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Joe Bernosky: City of Loveland has studied fluoridation benefits, concerns
Caption under photo at top of page, Shiloh Thompson, lead plant operator of the Loveland Water Treatment Plant, looks through a window into the fluorosilicic acid room at the plant as he talks Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, about how they use fluoride in the water treatment process. (Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald) Recently the Reporter-Herald […]
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Loveland: Letter to the Editor by Traudl Renner
Make fluoride ingestion the individual choice of an informed public I am in agreement with Mr. Deming on reassessment of water fluoridation in our community. Where we differ is the approach to end the practice. While it appears democratic to put the issue to a vote, I disagree that the majority has any right to […]
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Loveland: Letters to the Editor from Donald Menzel and John Deming
Loveland Planning Commission chair must go, by Donald Menzel American democracy is under vicious attack by radical right Republicans nationwide. Then, to read that Mr. Ron Weinberg, chair of the Loveland Planning Commission, intends to screen commission candidates for “hard left” beliefs is just too much to stomach. He should look in a mirror — […]
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Panelists duel over fluoridation of Loveland water; commission votes to continue program
Debate was last heard by commission in 2014 Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald The Big Thompson River flows under the walking bridge Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, at Fairgrounds Park in Loveland. The river, which is the city’s source of drinking water, has a natural fluoride concentration of 0.2 milligrams per liter. Skeptics and public health officials dueled […]
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Citizen panel will air water fluoridation concerns during Loveland commission meeting Wednesday
City drinking water contains about 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald Shiloh Thompson, lead plant operator of the Loveland Water Treatment Plant, looks through a window into the fluorosilicic acid room at the plant as he talks Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, about how they use fluoride in the water treatment […]
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Loveland will bring citizen fluoridation concerns to utilities commission
Shiloh Thompson, lead plant operator of the Loveland Water Treatment Plant, looks through a window into the Fluorosilicic room at the plant as he talks Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, about how they use fluoride in the water treatment process. (Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald) Senior staffer says presentation will take place after December A presentation […]
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Laramie and the Fluorspar Mines of North Park: The LHP&P Railroad helped move the ore
Driving from Laramie to Walden, Colorado in the 1980s and 1990s, travelers passed a stockpile of white material filling long trenches perpendicular to Highway 125 just a few miles north of Cowdrey. This material was fluorspar, the industrial name given to the mineral fluorite, a mixture of calcium and fluorine. Then, in the summer of […]
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Rangely votes to continue fluoridation
RANGELY: Unofficial election results are in for the Town of Rangely. On the ballot – three uncontested races (two trustee seats and the mayor’s seat) and a ballot question about whether the Town will continue to fluoridate their water… Ballot questions: The big question on the ballot this year was fluoridation of the town’s water. […]
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Fluoride Q coming to Rangely ballot
RANGELY | The Town of Rangely will be the next local entity to decide if it wants to keep fluoridating the town’s water supply. The Board of Trustees approved a resolution Tuesday to present fluoridation to voters in the April election. The measure passed by a narrow margin in Meeker this month. Rangely trustees heard […]
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Arvada to halt water fluoridation due to hazardous leak
Arvada will stop adding fluoride to its water temporarily, due to a leaking tank at the Ralston Water Treatment plant. “The city has notified dentists in Arvada and encourages residents to consult their dental health provider about ways to maintain dental health,” reads the city’s website. Arvada used a liquid fluoride system, but the leaking […]
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