Boulder’s water board probably will reconsider keeping fluoride in the city’s water supply after Environmental Advisory Board heard more than a dozen residents debate its value Thursday. There was no consensus about keeping or rejecting fluoride in drinking water, but everyone agreed the time is ripe for more public debate. “It’s obvious that a lot […]
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Eureka Springs Vote Keeps Water Fluoride-Free
EUREKA SPRINGS – City officials followed water customers’ advice and rejected fluoridation, again playing the spoiler for nearby towns that want it added to their drinking water. “The citizens of Eureka Springs don’t want to be medicated against their will,” Mayor Beau Satori said Tuesday. “They just want fine-tasting water.” The Eureka Springs City Council […]
Virginia Water Utilities to Reduce Fluoride in Water
Most utilities in Virginia add fluoride to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. But in much of western Tidewater — unlike anywhere else in the mid-Atlantic — groundwater tapped by thousands of homes and businesses contains so much fluoride that it can stain teeth brown. To combat this unflattering condition, called fluorosis, and to […]
Bill offers 2nd chance for fluoridation
The dental community for decades has told Americans that fluoride is key to keeping children’s choppers in top shape. But in a handful of Ohio communities, residents tapped into municipal sources are swallowing fluoride-free water. “If you come to Springfield and you talk to most of our residents, they’ll say, ‘What, we don’t have fluoride […]
Mom leads anti-fluoride effort
Thursday, June 07, 2001 – COLORADO SPRINGS – Lisa McLaughlin was reading the newspaper a few months ago when she saw a small notice about the city’s intent to add fluoride to the water in northern and eastern Colorado Springs to prevent tooth decay. McLaughlin, a former high school teacher who is now a stay-at-home […]
Citizen opposition sinks plan to fluoridate Harper, KS
HARPER – Citizen concerns were enough to ax a Harper City Council plan to fluoridate the municipal water supply, which the council voted to suspend by a 7-1 vote Tuesday evening. Harper Mayor Ron Holt said the plan had been in the works for almost two years, but discussion following a May 14 public meeting […]
Value of Fluoride in Water Still Debated
Susan Augustoni isn’t sure she wants to spend $9,000 filtering fluoride out of the water that comes into her new Superior home. But she’s also nervous not to. “Can we be absolutely assured that we are not poisoning ourselves?” said Augustoni, a nutritionist. “With all of my research, I have found the answer to be […]
Fluoride backers gain toothhold in Western, Maryland
In a small Western Maryland dental clinic, William Tompkins examines X-rays that reveal the ravages of decay in the smile of a 4-year-old girl. Glowing clearly from the fuzzy image of her mouth is the metal of 12 fresh fillings. “That’s half her teeth,” Tompkins says, shaking his head. “My friends in Washington tell me […]
Fluoride Contamination Puts School’s Water Fountains Off Limits
The phrase “Don’t drink the water” is uttered often by travel agents, but that same warning was posted over sinks and drinking fountains Thursday at Wiley Elementary School in West Richland. A spike in the fluoride level of water supplied to the school prompted district officials to shut down the water fountains. The district is […]
Fluoridation Foes Want A New Vote
Six months after failing at the polls, fluoridation foes are petitioning for new elections and serving notice that lawsuits will soon be filed in Davis and Salt Lake counties. “If a vote were taken right now, fluoride would fail,” predicted David A. Hansen, a Kaysville resident who launched a petition drive this week to collect […]