Excerpt: … Two years ago, the Napa County grand jury recommended that the city look for outside funding to add fluoride to the city’s water supply. The city continues to believe that this expensive proposition should not be the water division’s top priority. “We have plenty of things we need to invest in,” Eldredge said. […]
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SMITHERMAN v. U.S.
SMITHERMAN v. U.S. VIRGINIA A. SMITHERMAN, Administrator of the Estate of Trentina Valencia Smitherman, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 11-14300, Non-Argument Calendar. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Filed April 2, 2012. Before CARNES, BARKETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. DO NOT PUBLISH PER CURIAM. Virginia Smitherman, proceeding pro se, appeals […]
Studies show no advantage to low-fluoride toothpaste
March 30, 2012 (Tampa, Florida) — Low-fluoride toothpastes do not reduce the risk for fluorosis but increase the risk for caries in very young children, according to a meta-analysis presented here at the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) 2012 Annual Meeting. “There is no evidence to support the use of low-fluoride toothpaste in preschoolers,” […]
Carroll-Boone Water District: Fluoride costs rising
The Carroll Boone Water District (CBWD) board will meet at 10 a.m. April 19 to consider proceeding with fluoridation of public drinking water despite not having sufficient grants to cover start-up costs. The board will discuss whether to use district funds to implement fluoridation. State legislation passed in 2011 mandated fluoridation of all water systems […]
Bourbon ends water fluoridation
The latest community to stop poisoning its water supply with toxic fluoride chemicals is Bourbon, Indiana. According to The Pilot News, the town council recently voted unanimously to stop lacing the water supply with the known neurotoxin after conducting much research on the subject, and after learning that water fluoridation is not mandatory in the […]
Aspen will continue adding fluoride to water
In a blow to the anti-fluoridation lobby, the Aspen City Council opted Monday to continue adding fluoride to the municipal water supply, albeit at a lower concentration. Discussion during Monday night’s regular council meeting on options to ban the practice or continue it were somewhat limited, with council members saying they had spent enough hours […]
Western Springs. Board Meeting: Ex-Trustee advocates fluoridation
Former Western Springs trustee James Maragos appeared before the Board of Trustees at Monday’s regular meeting to speak in favor of fluoridating drinking water, the first citizen to do so since a number of residents began speaking out against the practice . Maragos, who chaired the Public Works and Water Committee during his tenure on […]
Schenectady: Ending fluoride program raised
As the city faces the possibility of layoffs, City Council members leapt at the idea Monday of saving money by eliminating fluoride treatments in city water… To read more you need to pay for full article
Ohio EPA Issues Report About Fluoride in Well Water
Report is the first in a series on ground water quality in the state See– Technical report — Fact Sheet Ohio EPA has issued a ground water quality report to provide information about fluoride in Ohio’s ground waters, available for Ground Water Awareness Week 2012, which is March 11 through 17. The report on Ohio […]
Philomath voters approve fluoride measure
Two doctors who worked to add fluoride to Philomath’s water three decades ago on Tuesday saw voters approve putting it back. Drs. David Cutsforth and David Grube, Philomath physicians, helped lead a petition drive to get measure 02-76 on the March 13 special election ballot. The campaign was launched by a group of community members […]