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Watsonville. David L. Biles: When it comes to fluoride, education is better than medication
One might ask the question: what does it take to motivate a local dentist to publicly challenge the ongoing effort to fluoridate the Watsonville community? Easy answer: the truth, an element still missing from the public forum. “The truth is incontrovertible,” Winston Churchill once claimed, “malice may attack it, ignorance deride it, but in the […]
United States, California -
Editorial: Give public notice. Let people know if fluoridation is to stop
The state House should follow the Senate’s lead and approve a bill that would require Tennessee public utilities to provide notification if they intend to stop fluoridating their water systems. Fluoride is commonly added to water to reduce the risk of tooth decay, particularly in children. In 2007, The Leaf-Chronicle reported on the fact that […]
United States, Tennessee -
Pensacola: Fluoridation on April 12 agenda
Excerpt: Fluoride Fight Look for yet another debate over fluoride in the water. The issue is on the agenda for the April 12 meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, which provides drinking water for most of Escambia County. ECUA member Elizabeth Campbell opposes fluoride, commonly used nationwide. The element […]
United States, Florida -
Cobleskill: Fluoride to be on agenda at March 16 meeting
EXCERPT: “The issue of whether to fluoridate the village of Cobleskill’s drinking water has come up again. …” – NOTES – • The full article is available by subscription only. The meeting is set for March 16 and the agenda may be available by March 11. • See August 11, 2007, article: Cobleskill village in […]
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Senate approves bill requiring notice if fluoridation stops
NASHVILLE — Tennessee public utilities would have to provide notice if they stop fluoridation of their water systems under a proposal that was unanimously approved by the Senate. The measure sponsored by Democratic Sen. Tim Barnes of Clarksville was approved 32-0 on Thursday. Utilities would have to notify the state within 10 days of the […]
United States, Tennessee -
Fairbanks: Fluoride Task Force has first meeting
Bryce Taylor knows that whatever he says about fluoride, it’s going to draw some heat. “Invariably, there’s going to be that,” the Fairbanks dentist said. “I’m sure both sides (of the issue) will send us a barrage of information.” Taylor is one of six members of the Fluoride Task Force, which hosted its first meeting […]
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Southampton: Opposition parties challenged by Green Euro-MP on water fluoridation plan
Caroline Lucas MEP has written to the health spokespeople of the two Opposition parties demanding to know whether or not they would scrap the plan to fluoridate Southampton’s drinking water when most of the people affected oppose it. In her letter to Tory Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, the Green Euro-MP for Hampshire and the […]
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Thailand: Three illegal mines raided,102,800 tonnes of fluoride mineral ore seized
The Department of Special Investigation and border patrol police have raided three illegal mines and seized more than 100,000 metric tonnes of fluoride mineral ore worth over 400 million baht in Pai district of Mae Hong Son. One mine manager was arrested yesterday on charges of illegally mining and clearing forest areas, in what officials […]
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Wahoo: Residents to vote on fluoridation on May 11
Excerpt: Four Saunders County offices will be contested on the May 11 primary election ballot… Wahoo residents will also be asked whether to fluoridate the city’s water supply… – END – In November 2008, Wahoo residents voted for fluoridation. In 2009 Wahoo resident Bill Miners started a petition drive to get fluoridation back on the […]
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Andrews residents grateful for arsenic-cleansing water filters
ANDREWS — When Permian Basin Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Tasa Watts was notified she would get a reverse osmosis water unit installed in her home, she was extra surprised. While she had been chosen at random for one of the systems, which are part of an Andrews pilot project to see how the units work […]
United States, Texas