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Columbia: City considers issue of fluoride in water
Correction appended Some Columbia residents have asked the city to stop adding fluoride to public drinking water, a decades-old practice dentists and governmental agencies support for its positive effects on dental health that has been a matter of longtime debate. At the Columbia City Council’s Monday meeting, Columbia resident Amy Bremer gave a presentation about […]
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Drinking problem: The case against water fluoridation
Here at MU, our water is fluoridated. Alarming as it should be, this fact is unsurprising when we consider that in the U.S., nearly 75 percent of Americans have access to fluoridated water supplies. Indeed, the acceptance of water fluoridation is rampant and apparently salubrious, supported by more than 100 national and international health groups […]
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O’Fallon: No more fluoridation of my tap water! Updated
I’ve been involved in my municipal government for a long time. I’ve served on numerous boards and commissions over the years. I’ve always put the people of my city first and have been an outspoken critic of our city government when I felt the city government needed it, even while serving on those boards and […]
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St. Joseph Council: fluoride will remain in drinking water
The City Council decided Monday not to pursue the potential elimination of the practice of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water… Voters approved the addition of fluoride into St. Joseph’s drinking water up to a level of 1 part per million in 1988. Last year the council reduced the level to .7 parts per […]
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Pevely: Town stops fluoridating water
PEVELY (AP) — Times are so hard for the St. Louis-area town of Pevely that the community hopes to save money by no longer topping up its public water with fluoride, which occurs naturally in the area’s supply. Dentists and the Jefferson County Health Department are protesting the decision, which the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported […]
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Pevely: Fluoridation ends on May 1st
The following press release, titled “Cuts and Changes” was issued in April 2012. As we approach the halfway point in our fiscal budget year myself, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen face the task of amending the budget to better suit our revenues and expenditures. On Monday, April 16th during a special workshop the […]
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Bolivar: Mayor seals vote to remove fluoride from water
In voting for the removal of fluoride from Bolivar’s water, Mayor John Best finally got his chance to cast a tie-breaking vote at the Bolivar Board of Aldermen meeting Monday evening. Alderman Rob Ross moved to remove fluoride from the city’s water, seconded by Alderman Darren Crowder. The issue, frequently revisited in the last two […]
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Springfield, Ozarks will face critical issues in 2012
Happy New Year! As we reflect on the past year and look ahead to 2012, we have identified a set of critical issues that deserve the community’s attention. Our five-member News-Leader Editorial Board has endorsed this agenda as our vision for Springfield and the Ozarks in the year ahead. Three of the items are broad: […]
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Rolla: Fluoride in water draws more discussion
After hearing multiple presentations in recent months from a pair of anti-fluoridation crusaders, the Rolla City Council heard from two dentists, one in person and one in writing, who described the value of fluoridation… Read full article Print PDF
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Bolivar: Ozarks town debates dropping fluoride from water supply
Some residents of Bolivar, MO think they have an issue that holds water – literally They want the city to stop treating water with fluoride, and tonight the Board of Aldermen may put that question to voters. Bolivar and fluoride have had an interesting relationship over the past decade or so – and every year […]
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