Melvin Pierce remembers the day when he got the call that his daughter, April, had been rushed to the hospital. “She was at school and suddenly got extremely ill, throwing up and her skin getting red,” Pierce said. Pierce said doctors determined the culprit was a fluoride treatment that April, now 14 years old, had […]
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Davis fluoridation likely to endure
FARMINGTON — Davis County voters apparently have seen the last of fluoride on their ballots. By a vote of 51,581 to 49,399 — a 51 to 49 percent tally — residents decided to continue fluoridation of their drinking water with one part fluoride per million to help fight child tooth decay. Tuesday’s vote was the […]
Davis will stay with fluoride
FARMINGTON — The closest race in Davis County was once again fluoridation of drinking water. With 100 percent of the vote counted early today, residents narrowly decided to keep fluoridating their water. The final vote was 51,581, or 51 percent, in favor and 49.399, or 48.9 percent, opposed. Davis County Clerk/Auditor Steve Rawlings had been […]
Fluoride addition fails in Hutchinson
An initiative to stop the city of Hutchinson from adding fluoride to the water was supported by voters on Election Day. A few percentage points separated the vote late Tuesday evening: 52 percent of voters checked the “yes” box, which will prevent an additional dose of fluoride being added to the city water supply. Fluoridation […]
No More Fluoride in Mt. Pleasant
Mount Pleasant residents voted yes on Proposal 1 makin it unlawful to continue putting fluoride in the water The ballot initiative passed 3,234 to 2,990 Tuesday making it unlawful for the city to add any chemical to water that would affect physical or mental functions. Gladys Mitchell, of the anti-fluoride group Mount Pleasant Citizens for […]
Fluoride goes down the drain in Lancaster
LANCASTER — More than 30 years later, and the residents of Lancaster haven’t changed their minds when it comes to fluoridation. Voters defeated Issue 3, keeping the city from adding fluoride to the water supply and joining 91 percent of the state with fluoridated water. The unofficial tally was 8,084 to 7,563, separated by 521 […]
Health at heart of fluoride dispute
MARYVILLE – It was Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes who coined the term “clear and present danger” in an opinion he delivered on freedom of speech in the early part of the last century. But nowadays, when some Blount County folks speak about their water supply, the term comes up again in a modified […]
Blount County utility won’t add fluoride to water
MARYVILLE, Tenn. The South Blount (BLUHNT) County Utility District has decided to not add fluoride to the water processed at its new treatment plant. A wide array of public health organizations, including the American Dental Association, supports fluoridating water supplies to help prevent tooth decay. Utility district manager Isom Lail and treatment plant manager Henry […]
City decides against fluoridation of water
After months of heated debate, Clarksdale leaders decided not to fluoridate the city’s water supply. Led by Ward 3 Commissioner Buster Moton, the mayor and his board voted unanimously to strike down the motion. “It seemed like the board was dragging along something,” Moton said. “It didn’t really need to be dragged along. To put […]
Davis voters to decide again on controversial fluoridation
FARMINGTON — The second round in the fight over Davis County water fluoridation culminates Nov. 2, as voters determine whether to leave fluoride in or take it out of the county’s drinking water systems. The re-vote on the hotly contested measure was forced by anti-fluoride groups through a signature petition presented to the Davis County […]