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Portland. BREAKING: State Public Health Director to Step Down
Oregon’s public health director is leaving the position, amid a threatened lawsuit and accusations the agency colluded with pro-fluoride advocates on the release of an oral health report. Dr. Mel Kohn today sent an e-mail out to colleagues at the Oregon Health Authority, saying he’ll step down as head of the OHA’s Public Health Division […]
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Racism and Classism in the Argument for Fluoridation in Portland’s Water
Today is the final day of voting in the Portland special election that will decide whether fluoride is added to the city’s water. Most U.S. cities already have fluoride in the water. Portland is the largest city that doesn’t. Portland residents have repeatedly voted against it. Recently, the city council decided to implement it anyway, […]
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Portland Voters Reject Water Fluoridation for the Fourth Time
Mayor Charlie Hales expressed his disappointment in a statement. “The measure lost despite my own ‘yes’ vote.That’s sure disappointing, but I accept the will of the voters.” Portland voters first turned down fluoridation when the process began in the 1950?s, and again during the 1960?s. It was briefly approved in 1978, however that plan was […]
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Rebel Portland: Clean Water Warriors Claim Victory
If you worked on the ‘Healthy Kids Healthy Portland‘ campaign promoting fluoridation of Portland’s legendary Bull Run fresh water, you’re probably not having the best week. You’re probably thinking, “I don’t understand, HOW could we have lost by 21 percent with the campaign manager/consultant duo of Evyn Mitchell and Mark Wiener that crafted platinum chart-toppers […]
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Portland: Inspired water fight sends message
Outspent Portland fluoride opponents rallied a movement Now we know why fluoride backers pressed so hard to avoid a public vote. Anti-fluoridation forces — who raised far less money, had fewer seasoned campaign professionals and lost a one-sided battle for newspaper and other endorsements — easily overturned the Portland City Council’s decision to fluoridate the […]
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Portland. Sources Say: Vote didn’t end fluoride fight
The fight over fluoridating Portland’s water isn’t finished. Voters overwhelmingly defeated Ballot Measure 26-161 in Tuesday’s election, repealing the City Council’s plan to fluoridate the water. But opponents have already filed an initiative petition for a City Charter change to prevent the council from ever doing it in the future. They temporarily stopped gathering signatures […]
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Portland. State Rep. Ben Unger: stung by fluoridation loss
After Tuesday night’s resounding defeat of Portland’s fluoridation measure, Oregon State Rep. Ben Unger (D-Hillsboro) must still be licking his wounds. As a career political operative, Unger has grown quite used to being on the winning side of campaigns. His campaign website lists these achievements, starting with his election as student body vice-president at the […]
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Portland’s Vote Reflects Recent Scientific Findings on Fluoridation’s Risks
Portland, Oregon, the largest U.S. city without fluoridation chemicals added to its drinking water, rejected water fluoridation Tuesday in an election watched around the country. Despite being outspent by more than a 3 to 1 margin, fluoridation opponents defeated the measure with the current vote count at 60.5 to 39.4%. The latest polling showed especially […]
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Portland fluoride: For the fourth time since 1956, Portland voters reject fluoridation
Fluoride supporters, it appeared, had everything going for them. Five Portland city commissioners had voted to add fluoride to the city water supply. Health advocacy groups, and many of the city’s communities of color, lined up behind the cause. And proponents outraised opponents 3-to-1. But none of that was enough. For the fourth time since […]
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Pro-fluoride group concedes – Voters reject fluoridation in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. – Early returns Tuesday night showed voters rejecting fluoridating Portland’s water 60 percent to 40 percent. And just before 9 p.m., the pro-fluoride group Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland conceded it would not win its battle to get fluoride added to the city’s water. Get the latest results for this measure. But the campaign […]
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