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Erie residents will consider using fluoride in water supply
ERIE — In a perfect world, Diane Brunson would have the fluoride flowing freely through every Colorado tap. To Brunson, who heads the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Oral Health Unit, it’s an easy call. Statistics show sharp reductions in tooth decay in communities that fluoridate their water. Studies show the costs — […]
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Fort Collins: Preserving Our Precious Fluids
No one who saw the 1964 movie, “Dr. Strangelove” can forget Jack D. Ripper, a paranoid, intellectually-challenged Air Force general who launched an unprovoked nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. The General’s extreme paranoia about communism was at least partially fueled by the ever-growing fluoridation of U.S. municipal water supplies. In one of his more […]
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Voters reject fluoride ban
Fort Collins residents embraced fluoride Tuesday, voting 2-to-1 to keep the cavity fighter in the city water supply. “Everyone is greatly relieved that we have dodged a bullet,” said Larry Sarner of the “Vote No” campaign. “This is a public health issue,” he said. “I hope this will temper the move in other cities.” Pati […]
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Congressional reps back fluoride in water
Colorado’s congressional delegation on Thursday endorsed fluoride in the water to fight tooth decay as Fort Collins residents are in the process of voting on ending fluoridation. “Community water fluoridation has been cited as one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century by the Centers for Disease Control,” the bipartisan group […]
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Fluoride debate widespread
Fluoride advocates in Southern California had 18 million reasons to cheer two years ago. That’s when the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the state’s largest water agency, voted to fluoridate its water supply, which reaches 18 million customers. “That’s probably one of our biggest successes,” said Gayle Mathe, a policy analyst for the California […]
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Rifle seeks input on fluoridating water
Too much of a good thing may be bad for your health. That’s what the city of Rifle is thinking as it mulls over whether to continue to add fluoride into the city’s water supply. “We’ve put fluoride in the water for years,” said public works director Bill Sappington. “Fluoride is a naturally occurring substance, […]
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Fluoride Controversy in Pagosa Springs
On Tuesday evening, the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District Board of Directors allowed a group of concerned citizens, headed by Cathy and Wayne Justus, to voice their concerns regarding fluoridation of the district’s water. There were about 40 community members present, apparently all opposed to fluoridation. Cathy began her talk by posing two questions […]
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Fort Collins’ voters to decide fluoride issue
Thought the issue of fluoride in Fort Collins had been deliberated, debated and decided? Think again. The question will appear on the April municipal ballot in the form of a proposal to do away with the long-standing practice of fluoridating the city’s water supply. A group devoted to ending the practice – Clean Water Advocates […]
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Drop fluoride, advocate says
Randy Weiner wants Boulder to stop adding fluoride to its water supply. Helping some people keep their whites pearly isn’t enough of a reason to keep adding an environmental toxin without people’s permission, said Weiner, an environmental lawyer who sits on Boulder’s volunteer Environmental Advisory Board. Although most people associate fluoride with good dentistry, it’s […]
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Fort Collins Council Votes to Continue Fluoridation
Fluoridation lives, but opponents are vowing a continued fight. The City Council on Tuesday night voted to continue fluoridating Fort Collins water, with several members saying they trusted the opinions of local and national health experts. “Who do you trust?” Mayor Pro Tem Bill Bertschy asked. “Who do you believe? I think we’ve made the […]
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