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… In other news, three people raised concerns about the fluoridation debate during the public hearing. Rick North, a former state director of the American Cancer Society and a Durham resident, said safe fluoride drinking water is a myth. He citied studies that suggest a correlation between fluoride drinking water and lower IQ. Bill Osmunson, […]

The debate over the safety of fluoridated water has come to the forefront once again, now that Oregon Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, which is opposed to a plan to add fluoride to Portland’s water, is asking voters to ban the substance in 2014. Portland’s city council recently voted to add fluoride to the water […]

Author says that artificial fluoridation is inexpensive, has no demonstrated risk, and offers considerable financial, medical, and dental benefits. OPINION – August 27, 2012 — My personal experience with fluoridation began by growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, an area with naturally high fluoride. I noticed two consequences. First, my teeth and those of the kids […]

Fluoridation is back in the headlines — and how — in Portland. This is an issue that directly affects not only Portland families but also families in Gresham, Tigard and Tualatin, which receive Portland drinking water, as well as families living in more than a dozen water districts and water companies that purchase drinking water […]

Comedian George Carlin once joked that everybody complains about their local tap water, and nobody brags about it. Not so in Portland. “Portlanders pride themselves on having some of the best drinking water in the world,” said Kim Kaminski, executive director of Oregonians for Safe Drinking Water, a Portland-based nonprofit that opposes adding fluoride to […]