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Greenwood Plans To Fluoridate Drinking Water
Greenwood is shooting for a July 20 date to begin fluoridating its drinking water, a move mandated by the state. The city initially hoped to begin fluoridating its water by April 1, but had to wait on a prefabricated building to house the necessary equipment at the city’s water treatment plant. The operation was inspected […]
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Fight against fluoride as deadline looms; Protesters gather at water district to voice opposition
After trying every avenue to stop fluoride from being added to their water, several residents of Eureka Springs and Carroll County have set up a camp at Carroll Boone Water District to protest against fluoridation, which is set to begin July 15. During last weekend’s July 4 parade in Eureka Springs, protesters in dental masks […]
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Rural water districts defy fluoridation
Eureka Springs residents are facing a July 15 start date for fluoridation throughout the Carroll Boone Water District because despite opposition from customers in Eureka Springs, CBWD board members said they felt they had no choice but to comply with a mandate passed by the state legislature in 2011. But several rural water districts in […]
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Opinion: Like vaccinations, fluoridation is vital to public health
THE recent measles outbreak that has infected more than 100 people nationwide, including eight cases in Washington state, is a wake-up call regarding the value of prevention and the high costs of neglecting it. As a health officer and primary-care doctor on the Olympic Peninsula, the site of five confirmed measles cases, I and other […]
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Watch fluoride for babies; HB 1355 on Senate committee schedule again
Harrison Public Works director Wade Phillips told the City Council on Thursday that the Carroll Boone Water District is about to start fluoridation, but parents of infants and small children should be notified of a precaution concerning dental fluorosis. Phillips told aldermen that most equipment is in place at the water treatment plant to begin […]
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Eureka Springs. FROM THE EDITOR: Lobbying for Dental Health?
Of all the stories I cover in Eureka Springs, no other garners more local, national and even international attention than fluoride. Each time I run a story about fluoride, I inevitably get calls and emails from not only the citizens of Eureka and surrounding areas, but from people in cities as far away as Canada […]
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Fluoride to flow in Greenwood drinking water
Using a $124,000 grant, the city of Greenwood plans to fluoridate its drinking water soon as mandated by the state. Steve Ratterree, chairman of the city’s new water/wastewater commission, said the plan is to begin fluoridating the city’s drinking water by the first of April. “There’s probably a few people who won’t be happy about […]
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Donation helps Arkansas communities comply with fluoridation law
Sherwood, Ark. — When the Arkansas General Assembly passed a fluoridation law in 2011, 34 water systems statewide faced startup costs to comply with the law. Thanks to a donation from Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation, about one-third of the water systems affected have completed the implementation process and all 34 should be fluoridating by […]
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Newton County protests fluoride mandate
Some Newton County officials are protesting a state law that requires regional water systems to add fluoride to their water supply. The Quorum Court this month unanimously adopted a resolution opposing Act 197 of 2011, which requires water systems to fluoridate water. The county supports repeal of the act, the resolution states. “Instead of them […]
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Carroll-Boone Water District. FROM THE EDITOR: Citizens United … against fluoride
Over the past two weeks, I have received calls, emails and letters from many of you who adamantly oppose the mandated fluoridation of water in the Carroll-Boone Water District, and subsequently, Eureka Springs. I am new to the issue and at first was unsure about why exactly a whole community that tends to disagree on […]
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