When California voters in 1998 added 50 cents in new taxes per pack of cigarettes to fund programs helping young children, they didn’t realize what they were in for. The “First 5” agency created by this initiative has had a history that’s part scandalous and part desultory. Tens of millions of dollars were used for […]
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Fluoride issue fraught with uncertainties
Water officials on Thursday continued to navigate the tricky topic of fluoridating water at the regional level, and acknowledged that new information could potentially forestall any project despite the desires of its customers. The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District board has tread carefully on the issues surrounding fluoride, but indicated that it wants to wait […]
Fluoride debate flares anew
Is fluoride a tooth-and-bone-damaging water pollutant or one of the top 10 public health successes of the past century? The answer depends on who you ask, but the question is taking on more urgency in Pennsylvania, now. Few communities in Bucks and Montgomery counties receive fluoridated water, but that would change if a new law […]
Fluoride use is debated in Rolla
According to city resident Robert Stewart, the people of Rolla are slowly being poisoned by fluoride through its drinking water. Stewart, a retired assistant personnel officer of the U.S. Geological Survey, told City Council members that fluoride is “poisoning our children.” Stewart, of 1308 Hillview Drive, presented City Council members data he collected. “According to […]
Fluoridation fears
For years, cities and towns have added fluoride to water supply. We’ve been led to believe that fluoride is supposed to make our teeth stronger. But now some scientists are pointing to a growing body of evidence suggesting fluoride could be damaging our teeth, causing cancer and possibly leading to other health problems. “There is […]
Martin & Janet Sheen: Fluoridation hard to swallow
It is with deep concern that this city of Malibu, founded on ecologically sound principles, extending even to marine wildlife, should be subject to the upcoming fluoridation of its water supply. Announced casually in a notice in last month’s water bill, it strikes us as a violation of assumed democratic process. Within our health-oriented community, […]
Corning Council OKs vote on fluoride in 2008
CORNING — Corning voters will decide in November 2008 whether to bar the city from fluoridating its water. The Corning City Council, in an 8-0 vote Monday, sent an anti-fluoridation proposal to the Steuben County Board of Elections for inclusion on the ballot next year. The council also voted unanimously to place a moratorium on […]
Panel approves $5.7 million allotment to fluoridate city of San Diego’s water
Efforts to fluoridate water in the county received a significant boost yesterday when a commission headed by Supervisor Ron Roberts allocated nearly $5.7 million for the cause. The First 5 Commission of San Diego voted unanimously to use the money to pay for costs associated with fluoridation for seven water districts, beginning with the city […]
Can a glass of water a day keep the dentist away?
After 10 years of lobbying, the USC School of Dentistry helped convince the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to increase the levels of fluoride in the water supplied to more than 18 million Angelenos and other Southern California residents. The change, implemented Oct. 28, brings Los Angeles water fluoride levels on par with the […]
Juneau: Free thinkers abandon fluoride in water
When it comes to water quality, the people of Juneau are among the most informed in the state. In October, capital city residents voted to ban fluoride from their water supply. Clean-water voters succeeded (61 percent to 37 percent) despite the American Dental Association spending $164,000 to promote the mass-medication scheme. The group advocating to […]