Saline County Clerk Don Merriman said Thursday that workers in his office were able to verify the signatures of 988 registered Salina voters on a petition asking for a public vote on whether the city’s water fluoridation ordinance should be rescinded, so the issue will appear on the November general election ballot. That brings the […]
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Buffalo residents shoot down fluoride use by nearly 70% margin
Buffalo residents have spoken in the great fluoride debate with a resounding No. Answering a survey that was mailed with water bills or hand-delivered to apartments, 218 voted No to keeping fluoride, 95 said Yes and three were neutral. That is nearly a 70 percent total in favor of doing away with fluoride. Surveys were […]
Boyne City: Group submits fluoride vote petition signatures
The members of a citizens group hoping to put the question of whether the city’s water supply should be fluoridated on the November ballot believes it has collected enough signatures, but time may not be on their side. Boyne City City Clerk Cindy Grice confirmed on Tuesday Carl VanDomelen, a city resident and one of the founders […]
5 wild consumer conspiracy theories, debunked
Excerpt: 2. Fluoride is a mind-control drug. Only a few countries fluoridate their water supplies to prevent tooth decay: the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, and Australia… The modern version of the conspiracy theory claims we learned about water fluoridation from the Nazis, who gave it to Jews in concentration camps to make them docile. But this conspiracy […]
Traverse City Fluoride Free turns in petition signatures
Fluoride Free in TC turned in their petition signatures Tuesday to the city clerk. The group wants to eliminate the addition of fluoride to Traverse City’s water supply. They say the petition could give the people a chance to choose, since water fluoridation has never gone to a vote in Traverse City. The group completed their […]
Farmington: Council discusses fluoridation of water
Excerpts: There were strong opinions expressed on the issue of fluoridation of drinking water during a public hearing held prior to the start of regular session at the Farmington City Council meeting Monday. The hearing – which lasted more than an hour – had seven individuals expressing the reason for their position. Out of the […]
Dover. Letter: A second opinion on fluoridation
To begin I support City Councilor Cheney in willing to revisit “an old fight” to use or not to use fluoride in Dover’s drinking water. The debate that took place back in 2011 into 2012 ended by using fluoridation. In my research I found that HHS (2002) proposed that community water systems adjust the amount […]
Midsummer Cambridge city council meeting
Policy Order Resolution COUNCILLOR MAZEN WHEREAS: Water fluoridation is the practice of adding industrial-grade fluoride chemicals to the public water supply for the purpose of preventing tooth decay; and WHEREAS: The Cambridge Water Department has fluoridated its public water supply at a level of 1.0 ppm for more than 20 years; and WHEREAS: Most developed […]
Fayette County interns delve into water fluoridation
Interns evaluate if water fluoridation is necessary for the health of Fayette County. Since fluoride was introduced to the American water supply in 1945 it has been a national controversy, and increasing concerns have been raised by Fayette County’s citizens in recent years. The Fayette County Board of Commissioners has decided it is time to […]
Ron Paul-backed NV candidate vows to defund government to fight fluoride and chemtrails
A Ron Paul-endorsed candidate for county commissioner in Nevada outlined her conspiracy theory-informed vision for local governance in recently posted video. Cindy Lake, a Republican candidate for Clark County commissioner, said she became active in politics because Paul – the former Texas congressman and failed presidential candidate – mentioned during a debate that he supported […]