San Marcos residents voted in favor of a measure to forbid the city from adding fluoride to the municipal water supply. With all precincts counted, about 61 percent, or 1,814, voted for Proposition 1, and 39 percent, or 1,173, voted against. Anti-fluoride activists initially came out against the proposition as it is worded on the […]
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Gloucester: City voters want fluoride in water
A majority of Gloucester voters want the city to keep adding fluoride to its water system. By a count of 5,255 votes to 2,813, city residents who went to the polls Tuesday answered yes to the ballot’s only referendum question, a nonbinding poll asking “shall the public water supply for domestic use in the city […]
Bellefonte stays course on ending fluoridation
The authority that was appointed by Borough Council declined to follow council’s recommendation that it continue to put fluoride into the water system. Council, which held a public hearing on fluoridating the water system Monday, voted the same night for the practice to continue at permitted levels and to cover the costs associated with upgrading […]
San Marcos Voters Say No to Fluoride in Water
SAN MARCOS, Texas — As the election results began to come in, Fluoride Free San Marcos began to celebrate. “I’m proud of the people of San Marcos for ending such an irrational policy,” said Justin Arman with Texans for Accountable Government. The effort to engage city leaders to remove fluoride from the water began years […]
Bellefonte debates water fluoridation
Common ground could be hard to find between the borough authority that voted 5-0 in May to discontinue adding fluoride to its water system and local residents and area dentists who disagree with the decision. The tide turned Monday, at least for one person, in a public hearing held by Borough Council. Impassioned arguments were […]
Cambridge lowers fluoride levels in drinking water
The city of Cambridge has decreased the target fluoride concentration in Cambridge drinking water by 30 percent, in accordance with new federal guidance. This past April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lowered its recommended level of fluoride in drinking water for the first time in half a century. The new recommendation is […]
Durango. Letter: Meet Monday to talk about fluoride
Fluoride is a poison. It is also a neurotoxin that damages nerves. It has been classified by the Food and Drug Administration as a non-approved drug. It is not a nutrient. The people of Durango are taking this unapproved drug every day, in our water and in our food, and there is no way to […]
Speakers spar over fluoride at Port Angeles forum
PORT ANGELES — Health care professionals and local residents took part in a lengthy battle over fluoridation of city water at a special City Council forum. More than 60 speakers expounded for three minutes each Thursday night in the packed City Council chambers, commenting on the positives and negatives of continuing the 10-year practice of […]
San Marcos: Fluoride controversy makes local election ballot
With city council elections around the corner, the controversy surrounding the use of fluoride in public water systems is picking up steam as local activists push their views on the issue. Proposition 1, a city charter amendment for the upcoming Nov. 3 election, received a lot of support this week as activists for and against […]
Candidates for Vernon supervisor talk commercial growth, water fluoridation, roundabouts
Excerpts: VERNON TOWNSHIP — Candidates for three seats on the Board of Supervisors agreed the township needs more commercial growth and doesn’t need fluoridated water, but there was no simple answer in the debate over roundabouts versus traffic lights. Five candidates for three seats on the township’s board of supervisors participated in the public forum […]