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State won’t force dose of fluoride
TOPEKA – The Legislature will not force Wichita to add fluoride to its water, says the chairwoman of a committee handling a bill that could do just that. But lawmakers are not ready to drop the issue altogether, says Sen. Susan Wagle, because Wichita’s cavities are costing the state money. Lawmakers don’t know exactly how […]
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Teeth bared over water fluoridation
TOPEKA – Lawmakers heard a barrage of criticism about fluoridated water Tuesday, but the decision they make may come down to the issue of local control. A Senate bill would direct Wichita and Hutchinson to add fluoride to their water supplies if grant money is available to cover start-up costs. Those two cities have the […]
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Opponents blast bill on mandatory fluoridation
TOPEKA, Kan. – Don’t tell Joe Walker that fluoridated water is safe to drink and prevents tooth decay. The Wichita resident hasn’t believed either argument for 40 years, and he came to the Statehouse on Tuesday to urge a Senate committee to kill a bill requiring Kansas’ largest communities to fluoridate their water. Most already […]
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Bill in Senate could make city fluoridate
The Wichita Eagle Some Kansas senators want to send a message to the city of Wichita: Fluoridate your water. A Senate committee has voted to introduce legislation requiring all Kansas cities to fluoridate their water if grant money is available. “It’s clearly pointed to Wichita,” said Sen. Henry Helgerson, D-Wichita. Legislators are still checking to […]
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Maize Council rejects petition on fluoridation
The Maize City Council has rejected a petition seeking a referendum on whether the city should fluoridate its new water system. The council said that the matter was an administrative decision that had already been made and that it did not require a public vote. “It’s in the water, and, as far as we’re concerned, […]
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Maize residents submit petition on fluoridation
MAIZE — Residents opposed to the City Council’s plan to fluoridate the city’s new water supply have submitted a petition asking to have the matter placed on a special election ballot. The City Council took no action and had no comment when the petition was turned in last week. City officials said they will wait […]
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Wichita Health Board will revisit fluoride
Physician Donna Sweet and dentist John Lewis will head efforts to revisit the idea of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water, the Sedgwick County Advisory Board of Health decided today. Both are members of the board and will begin by talking about fluoridation with candidates for mayor and City Council. In 1999, the board […]
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Citizen opposition sinks plan to fluoridate Harper, KS
HARPER – Citizen concerns were enough to ax a Harper City Council plan to fluoridate the municipal water supply, which the council voted to suspend by a 7-1 vote Tuesday evening. Harper Mayor Ron Holt said the plan had been in the works for almost two years, but discussion following a May 14 public meeting […]
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McPherson voters soundly reject fluoride
McPHERSON — The water in McPherson won’t contain fluoride anytime soon, after voters soundly rejected the proposal in Tuesday’s election. City residents rejected the proposal by a nearly 5-to-1 ratio. Tuesday’s vote follows two votes against fluoride in the 1960s, the last in 1968. McPherson Mayor Vernon Dossett said the citizens chose voluntary individual treatment […]
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McPherson, Kansas, Votes by 5 to 1 margin against Fluoridation
The Fluoride Awareness Team of Kansas has wonderful news today. Tuesday, the citizens of McPherson, Kansas overwhelmingly voted NO on FLUORIDATION. In a city-wide election, the votes against Fluoridation were a whopping 2540 and only 598 votes in favor. This is a prosperous community of approximately 13,000 people, but as is often the case, many […]
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