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Fluoride In Sidney’s Water? You Decide On Election Day
SIDNEY – One may not think that adding fluoride into the public water system would cause such controversy, but implementing this additive is a reoccurring issue that Sidney residents can address on the Nov. 4 ballot. Since fluoridation is now a state mandate, communities must vote in order to opt out. While some advocate that […]
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Many Neb. voters to decide on fluoride in water
OMAHA, Neb. – Voters in at least 61 Nebraska communities will decide Nov. 4 whether they want fluoride added to their water supplies, the result of a new state law that requires cities to opt out if they don’t want the chemical. Although fluoride has been shown to prevent tooth decay, some people believe the […]
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Fluoride in water to be voted on in Ainsworth, Battle Creek, Madison, and Wisner
Excerpt: From fluoride to sales taxes, area residents will have several local issues to decide when they go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 4. Wisner, Madison, Ainsworth and Battle Creek are among communities with at least 1,000 residents that are required to provide drinking water with fluoride, or opt out by ballot vote.Most of Nebraska’s […]
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Fluoride divide
On Nov. 4, local residents will vote on whether to opt out of a state mandate requiring the city to fluoridate its drinking water. The fluoride issue has come to a vote twice before in North Platte and was defeated both times. Earlier this year, lawmakers adopted a bill (LB 245) that requires any city […]
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Imperial: City residents to vote on fluoride issue
With all of the buzz about the upcoming Presidential Election, city of Imperial residents may be overlooking another issue they’ll be voting on Nov. 4. That issue is whether the city of Imperial should or should not add fluoride to its water supply should levels ever drop below recommended minimums. In June, the Imperial city […]
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Dental Association Supports Free Clinic And Fluoridation
SIDNEY – The Nebraska Dental Association (NDA) in conjunction with Mission of Mercy (MOM) is hosting a free dental clinic at the Mitchell Event Center today until 5 p.m. and tomorrow from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 90 chairs will be set up for those needing dental services. This NDA-supported event is one […]
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Aurora: Fluoridated water vote an issue of health vs cost
The issue of fluoride can be as simple as deciding if improved dental health is worth the steep price tag of installing and maintaining changes to the water system. But it isn’t that simple. Fluoride, a naturally-occurring mineral that helps prevent tooth decay, can be found in products such as toothpaste. The compound is also […]
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Sidney: Fluoridation on November Ballot
Residents of Sidney have the option to fluoridate the water by voting yes or no on the November ballot. City Manager Gary Person said water fluoridation is mandated by state legislature and the only way to opt out is to allow residents to vote. He said that the legislature would not allow previous votes to […]
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Health officials say fluoride helps teeth, lowers dental costs
GRAND ISLAND — A five-foot tall, papier-mâché molar depicted as flexing his muscles is helping to serve as the mouthpiece of fluoridating municipal water supplies. Max the Molar has made the junket through summer parades and festivals in Central Nebraska. He’s currently brushing up at the Central District Health Department in preparation for Saturday’s Harvest […]
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Eagle voters to decide on fluoride issue
EAGLE – Eagle area residents will do more than vote for village board members during the general election on Nov. 4. They will also decide whether or not to prohibit the addition of fluoride to the village’s water system. Voters will either vote “yes” to prohibit fluoride from the water system or vote “no” against […]
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