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Bayard, Bridgeport, and Kimball Voters Reject Fluoridation
Excerpt: … Bayard, Bridgeport, and Kimball were regional communities rejecting fluoride in their water.
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Aurora Voters Said No to Fluoride
Voters were standing in line at the Farr Building and Bremer Center in Aurora long before the polls opened Tuesday, a good indication there would be a healthy turnout for the 2008 general election… • Aurora voters said no to fluoride.
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North Platte says ‘no’ to fluoride in water
For the third time, North Platte voters have said “no” to fluoride. Two-thirds of the local voters approved a measure to opt out of a state mandate that requires cities with 1,000 or more people to fluoridate their drinking water. With all 27 precincts reporting, the unofficial election results showed that a total of 6,419 […]
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Cambridge and Imperial: Voters Reject Fluoridation
Excerpts: FURNAS COUNTY … Cambridge residents declined to put fluoride in their water — 259 against the process and 199 in favor of it. The ballot was confusing — voters who wanted fluoride had to vote against the ordinance; those who did not want fluoride had to vote for the ordinance… CHASE COUNTY. Imperial voters […]
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Hastings voters overwhelmingly defeat fluoridation
About two-thirds of Hastings voters rejected the use of fluoride in the city’s water system in Tuesday’s general election. Marvin “Butch” Hughes, a local organizer against fluoride, said the outcome showed that people were opposed to putting something in the water supply that is not proven. He said there haven’t been any tests to prove […]
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Results of towns’ votes on fluoride treatment
Seventeen Southeast Nebraska towns were among more than 60 communities statewide deciding whether to opt out of state-mandated fluoride treatment of drinking water. A vote “for” meant the voters opposed fluoridating the town’s water. A vote “against” meant the voters wanted fluoridation to proceed. Ashland: For, 216; Against, 291 (incomplete). Beatrice: For, 2,661; Against, 2,411. […]
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Wahoo, Yutan, Ashland: Voters Say Yes to Fluoridation
WAHOO – Third time was the charm for the fluoridation issue on the ballot in Wahoo. The ballot issue passed this time with an unofficial total of 893 yes votes and 1,001 no votes. A “yes” vote was a vote to prohibit fluoride from the water system and a “no” vote was a vote for […]
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Lexington Voters Say No to Fluoridation
Excerpt: Whereas, Section 71-3305 of the Nebraska Statutes requires any city with a population of one thousand or more to add fluoride to the city’s water system unless the voters of the City adopt an ordinance to prohibit fluoridation. Shall the city of Lexington, Nebraska, adopt the foregoing ordinance and thereby prohibit the addition of […]
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Grand Island rejects fluoridation of city’s water
Grand Island voters have once again opted out of adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. “It’s a matter of freedom of choice,” said Charles Carpenter, a spokesman for the Fluoride Information Center’s Grand Island Chapter of Nebraskans for Safe Drinking Water. “If you want fluoride, you can go get it.” Grand Island voters cast […]
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Ashland Votes to Fluoridate
Excerpts: The issue of whether or not to fluoridate the drinking water in Ashland was also on the ballot. A total of 535 citizens cast votes against prohibiting the addition of fluoride, which protects against tooth decay, to the public water system. That means fluoride will be added. A total of 416 voters cast their […]
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