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St. Robert: Fluoride choice residents’
The opinion on fluoride in water supplies is as varied as there are personalities in the world. Those who endorse its use often cite the mineral’s ability to prevent tooth decay, while opponents claim the benefit is minimal and that ingestion can actually cause harm to the body. With the varying amount of information available, […]
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City of Ste. Genevieve: Meeting On Fluoridation Marked By Diverse Opinions
Elected officials of the City of Ste. Genevieve heard what local residents think about the benefits and disadvantages of fluoride last Thursday night, at a special meeting set up to help the board of aldermen decide whether to place the issue of fluoridation on the April ballot. The two-hour session was opened by Mayor Dick […]
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Sainte Genevieve Will Hold Public Meeting On Fluoride Issue
The question of whether or not fluoride should be reintroduced into the Ste. Genevieve city water supply after a hiatus of more than a dozen years will be the topic of a public meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 3. Members of the city board of aldermen approved setting up the meeting at their regular session […]
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Fluoride use is debated in Rolla
According to city resident Robert Stewart, the people of Rolla are slowly being poisoned by fluoride through its drinking water. Stewart, a retired assistant personnel officer of the U.S. Geological Survey, told City Council members that fluoride is “poisoning our children.” Stewart, of 1308 Hillview Drive, presented City Council members data he collected. “According to […]
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Marshall Municipal Utilities plans to consult voters about continued use of fluoride in tap water
Marshall Municipal Utilities plans to place an item on the April 2008 ballot involving the fluoride that was added to tap water 17 years ago. For MMU to add a question on the ballot, the Marshall City Council must file a request with the County Clerk. The Board of Public Works members want to know […]
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Battlefield to put fluoridation question to area residents
Battlefield-area residents soon will have a chance to decide whether they want fluoride returned to the public water. The Greene County Public Water Supply District 1 will include a question on the Feb. 20 bill where customers can check whether they want fluoride in the water, a district employee said. The informal votes will be […]
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Support inquiry into fluoride as carcinogen
An online petition calling for a Congressional investigation into the safety of fluoridation has been posted on the Fluoride Action Network website. Maureen Jones, the director of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, is calling attention to the petition which, she says, supports the 11 environmental protection unions that are contending that there should be a […]
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Water district that dropped fluoride reconsidering after outcry
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Oral surgeon Jonathan Hanson was reading a routine water quality report produced annually by the local water district when he noticed the fluoride level seemed unusually low. So Hanson, who helped persuade officials to start fluoridating the water in the 1980s, began calling around. What he learned shocked some dentists, doctors […]
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After much contention, Joplin to begin getting fluoride in water
JOPLIN, Mo. – Despite continued objections from some citizens, Joplin’s water system will begin getting fluoride next week, the city’s water supplier said. Missouri-American Water Co. is sending notices about the upcoming fluoridation in bills mailed to customers, saying it will begin putting fluoride in the water in August. A spokeswoman for the water company, […]
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Two fluoride votes split
Neosho voters sent a proposal to add fluoride to the water supply to a crushing defeat, but Carl Junction residents overwhelmingly approved a similar plan. In Neosho, voters on Tuesday rejected the proposal, with 1,223 opposed and 509 in favor. In Carl Junction, the tally was 813 “yes” and 477 “no” votes. Last year, city […]
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