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Juneau nixes fluoridation
After contentious public debate, the Juneau Assembly voted down Monday a proposal to continue fluoridating the city’s water supply. The proposal failed narrowly in a 4-5 vote against the procedure. Assembly member Sara Chambers was one of those who was against fluoridation. “Beyond the medical concerns is a philosophical opposition (to) government mass medication. I […]
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Juneau: City officials may stop fluoridation
Juneau’s drinking water is fluoridated, but this could change if city officials decide to halt the operation of the controversial program. “This is going to be huge. It is going to divide the community. It is one of those issues,” City Manager Rod Swope said Saturday during a four-hour retreat involving all members of the […]
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Juneau, stop adding fluoride to water
Should the city of Juneau continue adding fluoride to our drinking water? It’s one of those subjects people have strong opinions about. The Mayor’s Commission on Fluoride recently split 3-3 on the question of whether the city should continue to fluoridate. In my opinion, fluoridation is an awful idea. Fluoride is not a nutrient required […]
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Juneau: Task force delivers mixed verdict on fluoridation
The Juneau Assembly won’t get a clear recommendation on whether to continue fluoridating municipal water from a task force appointed in 2004. The Juneau Fluoride Study Commission turned in its final report Tuesday, with three members recommending the city’s fluoridation continue and three members recommending it stop. “Every place you look, you need more study,” […]
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Juneau: Fluoride commission split over city water
The Juneau Assembly likely will get a split recommendation regarding the continued use of fluoride in city water, said Juneau Fluoride Study Commission Chairman Bart Rozelle. “We are not of one mind whether we are in favor of continuing fluoridation or not,” Rozelle said of the commission. “We are meeting the 24th of May to […]
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Dentist has Natives gnashing teeth
The president of the Alaska Dental Society apologized for the first time this week for making what he called “offensive and insensitive” comments about Alaska Natives. The statements, originally posted March 1 to an online discussion group, inflamed the already-heated dispute over creation of a dental therapist program in rural Alaska. Tribal health administrators overseeing […]
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Juneau: Report raises fluoride fears
A city worker flipped the switch and fluoride filled the veins of Juneau’s drinking water supply Wednesday – the same day a federal report’s release may have given ammunition to those seeking a fluoride-free community. A report by the National Academy of Sciences’ National Research Council found that people exposed to the maximum allowed level […]
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Juneau: City sticks with fluoridating water – for now
The majority on the Juneau Fluoride Study Commission recommends against shutting down the city’s public water fluoridation until members see a highly anticipated federal study next month, its chairman said Thursday. Mayor Bruce Botelho’s appointed commission was scheduled to make a final recommendation to the Juneau Assembly this month. The commission was appointed to make […]
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Juneau: Panel finds no middle ground on fluoridation
There seems no middle ground on the issue of Juneau’s fluoridation. The Juneau Fluoride Study Commission invited six professionals to sit on a panel at its public hearing Thursday. The panelists’ expertise ranges from pediatrics to public health to dentistry. Three of the experts supported fluoridation; two opposed it; one remained neutral. The commission was […]
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Juneau: Fluoride panel may ask for extension
The mayor-appointed task force studying whether to keep fluoride in Juneau’s water is asking for more time so it can consider an upcoming National Academy of Sciences report on toxicological risk. The committee met for the first time on July 6 and considered an extension on the Nov. 1 deadline for its report. The risk […]
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