The St. Croix Falls City Council amended its fluoridation ordinance to state that fluoride levels shall not exceed an average monthly level of 0.7 milligrams per liter, putting the city in compliance with a newly set Wisconsin mandate. Councilpersons Lori Erickson and Don Anderson voted to change the ordinance, while Randy Korb and Loreen Morrell […]
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Portland School Board endorses city fluoride measure
Water flouridation [sic] proponents Monday night got a big endorsement from the Portland School Board The board passed a resolution supporting Ballot Measure 26-151, in support of water flouridation [sic] for the city of Portland. “We support this effort because we know that the health of our students has a direct impact on their ability to […]
McKinney Council tables vote on water fluoridation issue
McKINNEY — Residents packed into City Council chambers at McKinney City Hall on Tuesday evening. The crowd was so large, it was standing room only. An aisle separated citizens on both sides of the water fluoridation issue. McKinney conducted a public hearing to help decide whether to ask the North Texas Municipal Water District to […]
Brooksville mayor trips bid to put fluoride on council agenda
BROOKSVILLE — Based on the icy reception she gave two proponents, no one needed to guess how much of a hot-button issue the subject of fluoridation of Brooksville’s water is to Mayor Lara Bradburn. Hernando County Health Department dental program manager Teresa Keenan appeared before the City Council on Monday night, hoping to get the […]
Portland: Pro-Fluoride Campaign Picks Up More Checks
The campaign proposing to fluoridate Portland’s drinking water is raking in hefty contributions ahead of the May 21 ballot battle over the issue. Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland reported $5,000 checks from the Nurses United Political Action Committee; the Oregon Dental Hygienists’ Association and from Healthy Teeth For a Lifetime. The campaign has now reported raising […]
Group wants fluoride banned from Salina water
It comes in a package marked with a skull and crossbones, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rank it as the ninth-greatest health achievement of the 20th century. In Salina, there are those who see the addition of fluoride to the city’s public water supply as a blessing and those who see it […]
Southwest Harbor: Fluoridation vote is set
The future of the 54-year-old practice of adding fluoride to the town’s water supply to protect against tooth decay will be up to voters here this spring. The selectmen agreed Tuesday night to place the question on the ballot for the May 7 election… Read the full article
Fluoride returns to Pinellas County drinking water
CLEARWATER — The water fluoridation equipment at the Pinellas County water treatment plant has been idle for more than a year, but at 12:01 Friday morning, it was turned back on. You can’t see or taste the fluoride in your water, but the next time you turn on your tap, you’ll be getting a minuscule […]
Alamance County Board of Health passes fluoride resolution
The Alamance County Board of Health passed a resolution Thursday supporting community water fluoridation, which board members hope Mebane officials will review before deciding whether to joining the Graham City Council in voting to eliminate fluoride from the drinking water system the two cities share… Real full report
Arkansas: Bill keeping fluoride levels under local water systems’ control sees split vote
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas House Bill 1312 ended up with a 9-9 split vote Tuesday in the House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee. The bill, sponsored by Republican Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs, gives local control over fluoride levels in water systems and gives each public water system the right to determine whether it […]