MANCHESTER – Ed Groves Sr. of Hooksett left last night’s 90 minute fluoridation forum at Manchester Public Library with everything he needed to make up his mind about the issue of whether fluoride should remain in public drinking water. It was the same tube of Crest he came with. “All this scientific stuff is fine, […]
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Goffstown weighs the evidence
GOFFSTOWN – Saying there is doubt about fluoride‘s safety, a majority of speakers decried using fluoridated water from Manchester in Goffstown during a public hearing last night at Saint Anselm College’s Institute of Politics. About two dozen people turned out for the hearing. Some Manchester officials attended and fielded questions from the audience in a […]
Fluoridation: What’s new since the 1999 vote?
ON SEPT. 14, Manchester, Bedford, Goffstown, Hooksett and Londonderry will decide whether to continue fluoridating the public’s water. Has anything new happened since the November 1999 vote, when a slim majority chose to fluoridate? Absolutely! Following, a sampling of significant developments: December 5, 1999: Dr. Hardy Limeback, head of preventive dentistry at the University of […]
Lawsuit challenges fluoride referendum
Residents in Auburn and Derry who want their votes counted on the fluoridated water distributed by Manchester Water Works have filed a lawsuit challenging a regional referendum on the issue scheduled for the state primary election on Sept. 14. The Legislature ordered the referendum for “municipalities whose voters directly receive water from the city of […]
City revises fluoride ballot wording
The City of Hood River has met citizen demands to include more information in the fluoridation measure slated for the Nov. 2 general election ballot. On Thursday, municipal officials forestalled court action by revising the the ballot language. The revised text discloses the names of the three potential fluoride compounds that could be added to […]
Dissent in Joplin
It looks to some like the poor people of Joplin got shafted again when the Joplin City Council last Monday night blew off opposition to Council Bill No. 2004-650, an ordinance authorizing and directing the introduction of fluoride into the public water system of the City. Only Councilman Jon Tupper, (zone 4) opposed the measure. […]
Fluoridation proposal advances in area towns
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — The debate over whether to fluoridate Joplin’s water supply flowed Tuesday into a neighboring town. The Joplin City Council granted preliminary approval Monday night to a plan to fluoridate the city’s water supply. Carl Junction’s City Council followed Tuesday night and agreed to vote on an ordinance approving fluoride at its […]
Fluoride proposal advances in Joplin
It was standing room only Monday night at a meeting of the Joplin City Council, as those for and against fluoridating the city’s water packed the council chambers to voice their opinions. At least 120 people — from young children bouncing on their parents’ knees to Frederick King, who at 90 years plus has been […]
Is Fluoride Really All That Safe?
“The Fluoride Deception” reads like a whodunit. There are conspiracies, cover-ups, human casualties, and broken careers. The prime suspects in this toxic thriller are compounds of fluoride; the coconspirators represent industry, the military, and the public health community. At the book’s ending, the suspect chemicals are not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, but we […]
Timeline: Fluorochemicals
Fluorochemicals have been used by 3M, DuPont and other companies to create innovative products for decades. The chemicals now are known to persist in the environment. 1946: DuPont sells the first Teflon products, which are made with fluorochemicals. 1956: 3M begins selling Scotchgard Protector, which contained a fluorochemical that helped it repel stains. 1970: The […]