More than a dozen people shared their opinions during a Tuesday night public hearing on a proposed law that would fluoridate the City of Oneida water supply. There were about 55 in attendance. The hearing, the first agenda item of the night at the Oneida Common Council meeting, lasted just shy of two hours. About […]
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Statement by Erin Brockovich
“After a great deal of research and personal thought, I am opposed to the continued policy and practice of drinking water fluoridation; I believe this harmful practice must be ended immediately. Public drinking water is a basic human right; and its systematic use as a dispensary of a substance for medical purposes is deplorable. Shocking […]
Petaluma: Anti-fluoride campaign gains momentum
One of the nation’s leading activists against fluoridating public water supplies will speak in Petaluma later this month on a controversial county plan to add fluoride to the drinking water supply as a technique for reducing tooth decay in children. Dr. William Hirzy, a professor of chemistry at American University, questioned the dental health benefits […]
Opinion: Like vaccinations, fluoridation is vital to public health
THE recent measles outbreak that has infected more than 100 people nationwide, including eight cases in Washington state, is a wake-up call regarding the value of prevention and the high costs of neglecting it. As a health officer and primary-care doctor on the Olympic Peninsula, the site of five confirmed measles cases, I and other […]
Meadville’s Mark Gildea tapped for Water Authority seat
A man who has spent a career installing and repairing water and sewer systems was unanimously chosen by Meadville City Council to fill the Meadville Area Water Authority seat that has been vacant since January. … Gildea knows a hot button issue which has divided the community is whether the Meadville area should fluoridate its […]
Fluoridation… make Oneida council agenda
A public hearing on a proposed fluoridation law is at the top of the Oneida Common Council agenda for Tuesday, April 21. Later in the agenda, relating to the issue of fluoride, council will receive and file communications from: Peter Hedglon of Oneida; Donna Westfall of Crescent City, Calif; Dona Fiedler of Sherrill, and others […]
Editorial: Voters should make fluoride decision
The fluoridation of Gloucester’s water system is something to which residents have been accustomed for decades. And there are all sorts of reasons to keep community-wide fluoridation in place for Gloucester and Rockport alike — as noted in a letter to the Times last year signed by three dozen Cape Ann dentists. Among other things, […]
Gloucester council sets fluoride question for ballot
Fluoridation will be on this fall’s Gloucester election ballot. On a vote of 7-2 Tuesday night, the City Council approved allowing residents to say whether they want the city to continue adding fluoride to Gloucester’s water system. Council President Paul McGeary and Councilor-at-Large Paul Lundberg cast the two dissenting votes against placing the non-binding, referendum […]
Rifle will let voters decide whether to add fluoride to water
As construction for a water treatment plant in Rifle continues, medical experts are asking the city to consider adding fluoride to its water. Those in favor of the substance say it would reduce the number of dental problems that children have in the Rifle area. The mayor of Rifle says there hasn’t been any fluoride […]
Oak Bluffs backs incumbents, says yes to fluoride
Oak Bluffs voters backed incumbents in a five-way race for two seats on the board of selectmen and voted in favor of continuing to add fluoride to the town’s water supply at the annual town election Thursday… A large majority of voters voted in favor of continuing to add fluoride to the town water supply. […]