipment. Pinellas County Commissioner Neil Brickfield made a motion at the Feb. 7 regular meeting to call for […]