This month, voters will decide whether to approve a plan to fluoridate Portland’s water. Supporters say Portland children – especially in low-income families – suffer aggravated dental problems because the city has chosen not to add fluoride. Opponents say water fluoridation is the wrong way to address a public health problem. And so a battle […]
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NYPD to use gas in subway test
The Subway-Surface Air Flow Exchange (S-SAFE) project The New York Police Department and the Brookhaven National Laboratory will jointly conduct an airflow study of risks posed by contaminants in the New York City subways. The NYPD said it would use data collected during three days of research in July to optimize emergency response to an […]
There is something in the water, in Springville
On May 8, 1995, the Springville mayor, at the time, appointed a committee to evaluate the necessity and safety of putting fluoride into the village water system. Within a month, the members of that committee voted unanimously, to continue the longtime practice of water fluoridation. On Jan. 3 of this year, Village of Springville Chief […]
Other cities at the mercy of Portland fluoride vote
GRESHAM, Ore. – As the Portland fluoride vote approaches, campaigns on both sides are working hard. If voters approve it, about 900,000 people would get fluoride in their drinking water. But nearly a third of those people don’t get to vote. 19 cities buy water from the Bull Run Reservoir and the Portland Water Bureau. […]
Portland: Editorial by The Oregonian for fluoridation
Fluoride will help grow healthier teeth in Portland: Editorial endorsement It seems that Clean Water Portland, which opposes fluoridation, has been doing some campaign advertising masquerading as a poll. One of the questions, as reported last week by The Oregonian’s Ryan Kost, is the following nugget of nasty: “Did you know the fluoridation chemical the […]
Fluoridation could be part of Woodland-Davis water project
Several local dentists and child advocates are pleading with Woodland City Council members to add fluoridation to the city’s water as construction of the Woodland-Davis Surface Water project gets under way. “Pain, malnutrition, lost days of school and work, and economic loss are a few implications of poor dental health,” wrote Dr. Michael Wilkes, chairman […]
Southwest Harbor: Fluoridation vote on May 7
… On Tuesday, May 7, voters will go to the polls to decide whether the town will continue adding fluoride to the water supply …
Portland: Bull Run drinking water would get fluoridated at Gresham treatment plant if voters approve it
While debates flame around whether or not to fluoridate drinking water, the Portland Water Bureau’s Lusted Hill treatment facility in Gresham hums along, shaded by Douglas fir and alder. This is where fluoridation will happen if voters approve it May 21. Knowing how and why other chemicals are added at the Lusted Hill plant helps […]
Portland: Fluoride Measure Makes For A Plump Voters’ Guide
Arguments for and against Portland’s fluoridation measure have set a new record in the Multnomah County voters’ guide. Elections Director Tim Scott says voters may notice their guide feels thicker than usual. He says it’s because of Measure 26-151. “For that one measure, there were 22 arguments in favor, and 41 arguments against, for a […]
Portland fluoride vote: Contentious issue sparks a civil war among progressives
Heather Leek and Rebecca Bauer both voted for President Barack Obama, champion school funding measures and support the right of gays and lesbians to marry. But over cocktails one recent evening, the longtime Portland friends found themselves sparring over fluoridating Portland’s water. “I didn’t see that coming,” said Leek, a supporter of fluoridation and president […]