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York voters say no to fluoridation
York, NE —The majority of York voters have again said they don’t want fluoride added to the city’s water supply. A total of 1,970 voted for an ordinance that will allow the city to opt out of a state mandate to fluoridate the water. A total of 1,301 said they did not favor the ordinance […]
United States, Nebraska -
North Platte, Sutherland reject fluoride
For the third time in 30 years, voters in North Platte once again soundly rejected adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Voters in North Platte rejected adding fluoride to the drinking water by opting out of a bill set by Nebraska lawmakers that required any city with a population of 1,000 or more to […]
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Vinalhaven votes for fluoride treatment
Vinalhaven voters backed a referendum to put fluoride in the town’s water supply to improve dental health. Residents voted 423 to 320 to treat the water supply. The water district serves approximately 400 customers on the island, according to Town Manager Marjorie Stratton. The cost to water customers for the fluoride treatment is $5 to […]
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Vote means no fluoride for Corning
CORNING, N.Y. — The ballot lockdown affects the finality of all votes in the 29th district. That includes the one over whether to add fluoride to the water supply in Corning. People voted to take away the city council’s authority to fluoridate, but the proposition passed by only 65 votes. One Corning dentist says absentee […]
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Corning residents take fluoride vote from council
By a slim margin of 65 votes, Corning City Council has lost the authority to decide whether to fluoridate the municipal water supply, according to unofficial election results Tuesday. City residents voted 1,287 to 1,222 on Proposition 1 to take the authority to fluoridate the water supply out of the hands of City Council, unofficial […]
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Yesterday in parliament (November 4, 2008)
Excerpt: November 4 session Fluoridation of tap water The health secretary hailed fluoridation of tap water as a “major, major force” in tackling health inequalities. – END – • See also: Yesterday in parliament (March 26, 2008)
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And You Thought the Debate Over Fluoridation Was Settled
As a baby boomer growing up without fluoridation, I had 14 cavities before my 18th birthday, including seven at one particularly mortifying dental visit. A generation later, my teenage daughters, who’ve grown up in a fluoridated city, have a combined total of none. I assumed that the debate over fluoridation was long settled — after […]
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Holmen to get fluoride in water
Holmen voters approved a referendum asking whether fluoride should be added to the city’s water supply. Votes totaled 2,118 in favor of fluoridation and 1,856 against.
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Wood River & Grand Island: results from fluoridation referendum
Grand Island City FLUORIDE Ordinance YES: 8,711 Percent: 55.00 NO: 7,128 Percent: 45.00 Wood River City Fluoride Ordinance FOR: 318 Percent: 58.24 AGAINST: 228 Percent: 41.76
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Stromsburg votes no to fluoridation
City of Stromsburg – Special Issue VOTES: FOR – 296 AGAINST – 278 NOTE: The FOR vote is to pass an ordinance to prohibit fluoride
United States, Nebraska