Port Orchard will continue to fluoridate the city’s water supply. The city decided at a June 17 city council work study session to continue fluoridating city water after a series of informal ballots sent along with city utility bills in February showed that a majority of the 753 people who completed the survey wanted the […]
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Eastborough passes resolution for fluoride in Wichita water
The Eastborough city council has approved a resolution asking Wichita to fluoridate its water, according to Mayor Thom Rosenberg. Eastborough buys water from Wichita, which is debating whether to add fluoride to the water. “The resolution supports the water fluoridation as a safe, effective and economical public health measure,” Rosenberg said Wednesday. The support for […]
Milwaukee Adopts Advisory Regarding Fluoride and Young Infants
The City of Milwaukee Notice to Parents of Infants Six Months of Age or Younger According to the CDC, the proper amount of fluoride from infancy throughout life at all ages helps prevent and control tooth decay (cavities). Therefore, the Milwaukee Water Works, following public health recommendations, maintains a level of fluoride in our drinking […]
Harvard Study Finds Fluoride Lowers IQ
Harvard University researchers’ review of fluoride/brain studies concludes “our results support the possibility of adverse effects of fluoride exposures on children’s neurodevelopment.” It was published online July 20 in Environmental Health Perspectives, a US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ journal (1), reports the NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF) “The children in high […]
Santa Fe Council may reopen fluoride debate
Santa Fe City Councilor Peter Ives spent “endless hours” in the dental chair before the age of 12 getting his cavities filled. His younger brother, on the other hand, didn’t get any cavities until he was 20. The difference? Although neither drank fluoridated water, his younger brother took fluoride tablets. That personal experience is one […]
Eudora: City wants input about putting Fluoride in the water
The City of Eudora has been working hard for the last several months to improve the quality of water in the city. While we have been unable to obtain the latest numbers from the city, numbers provided to us in late 2011 and early 2012 indicated that the city’s quality of water showing significant improvement. […]
The Hidden Dangers of Drinking Water
I was born in the early 1960s in Seoul, Korea, and clean water was hard to come by. We bathed at the local bathhouses and had toilets outside of the home. As a child, I remember we pumped our water from a well in our backyard. We were able to wash our hands, feet, and […]
Carroll-Boone Water: Fluoride project delayed (updated)
EUREKA SPRINGS — Opponents of mandatory fluoridated drinking water heard good news Thursday at the quarterly Carroll-Boone Water District meeting: CBWD attorney Dan Bowers said Delta Dental had told him that the fluoride project has been delayed considerably. “We have withdrawn our proposal and replaced it with a similar proposal, but the funding period is […]
What Are They Drinking in New York City?
New York is known for its food niche stores: The Hummus Place. The Doughnut Plant. The Dumpling Man. Even a spot dedicated solely to rice pudding. But this week, a store in the East Village went a step further: It sells New York City tap water. Not just any tap water, insist the owners of […]
Bozeman: Petition to have vote on water fluoridation fails
A petition to force a vote on whether Bozeman should continue adding fluoride to its water supply has failed. Fluoride Free Bozeman needed to collect 4,041 signatures by July 10 to put the issue on November election ballots. The group collected 372 signatures, of which 211 were valid, Gallatin County Elections Administrator Charlotte Mills said […]