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Editorial: Hartford Brushes Off Fluoridation Science
Those curious to witness what life is like among those who are unmoved by contemporary scientific thinking need not travel to states where many regard evolution as heresy, or to the Republican-controlled U.S. House, where global warming is regarded with skepticism. A visit to Hartford will do. There, the earnest beseeching of public health advocates […]
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Fluoridated water sinks in Hartford
Hartford — A push by a group of Upper Valley public health advocates to fluoridate Hartford’s municipal water supply isn’t gaining much traction among town officials. The Selectboard unofficially decided Tuesday night not to slate time at a future meeting for a formal presentation from members of the Upper Valley Oral Health Coalition, which earlier […]
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Coalition Wants Hartford To Fluoridate Tap Water
Volunteers have launched a public education campaign advocating that fluoride be added to the municipal water supply. Upper Valley Oral Health Coalition Coordinator Beth Kopp said the group’s nearly two dozen members — who work or live in Hartford — are handing out information packets, water bottles, window decals and buttons that detail their campaign […]
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Hinesburg Select Board hear concerns about fluoride in water
A Hinesburg resident, concerned about reports about potential harm fluoride poses, took his worries to the Board of Selectmen and members want to hear from the public about the issue. Karl Novak, who was unavailable for comment this week, introduced the question about fluoride’s effects in a letter to local media. Citing studies performed in […]
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Vote Against Fluoridation of Water in Oregon
I have just read a report that the citizens of Portland, Oregon rejected adding fluoridation chemicals to their water by a 61% to 39% margin. These voters agreed, like most western nations, that there are safer, more effective and less intrusive ways to promote oral health than adding to the water supply a chemical linked […]
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Fluoride to Return to Water: Bradford, Vt., Residents Reverse Water and Sewer Commission
Bradford, Vt. — The room grew silent as the moderator leaned into his microphone to announce fluoride’s fate. Town Moderator Mark Johnson said 88 ballots were cast, with 50 water and sewer users voting in favor of re-establishing nearly three decades of water fluoridation, while 38 users voted against the reintroduction of fluoride. “The public […]
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Bradford Voters to Settle Fight Over Fluoridation
A special Bradford Water and Sewer District meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Bradford Academy auditorium for water and sewer users to weigh in on the fluoride issue. The town will allow its water and sewer system users decide whether to reintroduce fluoride into the municipal water supply. On Tuesday […]
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Bradford district to vote on whether to restore fluoride on Feb 26
… In addition to Town Meeting, Bradford water and sewer district users also have a special meeting on Tuesday to vote on whether to restore fluoride to the water supply… Print PDF
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Petition Seeks Fluoride Vote In Bradford
Bradford, Vt. — Two residents are spearheading a petition to reverse the Water and Sewer Commission’s decision to stop fluoridating the town’s water supply. Dr. Robert Munson, a dentist, and Larry Coffin, Historical Society president and retired town moderator, said they started the petition this week following a backlash to the commission’s decision to remove […]
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Letter: Fluoridation Has Sound Science Behind It
To the Editor: Bravo to the Valley News for its wise and commonsensical editorial on Dec. 2, “Bradford Regresses.” As a pediatrician, I see children every week from Bradford who will be hurt by the removal of fluoride from the water. We have an oral health crisis here, and both kids and seniors are counting […]
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