Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a series regarding whether to once again add fluoride in Lebanon’s water supply. The Wilson Post on Friday will look at possible health risks versus health benefits of adding fluoride in the city’s water. Lebanon is one of the only local water municipalities that chooses not to […]
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Wahoo: Petition process necessary for revote
Another vote on fluoride in Wahoo’s drinking water still rests in the hands of petitioners. The Wahoo City Council took no action last Thursday on a request to forgo the petition process and have the government once again put the question of adding fluoride to the town’s voters. The state legislature has mandated that cities […]
Sparta & Independence: Plans show fluoride will be added to town’s water supply
Once the tap is opened from the Virginia/Carolina Regional Water Authority’s intake on New River, drinking water in the towns of Sparta and Independence, Va. will include fluoride for the first time. Fluoride is a chemical included in toothpaste and other products that dental professionals say helps strengthen teeth and prevent cavities. Most larger cities […]
Job listing: Program Officer for Washington Dental Service Foundation
Full-time position Posted: January 19, 2010 Closing Date: February 19, 2010 Job #3473 Washington Dental Service Foundation is seeking a Program Officer to become an integral part of our team. The Senior Program Officer will take responsibility for executing the Foundation’s strategies for improving oral health in Washington State through fluoridation of public water supplies. […]
Amesbury: Town halts use in water supply, seeks solutions
AMESBURY — Citing problems with the quality of sodium fluoride flooding the American market, Department of Public Works director Rob Desmarais said Amesbury has no current plans to resume its practice of adding fluoride to the town’s water supply. Though the health benefits to children in adding it to the water supply are well documented, […]
OSHA cited Citgo for violations
Federal regulators cited Citgo Refining and Chemicals LP in Corpus Christi for allegedly exposing workers to the release of toxic chemicals. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed Citgo pay $236,500 in penalties for allegedly committing workplace violations resulting from a “catastrophic” release of hydrocarbon and hydrofluoric acid from the facility. OSHA began its investigation […]
New report from NH Dental Society pushes fluoridation
New Hampshire elementary school parents and children got some good news at the end of last year when the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced the release of the “Healthy Smiles-Healthy Growth” survey, which showed a marked improvement in dental health for third-graders from five years ago. School-based programs in cities including […]
Española: City Receives Well Funds
The city of Española has received $500,000 in federal funding that could help restore two wells to working order. This is the first time the city had received funding from the Community Development Program since 1996, when $187,500 was awarded to the city for the construction of a domestic violence shelter, Grants Administrator Lupita DeHerrera […]
Lebanon: Continuing fluoridation in city water could cost $100K
Editor’s Note: Due to local interest in the subject of whether to once again add fluoride in Lebanon’s water supply, The Wilson Post will continue this series in the Wednesday, Jan. 20 edition. In future articles, The Post will look at what other cities do and will also look at the possible health risks of […]
Lebanon: Local club pushes putting fluoride back in water
A group of young women, most of whom have school-aged children or younger children at home, is mounting a campaign and beginning to ask questions about why the City of Lebanon is not putting fluoride in its water system. Tiffany Miller was the first to sound the alarm when she learned just last week that […]